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Best Lawyers and Best Law Firms - 2025

Best Lawyers and Best Law Firms - 2025

Kotz Sangster has been recognized in Michigan’s regional-specific areas by Best Law Firms®, ranked by Best Lawyers. Additionally, the firm’s attorneys have been recognized in the 31st Edition of Best Lawyers in America® and the 5th Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

For 2025, the firm is ranked in three (3) Metropolitan Tier Levels and ten (10) areas of law.

REGIONAL TIER 1

Detroit

  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Construction Law
  • Litigation – Construction

Troy

  • Health Care Law

REGIONAL TIER 2

Detroit

  • Corporate Law
  • Insurance Law

Troy

  • Construction Law

REGIONAL TIER 3

Detroit

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Troy

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation – Securities
  • Trusts and Estates

Furthermore, Best Lawyers in America® announced that thirteen (13) attorneys from Kotz Sangster have been recognized in the 31st Edition and are included in the publication’s 2025 publication. And two (2) attorneys have been honored in the 5th Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, which recognizes lawyers who are associates or earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice. Of special note is attorney Keith J. Soltis who had been named, for the second time in the past few years, as “Lawyer of the Year, Troy Metro Area” in Health Care Law.

Best Lawyers in America® is the oldest and most respected peer review publication in the legal profession. Recognition in Best Lawyers is widely regarded by both clients and legal professionals as a prestigious honor.

The attorneys being honored in the 2025 publications are:

BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA®

  • R. Edward Boucher - Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
  • George F. Curran III - Environmental Law; Insurance Law
  • Jovan Dragovic - Health Care Law; Litigation - Health Care
  • Timothy P. Dugan - Construction Law; Real Estate Law
  • Dennis K. Egan - Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Securities
  • Walter B. Fisher, Jr. - Commercial Litigation
  • Robert B. Goldi - Commercial Finance Law
  • Robert C. Kotz - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Jeffrey M. Sangster - Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
  • Keith J. Soltis - Health Care Law; Lawyer of the Year - Metro Area - Health Care Law
  • Jeffrey S. Sternberg - Trusts and Estates; Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • John P. Ulrich, Jr. - Corporate Law; Corporate Governance Law; Real Estate Law
  • Gregory L. Wysocki - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses; Corporate Law

BEST LAWYERS: ONES TO WATCH - 5th Edition

  • Yousef Farraj - Commercial Litigation
  • Tyler P. Phillips - Nonprofit/Charities Law