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Robert S. Bick is co-chair of the Corporate Practice Group at Williams, Williams, Rattner & Plunkett, where he focuses on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, and complex business transactions. Over the course of his career, he has closed more than $3 billion in M&A transactions and advised on more than 150 deals for private equity firms and strategic buyers and sellers. His work spans a wide range of industries and includes several high-profile transactions. Robert is recognized ...

Amy A. Stawski is a shareholder with Kemp Klein in Troy, Michigan. She has more than 20 years of legal experience representing individuals in Family Law matters and appellate litigation. Her practice focuses on complex domestic relations matters, including divorce, annulment, separate maintenance, paternity, child custody, change of domicile, parenting time, child support, spousal support (alimony), division of marital property, grandparenting time, and related appeals. She also handles cases...

Kevin Fanning is an experienced commercial litigator who represents companies in the manufacturing, technology, electronics, transportation, financial services and securities industries in their most complex disputes. He has extensive trial experience serving as lead counsel in jury and bench trials before state and federal courts nationwide, and regularly appears before AAA, ICDR, JAMS and FINRA panels in arbitrations throughout the United States and internationally. Kevin is known for his s...

Cynthia L. Umphrey works with individuals, families, and business owners on legal matters that affect both their personal lives and their companies. Based in Troy, Michigan, Ms. Umphrey advises clients through Kemp Klein on estate planning, estate and trust administration, and business planning matters. Her practice includes Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law , and Trusts and Estates . She assists clients in structuring p...

Sara K. MacWilliams is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. Sara K. practices law in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Best Lawyers has recognized Sara K. MacWilliams since 2023. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Sara K. MacWilliams is held by other lawyers.

Ms. Slaven focuses her practice on intellectual property law, particularly in the area of patents. She has significant experience in the chemical arts, especially material science and metallurgy, as well as the mechanical and electrical arts, particularly inventions related to the automotive industry. On behalf of the firm’s clients, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to individual entrepreneurs, she handles patent application preparation and prosecution, including original filings, res...

Mr. Stearns is a Member in Dickinson Wright’s Troy and Saginaw offices and Chair of the Patent Prosecution Practice Group. He has over 25 years of experience in the legal industry, particularly in the area of patents. Mr. Stearns maintains a very active patent practice with clients in the automotive industry as well as medical device, pharmaceutical and light rail. He handles all aspects of patent law, including preparing and filing original applications, responses, appeals, reexaminati...

Michelle Thurber Czapski serves as Chair of Bodman's Insurance Practice Group and Co-Chair of the Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Practice Group. She has over three decades of experience representing major corporate clients in litigation and alternative dispute resolution proceedings. She has successfully represented insurance and financial service companies, automotive and other product manufacturers, Tier-1 automotive suppliers, telecommunications companies, and pharmaceutical...

Jason C. Long is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Land Use and Zoning Law and Real Estate Law. Jason C. practices law in Birmingham, Michigan Best Lawyers has recognized Jason C. Long since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Jason C. Long is held by other lawyers.

Derek Brackon is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. Derek practices law in Farmington Hills, Michigan Best Lawyers has recognized Derek Brackon since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Derek Brackon is held by other lawyers.