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Two Lawyers from Fraser Trebilcock named Detroit's Top Lawyer by dbusiness Magazine

November 5, 2012

dbusiness Magazine, Detroit's top business magazine, named two lawyers from Fraser Trebilcock as Detroit's Top Lawyers.

Michael P. Donnelly was named Top Lawyer for 2013 in the area of commercial litigation. This is his second year named as a Top Lawyer. Donnelly represents a vast array of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, in complex commercial litigation matters, ranging from large insurance fraud matters to intellectual property cases. He also represents companies and associations in antitrust and consumer protection matters. In 2011, he was one of only 5 attorneys in Michigan and 318 worldwide named as a BTI Client Service All-Star, and has achieved an AV^© peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell.

Daniel Cherrin was also named Top Lawyer for 2013 by dbusiness for his work in government relations law. Cherrin provides public relations and government relations counsel to corporations, not-for-profits and individual clients on state and federal regulatory and legislative matters, as well as issues affecting corporate and individual reputation, crisis management and the media. He blends his legal expertise and litigation experience with deep public policy insight and strategic communications capabilities for clients in the public eye. Cherrin has developed a successful track record of positive legislative accomplishments for clients around issues affecting early childhood education, higher education, defense, economic development and homeland security. He is the former Communications Director for the City of Detroit and Press Secretary to Interim Mayor, Kenneth V. Cockrel, Jr. and has served as the spokesperson for The Ann Arbor Art Fair and an 1800 MW off shore wind proposal in Southwestern Ontario.

dbusiness’ polled more than 18,000 attorneys practicing law in 50 specialties in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw and Livingston Counties. For the poll, lawyers were asked to nominate up to three attorneys in a given practice of law. The publication received thousands of responses to comprise this year’s list, which appears in the November/December issue.