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With more than 200 attorneys, Warner Norcross & Judd LLP is the largest law firm headquartered in West Michigan and among the largest firms in Michigan. Our attorneys have multidisciplinary expertise in virtually all areas of the law needed to meet the varied legal needs of businesses ranging from publicly traded, multinational corporations to emerging growth and closely held companies and their owners and managers.

Every law firm promises its clients the highest level of service. But how many firms back that promise with their pocketbooks? At Warner Norcross, we have the freedom to focus on our clients' success because our lockstep compensation system rewards it. As a result, each of our clients' problems is handled by the most qualified attorney, rather than by the attorney who needs to pad a bottom line.

Warner Norcross is also committed to a liberal arts approach in its legal education and practice. From our first year "job jar" assignment program to our multidisciplinary practice methodology, we combine specialization with imagination to create innovative, successful solutions to our clients' issues and challenges.

For these and many other reasons, Warner Norcross has been widely recognized for the service and value we bring to clients:
  • Warner Norcross has 49 partners listed in the 2007 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. We rank #1 in Michigan with the highest number of lawyers listed in the areas of employee benefits, environmental and trusts & estates - and we rank a close second in the areas of bankruptcy, construction, corporate, immigration, information technology, international law and securities. We have the third highest number of lawyers listed for any firm in Michigan for this peer-rated recognition. And, we have more lawyers listed than any other law firm in Grand Rapids, Holland, Muskegon or Lansing.
  • Warner Norcross is ranked by Chambers USA Guide as one of Michigan's leading law firms in the areas of banking and finance, mergers and acquisitions, employee benefits and executive compensation, employment law and commercial litigation.
  • Six Warner Norcross partners are ranked among the top 100 Michigan Super Lawyers by Law & Politics magazine, a publication that identifies the top attorneys in each state as chosen by their peers. A total of 41 Warner Norcross partners are rated as Super Lawyers in Michigan.
  • For several years Warner Norcross has been recognized as a leader in client service in the BTI Client Service A-Team national survey conducted by BTI Consulting Group. BTI annually surveys hundreds of corporate counsel at large and Fortune 1000 companies.
  • Six Warner Norcross partners are recognized as leading attorneys in Michigan by Chambers USA Guide.
  • Warner Norcross was one of only two law firms in Michigan named one of the most "tech-savvy" law firms in the country, according to a survey of more than 200 general counsel at Global 1000 companies conducted by BTI.
  • More than 65% of our partners are peer rated at the highest level (AV) by Martindale-Hubbell.
  • Six Warner Norcross attorneys, a greater number than any other law firm in Michigan, are Fellows of ACTEC, the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
  • Warner Norcross was rated as Best Corporate Law Firm in West Michigan for three consecutive years by Corporate Board Member Magazine.
  • Our firm was one of only two law firms in Michigan included in America's Greatest Places to Work with a Law Degree. In addition, for six consecutive years we have been named as one of West Michigan's 101 Best & Brightest Companies to Work For.