"Michigan Super Lawyers" magazine once again has placed Wayne State University Law School at the top of its list of law schools whose graduates are among the most accomplished in the state. According to the 2010 issue of the magazine, 379 - or 25 percent - of Michigan's top lawyers are Wayne Law graduates.
Five of the Top 10 "Michigan Super Lawyers" for 2010 are Wayne Law alumni: WSU Governor Eugene Driker, '61, Barris, Sott, Denn, and Driker PLLC; Daniel J. Bretz, '82, Clark Hill PLC; E. Powell Miller, '86, The Miller Law Firm PC; Jon R. Muth, '71, Miller, Johnson, Snell, and Cummiskey PLC (featured on the cover of the magazine); and Michael L. Pitt, '74, Pitt, McGehee, Palmer, Rivers, and Golden PC.
Wayne Law graduates represented a quarter of the top 100 Michigan lawyers: Daniel J. Bretz, '82, Clark Hill PLC; Robert M. Carson, '68, Carson Fischer PLC; Douglas A. Dozeman, '83, Warner, Norcross, and Judd LLP; Eugene Driker, '61, Barris, Sott, Denn, and Driker PLLC; David F. DuMouchel, '75, Butzel Long; Earle I. Erman, '74, Erman, Teicher, Miller, Zucker, and Freedman PC; Mark R. Granzotto, '78, Mark Granzotto PC; George W. Gregory, '80, George W. Gregory PLLC; William P. Hampton, '63, Secrest, Wardle, Lynch, Hampton, Truex and Morley PC; Elizabeth P. Hardy, '84, Kienbaum, Opperwall, Hardy, and Pelton PLC; David M. Hayes, '67, Clark Hill PLC; Thomas G. Kienbaum, '68, Kienbaum, Opperwall, Hardy, and Pelton PLC; Lawrence D. McLaughlin, '68, Honigman, Miller, Schwartz, and Cohn LLP; Bruce A. Miller, '54, Miller Cohen PLC; E. Powell Miller, '86, The Miller Law Firm PC; Daniel H. Minkus, '85, Clark Hill PLC; Jon R. Muth, '71, Miller Johnson Snell and Cummiskey PLC; Michael L. Pitt, '74, Pitt McGehee, Palmer, Rivers, and Golden PC; Linda S. Ross, '88, Honigman, Miller, Schwartz, and Cohn LLP; Mary Massaron Ross, '90, Plunkett Cooney PC; William A. Sankbeil, '71, Kerr, Russell, and Weber PLC; William D. Sargent, '85, Honigman, Miller, Schwartz, and Cohn LLP; Noreen L. Slank, '80, Collins, Einhorn, Farrell, and Ulanoff PC; Thomas B. Spillane, Jr., '86, Foley and Lardner LLP; I.W. Winsten, '79, Honigman, Miller, Schwartz, and Cohn LLP.
Additionally, 15 of the "Top 50 Women Michigan Super Lawyers" are Wayne Law alumni: Tracy Lee Allen, '80, Bodman LLP; Theresa Asoklis, '89, Collins, Einhorn, Farrell, and Ulanoff PC; Pamela Enslen, '81, Miller, Canfield, Paddock, and Stone PLC; Elizabeth P. Hardy, '84, Kienbaum, Opperwall, Hardy, and Pelton PLC; Kathryn Humphrey, '80, Dykema Gossett PLLC; Anna M. Maiuri, '92, Miller, Canfield, Paddock, and Stone PLC; Patricia Nemeth, '90, Nemeth Burwell PC; Julie Robertson, '90, Honigman, Miller, Schwartz, and Cohn LLP; Carol A. Rosati, '80, Johnson, Rosati, LaBarge, Aseltyne, and Field PC; Linda S. Ross,'88, Honigman, Miller, Schwartz, and Cohn LLP; Mary Massaron Ross, '90, Plunkett Cooney PC; Noreen L. Slank, '80, Collins, Einhorn, Farrell, and Ulanoff PC; Judith A. Susskind, '87, The Thurswell Law Firm; Wendy L. Zabriskie, '91, Bodman LLP; and Susan H. Zitterman, '81, Kitch, Drutchas, Wagner, Valitutti, and Sherbrook.
"Once again, Wayne Law alumni lead the list of Michigan Super Lawyers," said Wayne Law Dean Robert M. Ackerman. "This is no accident. Some rankings measure law schools by their inputs, like how much money they spend, or the LSAT scores of their incoming students. At Wayne Law, we like to be measured by our outputs, such as the quality of scholarship produced by our faculty and, most significantly, the quality of our graduates. Our students are bright, mature, conscientious and altruistic. Our faculty members are superb teachers whose nationally and internationally recognized scholarship adds depth to our students' understanding of legal theory, doctrine and practice. This mixture of motivation and expertise has produced several generations of superb lawyers. We are proud of all of our alumni, who distinguish themselves as public servants, as leaders of the bar and as role models for our students."
Published: Thu, Sep 30, 2010
