Butzel Attorneys Named to DBusiness Magazine’s Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit 2026

DETROIT, Mich. –  Twenty-seven Butzel attorneys have been named Top Lawyers in metro Detroit 2026 by DBusiness magazine. The list appears in the November/December 2025 edition. The attorneys and their practice areas are listed below:

Ann Arbor office

• Debra A. Geroux: Health Care Law
• Mark W. Jane: Employee Benefits Law
• Lynn McGuire: Employee Benefits Law
• Claudia Rast: Information Technology Law

Detroit office

• Eric J. Flessland: Construction Law, Litigation - Construction
• Bernard J. Fuhs: Franchise Law
• Justin G. Klimko: Corporate Law
• Mark R. Lezotte: Health Care Law
• Clara DeMatteis Mager: Immigration Law
• Brett J. Miller: Labor & Employment Law
• Reginald A. Pacis: Immigration Law
• James S. Rosenfeld: Labor & Employment Law
• Bruce L. Sendek: Litigation – Commercial
• Angela Emmerling Shapiro: Information Management & Discovery Law
• Kurtis T. Wilder: Arbitration

Troy office

• Rebecca S. Davies: Labor & Employment Law
• Michael C. Decker: Litigation – Construction
• George B. Donnini: Criminal Defense - White-Collar
• David F. DuMouchel: Criminal Defense - White-Collar
• Beth S. Gotthelf: Environmental Law
• Laura E. Johnson: Corporate Law
• Susan L. Johnson: Environmental Law
• Thomas A. Kabel: Real Estate Law
• Sheldon H. Klein: Antitrust Law
• Daniel J. McCarthy: Appellate Law
• Robert P. Perry: Trusts & Estates
• Robert H. Schwartz: Health Care Law

The research for the 2026 Top Lawyers list was created by PRS (Professional Research Services) and is based on an online peer-review survey sent out to the certified lawyers within the metro Detroit area. Many votes were cast honoring excellence in the legal field. Inclusion in DBusiness magazine’s Top Lawyers list is based solely upon one’s standing within their peer group.