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Martin L. Fried of
Bingham Farms,
a principal of
Goldstein Bershad
& Fried, P C, has
received certifica-
tion as a busi-
ness bankruptcy
Fried
specialist from the
American Board
of Certification. Only 11 attorneys
in Michigan have qualified for this
distinction. Fried is the author of
What Every Attorney Should Know
About Bankruptcy and a frequent
lecturer to legal and professional
groups on bankruptcy topics.
Before
Nick Dubin of
West Bloomfield
has been awarded
a doctorate
in psychol-
ogy from the
Michigan School
of Professional
Dubin
Psychology in
Farmington Hills.
This spring, Dr. Dubin's latest
book, Asperger Syndrome and
Anxiety, was published by Jessica
Kingsley Ltd. He regularly speaks
around the country on Asperger
related issues to conferences,
schools, parent groups and col-
leges. Dubin is under contract
to write a new book for Jessica
Kingsley and also plans to consult,
teach and continue his advocacy
work.
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Marty A.
Burnstein of
West Bloomfield
was selected by
his peers to be
included in the
2010 edition of
the Best Lawyers
Burnstein
in America in the
specialty of con-
struction law. Burnstein was also
selected by his peers to be includ-
ed in DBusiness Magazine's 2009
list of top lawyers. He has over 35
years experience as a construction
lawyer, mediator and arbitrator.
He has frequently taught, lectured
and written in the area of con-
struction law.
For the third consecutive year,
in a poll of other Michigan law-
yers, Barry F. LaKritz of West
Bloomfield has been named as a
Michigan Super Lawyer, an honor
accorded to the
top 5 percent of
practicing attor-
neys in Michigan.
LaKritz is the
founding member
of the Law Offices
of Barry F. LaKritz
LaKritz
PC, a Bloomfield
Hills firm dedicated
to the representation of victims
and their families in claims and
lawsuits against insurers involving
serious injury or death.
Lisa Gretchko
or Birmingham,
an attorney with
Howard & Howard
of Royal Oak, has
been named to
Michigan Super
Lawyers and
Gretchko
Michigan Rising
Stars 2009 as a result of a survey
by Law and Politics Media, Inc.
She works in the field of bankrupt-
cy and creditor/debtor rights and
was recognized among the top 50
women.
Schwartz
Groffsky
Winter
Several lawyers from Sommers
Schwartz PC were recently select-
ed by their peers for inclusion in
The Best Lawyers in America 2010
for outstanding reputations and
distinguished work in their prac-
tice areas: Steven J. Schwartz of
Bloomfield Hills, tax law; William
M. Brukoff of Beverly Hills, family
law; Richard L. Groffsky of West
Bloomfield, personal injury litiga-
tion; David J. Winter of Plymouth,
personal injury litigation.
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