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Seventy Butzel Long attorneys have been chosen by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021 (copyright 2021 by Woodward/White, Inc. of Aiken, SC). Moreover, seven firm attorneys have been named to Best Lawyers in America® 2021 Ones to Watch.

DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Angela Emmerling Shapiro has been named as one of Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s “Women in the Law” for 2020.

DETROIT, Mich. –  Butzel Long attorney and shareholder James S. Rosenfeld and Zenell Brown, Executive Court Administrator of Wayne County’s 3rd Circuit Court in Detroit, have been chosen to receive the Detroit Bar Association’s 2020 “Committee of the Year Awards.”

Detroit’s Butzel Long law firm has expanded its Intellectual Property (IP) Practice Group with a core group of four attorneys with science, technology, and engineering backgrounds in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, according to Butzel Long President and CEO Justin G. Klimko.

Four attorneys formerly with Washington, D.C. IP firm Morris & Kamlay complement Butzel Long’s expanding full-service IP practice

DETROIT, Mich. –  Butzel Long Chairman, Richard E. Rassel, has been named to Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s Hall of Fame Class of 2020. He is among 19 attorneys who will be honored on October 9, 2020.

Due to the Coronavirus, 2020 has been full of unprecedented events. We have faced a global pandemic and an economic disruption that has tested our City, our region, and our country. It is at times like this that those who were already hurting feel their pain even more, and those who never thought they would be in need of help are finding themselves in that very situation. The Butzel Long Charitable Trust recognized this reality and has tried to step in to do what it can.

Claudia Rast, an attorney and shareholder at the Detroit-based law firm Butzel Long, has been appointed co-chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Cybersecurity Legal Task Force.

DETROIT, Mich. –  The legacy of Rosa L. Parks continues through a foundation established 40 years ago with guidance from Butzel Long law firm.

Bushra Malik, Immigration attorney at Butzel Long, discusses the recent rescission of the rule barring immigrant students from taking all online classes on WJR-AM 760's "Frank Beckmann Show" with guest host Chris Renwick.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. –  Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Claudia Rast has been appointed co-chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Cybersecurity Legal Task Force.

The Michigan Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion on June 29, 2020, in a case with favorable wide-ranging implications for construction contractors who routinely purchase Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance.

Detroit’s Butzel Long law firm is helping to provide nutritious food to families in need by donating $2,500 to the Salvation Army Eastern Michigan Division.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. –  Jennifer Dukarski, Butzel Long attorney, shareholder and leader of the firm’s connected car working group, will co-host a Media Law Resource Center (MLRC) Zoom program at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 on LGBQT rights and the First Amendment.

DETROIT, Mich. – Southeast Michigan food pantries face a daily challenge to provide nutritious food to families in need, which has been heightened by the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Litigating the Coronavirus: What Businesses Need to Fight Over in Pandemic's Wake"

The Frank Beckmann Show - Reggie Pacis

The Frank Beckmann Show - Reggie Pacis

WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Ira E. Hoffman, will present a Public Contracting Institute (PCI) online course on the topic of export controls from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, June 16, 2020.

DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long attorneys Rebecca Davies and Beth Gotthelf will be featured presenters during a free webinar from 2-3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 titled, “Return to Work: Employee Considerations.