Dickinson Wright is pleased
to announce the election of three attorneys as member attorneys in the firm’s
Detroit and Troy offices, effective January 1, 2024.
“Congratulations to this
year’s class of new members on this well-deserved honor. Each attorney brings
unique and valuable qualities, perspectives, and skills that they have
developed throughout their legal career. We are honored and proud of their
accomplishments and thrilled that they are now members,” says Michael Hammer,
CEO of Dickinson Wright.
Below are Dickinson Wright’s
new member attorneys for 2024:
Myles Baker is
a Member in the firm’s Detroit office. He practices in the areas of regulatory
cannabis, complex business litigation, and labor and employment litigation. His
ultimate goal is to utilize his wide range of skills and knowledge to provide
effective legal counsel and achieve the best possible outcome for his clients.
He was named to Lawyers of Color 2020
Hot List. He is the Chair of the Diversity Committee of the State Bar of
Michigan Young Lawyer Section. He is
Co-Chair of the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel’s Litigation Section and serves
on the Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s Young Lawyers and Commercial
Litigation Advisory Boards. Myles received his B.A. from Michigan State
University and his J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law.
Emily Burdick is
a Member in the firm’s Detroit office. Her professional training as a Certified
Fraud Examiner and Certified Public Accountant in Michigan enables her to bring
acute investigative and analytical skills to her work as a commercial litigator
and member of tax controversy team. Her client-first strategic mindset
incorporates her experience in tax controversy as well as fraud detection and
investigation, financial statement analysis, complex data analysis, financial
modeling, quantification of economic damages in commercial disputes, and lost
profit calculations. Emily received her B.S. in Accounting from Central
Michigan University and her J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law.
Brandon Debus
is a Member in the firm’s Troy office. He focuses his practice on assisting and
advising entities and individuals in a wide variety of complex matters
including commercial litigation, live music and entertainment, and complex
insurance coverage and bad faith actions. He is recognized as a leader in his
field by Best Lawyers in America “Ones to
Watch” and Michigan Super Lawyers
Rising Stars. Brandon received his B.S. from Central Michigan University
and his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.
Angelina Delmastro is a Member in the firm’s Detroit office. She focuses her practice on
labor and employment litigation, including discrimination, retaliation, wage
and hour, disability, unemployment insurance benefits, and FMLA matters. She
also advises entities and individuals regarding employment matters and
regulatory compliance and has experience in negotiating complex severance and
settlement agreements on terms advantageous to our clients. She is recognized as a leader in her field by
Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America
“Ones to Watch”, and Michigan Super
Lawyers Rising Stars. Angelina received her B.A. from the University of
Notre Dame and her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.
Alison Duffy
is a Member in the firm’s Troy office. She focuses her practice on probate litigation.
Previously, she handled civil litigation matters at a Michigan-based personal
injury firm, gaining extensive experience in Medicare, Medicaid, and ERISA
issues and litigating numerous cases before state and federal court juries. She
is recognized as a leader in her field by Best
Lawyers in America, Michigan Super
Lawyers Rising Stars, and named an “Up and Coming Lawyer” by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. Alison received
her B.A. in Journalism from Michigan State University and her J.D. from the
University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
About Dickinson Wright
Dickinson Wright is a general
practice business law firm with more than 475 attorneys among more than 40
practice areas and 16 industry groups. The firm has 20 offices, including six
in Michigan (Detroit, Troy, Ann Arbor, Lansing, Grand Rapids, and Saginaw) and
13 other domestic offices in Austin and El Paso, Texas; Chicago, Illinois;
Columbus, Ohio; Denver, Colo.; Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Lexington, Ky.; Nashville,
Tenn.; Las Vegas and Reno, Nev.; Phoenix, Ariz.; Silicon Valley, Calif.; and
Washington, D.C. The firm’s Canadian office is located in Toronto.
Dickinson Wright offers our
clients a distinctive combination of superb client service, exceptional
quality, value for fees, industry expertise, and business acumen. As one of the
few law firms with ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification and one of the only firms
with ISO/IEC 27701:2019 certification, Dickinson Wright has built
state-of-the-art, independently-verified risk management procedures, security controls, and privacy processes for
our commercial transactions. Dickinson Wright lawyers are known for delivering
commercially-oriented advice on sophisticated transactions and have a
remarkable record of wins in high-stakes litigation. Dickinson Wright lawyers
are regularly cited for their expertise and experience by Chambers, Best
Lawyers, Super Lawyers, and other leading independent law firm evaluating
organizations.
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