Influential Women of Law

Michigan Lawyers Weekly has announced the lawyers selected as the Class of 2024 “Influential Women of Law.” This awards program, previously known as “Women in the Law,” honors women attorneys and judges for their excellent work on behalf of the justice system and for their clients, their commitment to their communities and their service to the profession.

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Please join us in congratulating the lawyers selected as the Class of 2024 “Influential Women of Law.” They are:

• Amanda Afton Martin – Kemp Klein Law Firm, Troy
• Katherine B. Albrecht – Beier Howlett PC, Troy
• Hebba Aref – Bodman PLC, Detroit
• Kelli L. Baker – Plunkett Cooney, Grand Rapids
• Danielle F. Bass – Honigman LLP, Detroit
• Dora A. Brantley – Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC, Southfield
• Lisa A. Brown – Dykema Gossett PLLC, Detroit
• Stephanie A. Douglas – Bush Seyferth PLLC, Troy
• Carole S. Empey – Foley Baron Metzger & Juip PLLC, Livonia
• Cynthia M. Filipovich – Clark Hill PLC, Detroit
• Amanda B. Fopma – Secrest Wardle, Grand Rapids
• Shelley A. Kester – Wilson Kester the Empowered Divorce Source, Traverse City
• Samantha A. Kopacz – Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone PLC, Troy
• Julie Lyons Kosovec – Brooks Wilkins Starkey & Turco, PLLC, Birmingham
• Valerie Anne Kutz-Otway – Chalgian & Tripp Law Office PLLC, Saginaw
• Madelaine C. Lane – Warner Norcross + Judd LLP, Grand Rapids
• Tracey L. Lee – Ministry & Private Practice, West Bloomfield
• Jill K. Miller – Hilger Hammond PC, Grand Rapids
• Lisa T. Milton – Bowen Radabaugh & Milton PC, Troy
• Marla L. Mitchell-Cichon – Cooley Law School, Lansing
• Kelly A. Myers – Myers & Myers PLLC, Howell
• Alyson Oliver – Oliver Bell Group, Troy
• Shanika Amina Owens – Butzel Long PC, Detroit
• Erin M. Pawlowski – Dickinson Wright PLLC, Troy
• Jaye Quadrozzi – Varnum LLP, Birmingham
• Farrah C. Ramdayal-Howard – Schock Solaiman Ramdayal PLLC, Shelby Twp
• Erin J. Rodenhouse – Collins Einhorn Farrell PC, Southfield
• Jodi M. Schebel – Bowman and Brooke LLP, Troy
• Nayyer J. Siddiqi – Quinn IP Law, Northville
• Lisa D. Stern – Hertz Schram PC, Bloomfield Hills
• Mary L. Tabin – Miller Johnson, Grand Rapids
• Erin L. Toomey – Foley & Lardner LLP, Detroit
• Tara L. Velting – Garan Lucow Miller PC, Grand Rapids
• Robin B. Wagner – Pitt McGehee Palmer Bonanni & Rivers PC, Royal Oak
• Rebecca L. Weekley – Williams William Rattner & Plunkett PC, Birmingham

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Please join us in congratulating the lawyers selected as the Class of 2023 “Influential Women of Law.” They are:

