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Plunkett Cooney’s Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI), Laurel F. McGiffert, was recently named by Crain’s Detroit Business as one of their 2023 Notable Leaders in DEI. The publication’s Notable Leaders in DEI feature is included in today’s print edition of Crain’s Detroit Business, as well as online at CrainsDetroit.com. The editorial recognizes McGiffert and the other top DEI lea…

Phillips Murrah is honored to be a 2023 recipient of the Oklahoma Bar Association’s Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher Diversity Award. They also congratulated the other recipients, Judge Richard Ogden, attorneys Lenora Burdine, Tom Vincent, and Angie Christopher, as well as the Southern Center for Human Relations Studies. Additionally, thanks to Samantha Marchand for her wonderfully performed spoken-word poe…

From left: Mario Fornés, vice president of Droguería Betances Inc.; Héctor Reichard de Cardona; Carlos Toro-Sárraga, general manager of Oscar Super Cash & Carry; and Ana María Rivera chat during the anniversary celebration. Law firm Reichard & Escalera is marking its 40th anniversary with a look at its beginnings, development and tradition of looking ahead. In 1983, founding …

Plunkett Cooney, one of the Midwest’s oldest and most accomplished law firms, recently received national recognition by Best Lawyers® as one of the 2024 “Best Law Firms.” “The tremendous work ethic and expertise of Plunkett Cooney’s attorneys and staff is why the firm is among the Best Law Firms in the nation,” said the firm’s President & CEO Thomas P. Vincent. “This award validates all the g…

Bloomfield Hills, MI — November 1, 2023 —DBusiness magazine recently named 10 metro Detroit attorneys from Plunkett Cooney, one of the Midwest’s oldest and most accomplished law firms, to its 2024 list of “Top Lawyers.” DBusiness is a Detroit-based multi-media platform that provides daily news coverage about the business climate in southeast Michigan. Its annual Top Lawyers list was created by Pr…

Shareholder, Sharon L. Stanzione, and Associate Attorney, Michael J. Bolde, obtained summary judgment in favor of their physician client in a claim pending before the Indiana Department of Insurance. The plaintiff sued the physician for medical malpractice. The plaintiff argued that the physician provided treatment that was negligent and below the standard of care, which caused or contributed to p…

Frantz Ward is pleased to share that Partner Margaret M. Metzinger has stepped into the role of Chair of the firm’s Women’s Initiative. With more than 23 years of experience in law coupled with a strong sense of involvement in her community, Maggie is a competent leader and is an excellent choice to lead the Initiative. The Women’s Initiative is committed to the recruitment, retention, promotion …

Plunkett Cooney partner Courtney L. Nichols was recently named by Crain’s Detroit Business as one of the publication’s 2023 Notable Leaders in Employment & Labor Law. “I truly appreciate this honor. Crain’s is one of Detroit’s leading business publications, so that makes it even more meaningful to me,” said Nichols, who is co-leader of Plunkett Cooney’s Labor & Employment Practice Group. …

Brown & James is proud to announce it has achieved Mansfield Certification. Mansfield Certification, an initiative from Diversity Lab, measures the structural steps we have taken to enhance inclusivity at our firm and increase diversity in leadership. We’re making progress by fostering transparency through written and accessible advancement processes and broadening the slate of talent conside…

The Cincinnati law firm of Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL (KMK Law®) is proud to announce the Firm has achieved Mansfield Certification Plus status for 2022-2023, a status earned as a result of completing the fifth iteration of Mansfield Rule’s 12-month certification program. Firms that not only consider, but also achieve, diverse representation during the year-long certification period are aw…