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Top Lawyers 2012

Top Lawyers 2012

For our list, DBusiness magazine polled more than 21,000 attorneys in Oakland, Macomb, Wayne, Washtenaw, and Livingston counties among 51 specialized practice areas. The lawyers were asked to...

Wallace Handler

Wallace Handler

When Wallace Handler graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1959, he had dreams of becoming a tax attorney.

Norton Cohen

Norton Cohen

His father wanted him to be a dentist. But Norton Cohen had other ideas. As the first person in his family to go to college, he’d long dreamed of becoming a labor lawyer representing unions.

Lawrence Charfoos

Lawrence Charfoos

One of the most acclaimed trial lawyers in America, Lawrence Charfoos first came to national attention in the 1970s as a plaintiffs personal-injury attorney, obtaining precedent-setting...

Hanley-Gurwin

Hanley-Gurwin

Fifty-one years ago, Hanley Gurwin embarked on a distinguished legal career as a solo general practitioner. But four years later, upon facing seasoned attorney J. Leonard Hyman in a contested...

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