• Stephanie L. Arndt, Christensen Law
• Heather J. Atnip, Atnip & Associates
• Raechel M. Badalamenti, Kirk, Huth, Lange & Badalamenti
• Jane A. Bassett, Bassett Murray Law Group
• Rachel A. Bissett, Garan Lucow Miller
• The Hon. Karen Y. Braxton, Wayne County Third Circuit Court
• Javon R. David, Butzel
• Jodi Debbrecht Switalski, Switalski Law
• Melinda N. Deel, Melinda Deel
• Katrina Desmond, Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone
• Jacquelyn A. Dupler, Foster Swift Collins & Smith
• Kathryn Eisenstein, Mantese Honigman
• Sherrie L. Farrell, Dykema Gossett
• Jessica L. Gustafson, The Health Law Partners
• Fadwa A. Hammoud, Michigan Department of Attorney General
• Kali M. L. Henderson, Seward Henderson
• Jennifer M. Hetu, Bodman
• Lisa Kirsch Satawa, Kirsch Daskas Law Group
• Jennifer M. LaTosch, Taft Stettinius & Hollister
• Tonya L. Krause-Phelan, WMU-Cooley Law School
• Katherine L. Marcuz, State Appellate Defender Office
• Mary Massaron, Plunkett Cooney
• Zoey A. Mayhew, Husch Blackwell
• Sarah E. McAfee, General Motors
• Robyn L. McCoy, McCoy and Associates
• Mary Pat Meyers, Meyers Law
• Joslin E. Monahan, Miller Johnson
• Ann R. O’Neill, Quinn IP Law
• Linda Roelans Oszust, Rossman
• Nazli G. Sater, Warner Norcross + Judd
• Sheryl K. Silberstein, Maddin Hauser Roth & Heller
• Kirsten J. Silwanowicz, Great Lakes Water Authority
• Lori K. Smith, O’Reilly Rancilio
• Suzanne K. Sukkar, Dickinson Wright
• Sarah L. Wixson, Varnum

These are legal practitioners who are establishing a name for themselves, go above and beyond, and display the ambition, drive, determination and accomplishments that set them apart among their peers — in their first 10 years in practice.

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Influential Women of Law 2022:

• Monica Rossi Baylis, Beier Howlett, Troy
• Fatima Bolyea, Mantese Honigman, Troy
• Sandra Densham, Plunkett Cooney, Grand Rapids
• Julie Druzinski, Garan Lucow Miller, Detroit
• Monique Field-Foster, Warner Norcross + Judd, Lansing
• Milica Filipovic Fieger Law, Southfield
• Michelle M. Gallardo, Harman International Novi
• Amanda Garcia-Williams, The Link Virtual Office/Husch Blackwell, Lansing
• Debra A. Geroux, Butzel, Troy
• Stefania Gismondi, Foster Swift Collins & Smith, Southfield
• Julie M. Janeway, Foley Baron Metzger & Juip, Livonia
• Dean Jelani Jefferson Exum, Detroit Mercy Law, Detroit
• Bonsitu Kitaba, ACLU of Michigan, Detroit
• Erin Klug, The Dobrusin Law Firm, Pontiac
• Barbara Mandell, Fishman Stewart, Troy
• Chief Justice Bridget M. McCormack, Michigan Supreme Court, Lansing
• Kari Melkonian, Collins Einhorn Farrell, Southfield
• Saleha Mohamedulla, Howard & Howard Attorneys, Royal Oak
• Linda Orlans, Orlans, Troy
• Stephanie Ottenwess, Ottenwess Law, Southfield
• Katherine Razdolsky Rothstein, Bodman, Troy
• Maureen Rouse-Ayoub, Varnum, Novi
• Juliana Sabatini, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, Bloomfield Hills
• Sarah Schulte, Michigan Technological University, Houghton
• Nicole Smithson, Michigan Indigent Defense Commission, Lansing
• Sarah Stempky Kime, Christensen Law, Southfield
• Julie B. Teicher, Maddin Hauser Roth & Heller, Southfield
• Gail Towne, Lennon Miller Taylor & Bartosiewicz, Kalamazoo
• Linda M. Watson, Clark Hill, Birmingham
• Sherri Wellman, Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone, Lansing
• Jeanne M. Whalen, Dykema, Bloomfield Hills
• Amanda Wirth, Van Essen & Associates/Michigan Army National Guard, Hudsonville

