The Kotz Sangster team returned to Belle Isle Beach for the 8th annual Motor City Mile Open Swim, hosted by Swim Across America in Detroit. Our team of swimmers included attorney Ed Boucher, his son Noah Boucher, attorney Doug Eyre and legal assistant Carolyn Wood. They swam alongside more than 150 participants and volunteers, supporting research to improve cancer treatment.
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Super Lawyers has published its annual listing of Michigan attorneys who have distinguished themselves in the practice of law. Fifteen (15) lawyers from Kotz Sangster offices in Detroit and Bloomfield Hills have been honored by their peers as 2026 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Widely recognized as a rating service of outstanding lawyers, Super Lawyers highlights attorneys from 75 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
Of special note are the Michigan Super Lawyer recognitions for healthcare attorney Keith Soltis and business litigation attorney Dennis Egan. Both have been honored for 20 consecutive years. Additionally, environmental law attorney Nicholas (Nick) Tatro has been recognized as a Michigan Super Lawyer, and construction law attorney Isidoro (Sid) Spano has been recognized as a Michigan Rising Star. Both are new recognitions.
Kotz Sangster attorneys honored as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars, along with the areas of practice for which they have been recognized, are:
MICHIGAN SUPER LAWYERS
R. Edward Boucher – Construction Litigation
George F. Curran, III – Environmental Law
David R. de Reyna – Estate & Probate
Dennis K. Egan – Business Litigation (20th Consecutive Year)
Walter B. Fisher, Jr. – Employee Benefits
Robert B. Goldi - Banking
Matthew C. McCann - Environmental Law
Jeffrey M. Sangster – Construction Litigation
Keith J. Soltis – Health Care (20th Consecutive Year)
Jeffrey S. Sternberg – Estate & Probate
Nicholas J. (Nick) Tatro - Environmental Litigation (New Recognition)
John P. (Jack) Ulrich, Jr. – Mergers & Acquisitions
Gregory L. Wysocki – Mergers & Acquisitions
MICHIGAN RISING STARS
Mark W. Oszust – Construction Litigation
Isidoro A. (Sid) Spano – Construction Litigation (New Recognition)