CLEVELAND ­— Lawyer of the Year honorees Stephen M. Gross and Peter M. Bernhardt headline a list of 41 McDonald Hopkins LLC attorneys who have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2020 Edition of the Best Lawyers in America.
 
Gross, who is a member in the firm’s Detroit office and chair of the Automotive Practice Group, was named Lawyer of the Year in the Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law category for the second time following his 2017 selection. Bernhardt, who is a member in the West Palm Beach office and chair of the Probate and Trust Litigation Group, is a 2020 Lawyer of the Year in Construction Law.
 
The 25th edition of Best Lawyers marks the 10th consecutive recognition for both Gross and Bernhardt. The list is based on more than 5.5 million detailed evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers.
 
McDonald Hopkins congratulates the following attorneys for their inclusion in Best Lawyers 2020:
 
Lawyer of the Year
 
Stephen M. Gross (Detroit)
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
 
Peter M. Bernhardt (West Palm Beach)
Construction Law
 
Florida
 
Peter M. Bernhardt

• Commercial Finance Law
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction Law
• Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Litigation - Construction
• Litigation - Real Estate
• Litigation - Trust and Estates

Alan M. Burger

• Commercial Litigation 

John T. Metzger

• Litigation - Real Estate
• Real Estate LawRaquel

“Rocky” Rodriguez

• Commercial Litigation 

Illinois
 
David A. Agay

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization LawSteven M. Harris
• Health Care Law

Jeffrey Van Winkle

• Corporate Law

Michigan

John E. Benko

• Commercial LitigationJames

J. Boutrous II

• Litigation - Labor and Employment

Stephen M. Gross

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Patrick A. Karbowski

• Litigation - Real Estate
• Real Estate Law

Michael G. Latiff

• Commercial LitigationAntoinette M. Pilzner
• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Miriam L. Rosen

• Employment Law - Individuals
• Employment Law - Management 

Ohio
 
Jennifer Armstrong

• Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Chad Arfons

• Banking and Finance Law
• Real Estate Law

Teresa Metcalf Beasley

• Economic Development Law

Richard H. Blake

• Criminal Defense: White-Collar

Jeffrey P. Consolo

• Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• Trusts and Estates 

Richard S. Cooper

• Health Care Law

David B. Cupar

• Patent Law

David Drechsler

• Litigation - Real Estate
• Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Carl J. Grassi

• Corporate Law

David H. Gunning II

• Real Estate Law

M. Collette Gibbons

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law 

Jeffrey R. Huntsberger

• Real Estate Law

Brian J. Jereb

• Trusts and Estates

David M. Kall

• Corporate Law
• Tax Law 

Bernard L. Karr

• Trusts and Estates

Michael J. Matasich

• Commercial Litigation

Sean D. Malloy

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization LawMichael J. Meaney
• Mergers and Acquisitions Law

William J. O’Neill

• Commercial Litigation
• Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Product Liability - Defendants 

Michael G. Riley

• Trusts and Estates 

Shawn M. Riley

• Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Roger L. Shumaker

• Trusts and Estates

James E. Stief

• Banking and Finance Law 

Dale R. Vlasek

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Peter D. Welin

• Construction Law
• Litigation - Construction 

John M. Wirtshafter

• Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law

Michael Wise

• Government Relations Practice 

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