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Influential Women of Law 2021:
Kaitlin A. Brown, Maddin Hauser Roth & Heller PC, Southfield
Anne Marie Carson, Miller Johnson, Grand Rapids
Sarah L. Cylkowski, Bodman PLC, Detroit
Sharon A. DeWaele-Persichini, O’Reilly Rancilio PC, Sterling Heights
Jennifer A. Engelhardt, Goethel Engelhardt PLLC, Ann Arbor
Lisa M. Esser-Weidenfeller, Sommers Schwartz PC, Southfield
Hon. Kameshia D. Gant, Oakland County Circuit Court, Pontiac (Woman of the Year)
Anna K. Gibson, Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC, Lansing
Ayanna D. Hatchett, Johnson Law PLC, Detroit
Beth T. Hill, DealerDirect LLC, doing business as FordDirect, Dearborn
Laura E. Johnson, Butzel Long PC, Bloomfield Hills
Ryan M. Kelly, Kelly & Kelly PC, Northville
Channelle Kizy-White, Kizy Law, Southfield
Julie Lyons Kosovec, Brooks Wilkins Sharkey & Turco PLLC, Birmingham
Jennifer M. LaTosch, Jaffe Raitt Heuer & Weiss PC, Southfield
Melissa Demorest LeDuc, Demorest Law Firm PLLC, Royal Oak
Ashley E. Lowe, Lakeshore Legal Aid, Pontiac
Sara K. MacWilliams, MacWilliams Law PC, Bloomfield Hills
Rebecca A. Mancini, Clark Hill PLC, Detroit
Hon. Paula J. Manderfield, Fraser Trebilcock Davis & Dunlap PC, Lansing
Susan M. McKeever, Bush Seyferth PLLC, Troy
Jennifer Lee McManus, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Grand Rapids
Ayanna D. Neal, Grewal Law PLLC, Okemos
Prof. Florise Neville-Ewell, WMU-Cooley Law School, Detroit
Claudia D. Orr, Plunkett Cooney, Detroit
Samantha J. Orvis, Garan Lucow Miller PC, Grand Blanc
Laura E. Radle, Varnum LLP, Grand Rapids
Reshma M. Sambare, Miller Canfield Paddock & Stone PLC, Lansing
Khalilah V. Spencer, Honigman LLP, Detroit
Lisa D. Stern, Hertz Schram PC, Bloomfield Hills
Deborah A. Tonelli, Christensen Law, Southfield
Gail M. Towne, Lennon Miller O’Connor & Bartosiewicz PLC, Kalamazoo
Laura A. Weingartner, Dykema Gossett PLLC, Detroit
Laura N. You, Warner Norcross + Judd LLP, Detroit
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Influential Women of Law 2020:
Celeste E. Arduino
Mary A. Bowen
Michelle Carter Pierce
Alena M. Clark
Dean Phyllis L. Crocker
Laura J. Davis
Maria Fracassa Dwyer
Angela Emmerling Shapiro
Amanda M. Fielder
Joanne Geha Swanson
Lisa A. Hall
Michelle C. Harrell
Stacey L. Heinonen
Linda D. Kennedy
Sarah A. Kirkwood
Stephani LaBelle
Theresamarie Mantese
Hon. Mona K. Majzoub (retired) (Woman of the Year)
Chiara F. Mattieson
Bonnie Mayfield
Lynda D. McGhee
Linda M. McGrail
Kelly M. Neumann
Deborah S. Rubin
Leigh M. Schultz
Mary Kay Shaver
Shawndrica N. Simmons
Stacy L. Van Dyken
Nicole E. Wilinski
Catherine A. Witherspoon
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Influential Women of Law 2019:
Hon. Martha D. Anderson
Linda J. Armstrong
Michelle H. Bass
Joscelyn Cekola Boucher
Sara J. Brundage
