News & Notices

News & Moves March 2023

 

Michigan Bar Journal

 

ARRIVALS AND PROMOTIONS

KENTON BEDNARZ has joined Wolfson Bolton Kochis.

COLBY BOMAN has joined Collins Einhorn Farrell.

DANIEL G. BONUCCHI, ASHLEY G. CHRYSLER, ADAM T. RATLIFF, AMBER M. UNDERHILL, and CARLY A. ZAGAROLI have been named partners with Warner Norcross & Judd.

KATHERINE G. BOOTHROYD, JULIETTE COLLINS, ABIGAIL COTÉ, BRANDON CROSS, DANICA HOSAKA, ALAN F. JURCAK, CHARLES C. KADADO, CHRISTIAN D. RHOADES, and MARK ZUCCARO have joined Warner Norcross & Judd.

CAROLE S. EMPEY, JOSEPH P. McGILL, KIM J. SVESKA, and ENRICO (ERIC) G. TUCCIARONE have been elected to the membership at Foley, Baron, Metzger & Juip.

JOSEPH A. GOLDEN has joined Kostopoulos Rodriguez as of counsel.

WILLIAM KRAUS has joined FisherBroyles.

NICHOLAS HEINZ has been made a partner at McShane & Bowie.

KAYLA P. KOLBE joined Parmenter Law.

MATTHEW D. MILLS has been named partner at Parmenter Law.

ALEXANDRU SALAR has joined Collins Einhorn Farrell.

RANDY SHOEMAKER and JAMES STEVENS JR. of Reising Ethington have been elected shareholders of the firm.

AWARDS AND HONORS

DEANDRE’ HARRIS with Warner Norcross & Judd has been recognized on Lawyers of Color’s 2022 Hot List.

KYLE J. QUINN with McShane & Bowie has been elected as a fellow to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

ANTHONY RANDAZZO, senior partner with Secrest Wardle, received the Patriot Award from the U.S. Department of Defense.

TIMOTHY F. SHERIDAN, a partner with Plunkett Cooney, was inducted into the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals.

MICHAEL J. WILLIS of Willis Law has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America.

WARNER NORCROSS & JUDD announced the winners of the 18th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Social Justice Legacy Contest.

LEADERSHIP

STEPHEN P. BROWN, a partner with Plunkett Cooney, was named a fellow of the American College of Coverage Counsel.

TOM LEONARD, a partner with Plunkett Cooney, was elected to serve as a member of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce board of directors.

KURTIS T. WILDER of Butzel was elected chair of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce board of directors.

PRESENTATIONS, PUBLICATIONS, AND EVENTS

MAXWELL GOSS, a partner with Fishman Stewart, was a presenter at the Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association virtual meeting on Jan. 24. He spoke on the topic of “Trade Secrets and the Future of Non-Competes.”

MARK LEZOTTE of Butzel spoke to the University of Michigan Ross School of Business Alumni Club of Ann Arbor and Southeast Michigan on Jan. 18 on “Nonprofit Affiliations and Mergers.”