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Gary L. Dovre was awarded 2022 "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for his work in Municipal Law in Troy. Only one lawyer in each practice area and community is honored with a "Lawyer of the Year" award.

Eight of the Firm's attorneys have been recognized for professional excellence in the 28^th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America^©:

Carol A. Rosati

• Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
• Litigation - Municipal
• Municipal Law

Thomas R. Schultz

• Litigation - Municipal
• Municipal Law

Steven P. Joppich

• Litigation - Municipal
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Municipal Law

Margaret Debler

• Litigation - Municipal

Carlito H. Young

• Litigation - Municipal

Lisa J. Hamameh

• Municipal Law

Stephen G. Meads

• Municipal Law

Elizabeth Kudla Saarela

• Municipal Law

Twelve of the Firm's attorneys have been recognized by publisher Thomson Reuters as top-rated attorneys in their fields for 2021.

State, Local & Municipal Attorney: Carol A. Rosati, Thomas R. Schultz, Steven P. Joppich, Margaret T. Debler, Lisa J. Hamameh, Gary L. Dovre, Andrew J. Brege, Carlito H. Young, Holly S. Battersby and Andrea M. Pike

Employment Litigation: Laura S. Amtsbuechler

Rising Star in Civil Litigation: Michael T. Berger

Eleven of the Firm's attorneys have been recognized by publisher Thomson Reuters as top-rated attorneys in their fields. Carol A. Rosati, Thomas R. Schultz, Steven P. Joppich, Margaret T. Debler, Lisa J. Hamameh, Gary L. Dovre, Andrew J. Brege, Carlito H. Young, Holly S. Battersby, and Andrea M. Pike were selected for the 2020 Super Lawyers list in the area of State, Local & Municipal. Laura S. Amtsbuechler was included on the 2020 Super Lawyers list in the field of Employee Litigation: Defense and Employment & Labor: Employer.

Rosati, Schultz, Joppich & Amtsbuechler, P.C. recognized as a Tier 1 Firm in the Litigation-Municipal category in the 2021 edition of U.S. News & World Report Best Lawyers.

Debani T. Gordon was appointed to the State Bar of Michigan Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee for the 2020-2021 bar year.

Congratulations to Pat Aseltyne on his retirement from the firm. Pat was one of the initial shareholders in the firm when it was formed in 1993 and was head of the Lansing office. We are sorry to see him go, but wish Pat and his wife, Trish, the best as they enjoy their free time!

Carol A. Rosati, Thomas R. Schultz, Steven P. Joppich, Laura S. Amtsbuechler, Gary L. Dovre, and Lisa J. Hamameh were nominated by their peers and selected by DBusiness as 2020 Top Lawyers.