28 Aug 2020

Kerr Russell attorneys recognised by Best Lawyers in America© 2021 and Best Lawyers: Ones to watch

17 attorneys of MSI's Michigan law member Kerr Russell were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021. Kerr Russell also had one member named as Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year;"  James E. Tamm was named the Best Lawyers 2021 Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants "Lawyer of the Year" in Troy.

Kerr Russell also had three attorneys recognized as 2021 Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch in the practice areas of corporate law, leveraged buyouts and private equity law, commercial litigation, and insurance law. Notably, twelve of the named attorneys have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America for more than five years. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence and are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Almost 87,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote, from around the world, and Best Lawyers have received almost 10 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch awards are given to attorneys who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. The "Ones to Watch" recipients typically have been in practice for 5-9 years.   Kerr Russell’s 2021 The Best Lawyers in America® Robert S. Anderson – Immigration Law Jason W. Bank – Bankruptcy & Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency & Reorganization Law James R. Cambridge – Corporate Law Michael D. Carroll – Construction Law; Litigation – Construction Mark M. Cunningham – Construction Law Curtis J. DeRoo – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law John D. Gatti – Tax Law Patrick J. Haddad – Health Care Law Fred K. Herrmann – Antitrust Law Mark C. Knoth – Employment Law – Management Eric I. Lark – Corporate Law Brandy Mathie – Real Estate Law Stephen D. McGraw – Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants Daniel J. Schulte – Health Care Law Joanne Geha Swanson – Appellate Practice; Litigation – Antitrust James E. Tamm – Land Use and Zoning Law; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; and Municipal Law Kurt R. Vilders – Real Estate Law   Kerr Russell’s 2021 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch Caleb D. Erbert – Corporate Law / Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Ashley E. Racette – Commercial Litigation Kathleen A. Westfall – Insurance Law