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Seventeen Maddin Hauser Attorneys Named To 2020 Best Lawyers® List

08.20.19

Maddin Hauser is pleased to announce that 17 of its attorneys have been included in the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.

Of the 17, Earle I. Erman, Harvey R. Heller, Robert D. Kaplow, Kathleen H. Klaus, Richard F. Roth, Steven D. Sallen, Julie Beth Teicher, Steven M. Wolock and Craig E. Zucker were recognized in multiple practice areas.

Additionally, Best Lawyers® has named Charles M. Lax as the 2020 Detroit Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law “Lawyer of the Year.” Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year.”

Maddin Hauser’s 2020 Best Lawyers® recipients, respective categories, and years honored, include:

  • Stuart M. Bordman, Shareholder and Chairman of Franchise and Distribution Practice Group: Franchise Law (2013-2020)
  • David M. Eisenberg, Senior Associate: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2020)
  • Earle I. Erman, Shareholder: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy (1995-2020)
  • David H. Freedman, Shareholder: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law (2012-2020)
  • Mark R. Hauser, Firm Co-Founder, CFO and Executive Committee Member: Real Estate Law (1999-2020); named Best Lawyers® 2018 Detroit Real Estate Law “Lawyer of the Year”
  • Harvey R. Heller, Shareholder, Executive Committee Member and Chairman of Defense and Insurance Coverage Practice Group: Insurance Law and Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants (2003-2020); named Best Lawyers® 2015 Detroit Insurance Law “Lawyer of the Year” and 2019 Detroit Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year”
  • Robert D. Kaplow, Shareholder: Tax Law and Trusts and Estates Law (2013-2020)
  • Kathleen H. Klaus, Shareholder: Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants (2013-2020); named Best Lawyers® 2019 Detroit Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year”
  • Charles M. Lax, Shareholder: Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law (2006-2020); named Best Lawyers® 2011, 2016, 2018 and 2020 Detroit Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law “Lawyer of the Year”
  • Michael W. Maddin, Founder, President Emeritus and Executive Committee Member: Real Estate Law (2003-2020)
  • Julie Chenot Mayer, Shareholder: Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants (2015-2020)
  • Richard F. Roth, Shareholder: Real Estate Law and Trusts and Estates Law (2013-2020)
  • Steven D. Sallen, President, CEO, Executive Committee Member, and Co-Chairman of Real Estate Practice Group: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) and Real Estate Law (2010-2020)
  • Ronald A. Sollish, Shareholder, Executive Committee Member and Co-Chairman of Corporate/Employment Practice Group: Employment Law – Individuals (2013-2020)
  • Julie Beth Teicher, Shareholder: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy (2010-2020); named Best Lawyers® 2019 Detroit Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law “Lawyer of the Year”
  • Steven M. Wolock, Shareholder: Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants (2008-2020)
  • Craig E. Zucker, Shareholder: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law and Litigation – Bankruptcy (2010-2020)

Best Lawyers® has published its list for over three decades, earning the respect of the profession, the media and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in over 70 countries.

Lawyers on the Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise, and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.


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