Butzel Attorneys Named to 2025 Super Lawyers List

8.22.2025

DETROIT, Mich. –  Twenty-eight Butzel attorneys have been named to the 2025 Super Lawyers list. Moreover, eight Butzel attorneys have been named to Rising Stars.

Notably, Lee T. Silver has been named to the Super Lawyers Top 100 and Top 10 lists.

Moreover, Laura S. Faussié, Paul M. Mersino, Geoffrey S. Gallinger and Jennifer Smith-Veluz have been named to Super Lawyers for the first time.

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.

The Butzel attorneys included in the 2025 Super Lawyers list are:

2025 Rising Stars

-- Javon R. David

Business Litigation

-- Steven Eatherly

Business Litigation

-- Daniel J. Hatch

Construction Litigation

-- Amany Kasham

Immigration: Business

-- Shanika Owens

Real Estate

-- Blake C. Padget

Employment Litigation: Plaintiff

-- Amber D. Peters

General Litigation.

-- Mitch Zajac

Intellectual Property

List of 2025 Super Lawyers

Ann Arbor office

-- Debra A. Geroux

Health Care

Detroit office

-- Darius W. Dynkowski

Eminent Domain

-- Eric J. Flessland

Construction Litigation

-- Bernard J. Fuhs

Business Litigation

-- Cynthia J. Haffey

Business Litigation

-- Justin G. Klimko

Mergers & Acquisitions

-- Phillip C. Korovesis

Business Litigation

-- Mark R. Lezotte

Health Care

-- Paul M. Mersino

Business Litigation

-- Reginald A. Pacis

Immigration: Business

-- James S. Rosenfeld

Employment & Labor

-- Daniel R.W. Rustmann

Business Litigation

Grand Rapids office

-- Lee T. Silver

Business Litigation

St. Joseph office

-- Mowitt S. Drew III

Family Law

Troy office

-- David J. DeVine

Business Litigation

-- Carey A. DeWitt

Employment & Labor

-- Michael P. Donnelly

Business Litigation, General Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation

-- George B. Donnini

Criminal Defense: White Collar

-- David F. DuMouchel

Criminal Defense: White Collar

-- Laura S. Faussié

Business Litigation, Appellate

-- Geoffrey S. Gallinger

Real Estate

-- Thomas A. Kabel

Real Estate

-- Ryan C. Plecha

Business Litigation, Civil Litigation

-- Max J. Newman

Bankruptcy: Business

-- Robert P. Perry

Estate & Probate

-- Joseph E. Richotte

Appellate

-- Daniel B. Tukel

Employment Litigation: Defense

Washington, D.C. office

-- Jennifer M. Smith-Veluz

International