19 SOMMERS SCHWARTZ LAWYERS NAMED AS THE TOP LAWYERS OF DETROIT

      Each year dbusiness® magazine provides a report of Detroit’s Top Lawyers.  Not surprisingly, nineteen attorneys from Sommers Schwartz landed a spot on the list.  The attorney’s were evaluated based on the 2010 Martindale – Hubble Peer Review Ratings, which focus on the candidate’s professional ability and ethical standards.  Each Candidate is required to have been practicing law for three years and be in good standing in both their professional and personal lives.  Additionally, the candidates are required to participate in an anonymous review process of other members admitted to the bar.  The key areas for review are legal knowledge, analytical capabilities, judgment, communication ability, and legal experience. Below is the name of each Sommers Schwartz attorney named as a 2009 Detroit Top Lawyer and the field in which they were named for the honor:     

Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice

• Charles R. Ash III

• Michael J. Cunningham

• Matthew G. Curtis

• Richard Fox

• Richard Groffsky

• Paul Hines

• Samuel A. Meklir

• Robert B. Sickels

• David J. Winter

• Robert H. Darling

• Joseph E. Grinnan

• Allen J. Kovinsky

• Leonard B. Schwartz

• David L. Nelson

• Stephen Schwartz

• Daniel Swanson

• Jason J. Thompson

• Richard Toth

• Norman Tucker