Pamela Collette Dausman
MaryRachel Dysarz
Tiffany A. Fidler
Ann D. Fillingham
Linsey Gleason
Shelly Lee Griffin
Hon. Denise Page Hood (Woman of the Year)
Hon. Amy Ronayne Krause
Sarah E. Kuchon
Kimberly M. Large
Kara Tertzag Lividini
Mable Martin-Scott
Karen D. McDonald
Martha J. Olijnyk
Anthea E. Papista
Chelsea M. Rebeck
Jennifer L. Sabourin
Lynn C. Sirich
Suanne Watt Stay
Judith A. Susskind
Holli Targan
Susan M. Williams
Frances Belzer Wilson
Rebecca L. Wilson
Jennifer M. Woodside Wojtala
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Influential Women of Law 2018:
Michelle H. Anthes
Kimberly A. Baber
Deborah Brouwer
Nikole L. Canute
Cheryl L. Chandler
Dana Kreis Glencer
Robin Luce Herrmann
Mindi M. Johnson
Kay E. Kossen
Jami E. Leach
Rochelle E. Lento
Susan S. Lichterman
Brandy L. Mathie
Marla R. McCowan (Woman of the Year)
Gayle S. McGregor
Linda D. Mettes
Martha Denning Moore
Gerlinde Nattler
Elaine M. Pohl
Jennifer L. Remondino
Wendolyn Wrosch Richards
Mary Pat Rosen
Jessica S. Sachs
Damali A. Sahu
Karen Seder, Liss
Angela Epolito Sprecher
Patricia A. Stamler
Marlaine C. Teahan
Michelle M. Wezner
Kathryn S. Wood
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Influential Women of Law 2017:
Hon. F. Kay Behm
Megan K. Cavanagh
Susan M. Cook
Rebecca S. Davies
Erika L. Davis
Kimberly A. Dudek
Debra A. Freid
Laura J. Genovich
Kathleen O’Callaghan Hickey
Emily S. Horvath
Kellie L. Howard-Goudy
Mary M. Kucharek
Elizabeth H. Latchana
Aileen Leipprandt
Tanya Lundberg
Hon. Laura R. Mack
Jean M. McCarthy
Jill M. Miller
Sonal Hope Mithani
Sherry D. O’Neal
Terry Milne Osgood
Sarah L. Ostahowski
Emily Peacock
Mary R. Pigorsh
Denise A. Pollicella
Delanie P. Pope (Woman of the Year)
Sarah S. Prescott
Cinnamon A. Rice
Susan J. Sadler
Julianne Cassin Sharp
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Influential Women of Law 2016:
Jody L. Aaron
Jennifer Z. Belveal
Dora A. Brantley
Rosemary Howley Buhl
Kerry K. Cahill
Alisha L. Cieslak
Jennifer A. Dukarski
Sheila E. Eddy
Julie I. Fershtman (Woman of the Year)
Lynn A. Gandhi
Melissa E. Graves
Jenna Wright Greenman
Carolyn M. Jereck
Jennifer L. Lord
Karen Libertiny Ludden
Cynthia A. Moore
Emily L. Partridge
Julia A. Perkins
Roshunda Price
Jennifer A. Puplava
Marie T. Racine
Lauren A. Rousseau
Dawn M. Schluter
Heidi T. Sharp
C. Kim Shierk
Hope V. Shovein
Amy R. Tripp
Sarah L. Walburn
Linda M. Watson
Lisa B. Zimmer
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Influential Women of Law 2015:
Tracy Jane Andrews
Mischa M. Boardman
Megan A. Bonanni
Mary Ann Cartwright
Rhonda M. Clark-Kreuer
Lisabeth H. Coakley
Ardiana Culaj
Deborah L. Gordon
Charissa C. Huang
Elizabeth F. Janda
Barbara A. Kaye
Shannon M. Kos
Susan D. Koval
Sara M. Kruse
Anne E. Lawter
Susan Douglas MacGregor
Clara DeMatteis Mager
Barbara L. Mandell
Laurel F. McGiffert
Donna Marie Medina
Susan Gell Meyers
Sarah E. Nadeau
Dana M. Nessel (Woman of the Year)
Hon. Wendy L. Potts
Margaret A. Scott
Regina Goyette Staudacher
Gina M. Torielli
Macie D. Tuiasosopo
Amanda Van Dusen
Katheryne L. Zelenock
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Influential Women of Law 2014:
Geaneen M. Arends
Paula A. Aylward
Hon. Nancy M. Blount
Lori Grigg Bluhm
Tracey Brame
Cheryl A. Bush
Melissa N. Collar
Pamela J. Cross
Adrienne D. Dresevic
Ebony L. Duff
Anita G. Fox
Julie Gatti Clemens
Caroline A. Grech-Clapper
Lisa J. Hamameh
Andrea L. Hansen
Amy M. Johnston
Jacqueline A. Kelly
Sara G. Lachman
Hon. Allie Greenleaf Maldonado (Woman of the Year)
Vanessa L. Miller
Mary M. Mims
Margaret J. Nichols
Christine D. Oldani
Michelyn E. Pasteur
Diana Raimi
Raquel A. Salas
Erika L. Salerno
Namita Sharma
Elizabeth Wells Skaggs
Liisa R. Speaker
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Influential Women of Law 2013:
Jocelyn M. Benson
Mary Chartier-Mittendorf
Jennifer E. Consiglio
Pamela C. Enslen
Randi P. Glanz
Ann T. Hollenbeck
Ellen Bartman Jannette
Elizabeth C. Jolliffe
Stacey L. King
Elizabeth A. LaCosse
Mary Jo Larson
Leslee M. Lewis
Véronique Liem
Elizabeth L. Luckenbach
Lisa Rycus Mikalonis
Markeisha J. Miner
Lauretta K. Murphy
Kristen L. Pursley
Linda K. Rexer
Beth M. Rivers
Hon. Victoria A. Roberts (Woman of the Year)
April E.H. Sawhill
Jean G. Schtokal
Elizabeth C. Thomson
Lisa C. Walinske
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Influential Women of Law 2012:
Hon. Louise Alderson
Hon. Susan L. Dobrich
Audrey J. Forbush
Julie A. Gafkay
Denise M. Glassmeyer
Cynthia J. Haffey
Hon. Marilyn J. Kelly (Woman of the Year)
Monica J. Labe
Marilyn A. Lankfer
Marla A. Linderman
Anna M. Maiuri
Cary S. McGehee
Valerie R. Newman
Rosalind H. Rochkind
Carol A. Rosati
Sangeeta G. Shah
Amy Timmer
Ann Marie Uetz
Rebecca S. Walsh
Linda A. Wasserman
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Influential Women of Law 2011:
Natalie Alane
Hon. Dorene S. Allen
D. Jennifer Andreou
Mary V. Bauman
Elizabeth K. Bransdorfer
Hon. Diane M. Druzinski
Elizabeth J. Fossel
Lisa S. Gretchko
Jennifer M. Grieco
Eileen K. Husband
Nancy L. Little
Andrea L. Moody
Kary L. Moss
Kathryn L. Ossian
Linda Paullin-Hebden
Abby L. Pendleton
Tonya Schuitmaker
Tricia A. Sherick
Janet K. Welch (Woman of the Year)
Zena D. Zumeta
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Influential Women of Law 2010:
Kathleen L. Bogas
Jo L. Bullis
Kelly K. Burris
Sue O. Conway
Judith K. Cunningham
Julia Donovan Darlow
Beth S. Gotthelf
Phyllis Golden Morey
Elizabeth P. Hardy
Shirley A. Kaigler
Carol J. Karr
Jean Ledwith King (Woman of the Year)
Susan M. Kornfield
Kathleen A. Lang
Denise J. Lewis
Susan G. Murphy
Monica P. Navarro
Theresa M. Schurman
Noreen L. Slank
Sharon M. Woods
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