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Top law firms in Detroit

The firms with the largest mapped presence in Detroit, ranked 0–100 by the Sartori Firm Index.

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01 The ranking

Leading firms in Detroit by Index

These law firms have the largest mapped presence in Detroit, ranked by the Sartori Firm Index — a 0–100 measure of scale, reach and hiring, built from public data. The ranking reflects the size and momentum of each firm's overall public footprint, not the quality of its Detroit office or a claim about local headcount. Use it to see which firms dominate the Detroit market and where momentum points.

#FirmIndexTierAttorneys mappedStrengths
1 Taft 61.9 National 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate
2 Clark Hill 60.4 International 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate
3 Dinsmore 57.6 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Employment & Labor
4 Dickinson Wright 53.9 International 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Corporate & M&A
5 Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer 53.2 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Healthcare & Life Sciences
6 Foley & Lardner 50.6 International 1,000–1,500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property
7 Honigman 49.7 International 500–1,000 Corporate & M&A, Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property
8 Dykema 47.3 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Corporate & M&A
9 Amundsen Davis 45.6 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Transportation
10 ArentFox Schiff 42.8 National 500–1,000 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Real Estate
11 Miller Canfield 42.6 Global 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Real Estate, Employment & Labor
12 Gunderson Dettmer 42.3 International 250–500 Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking, Intellectual Property
13 Warner Norcross + Judd 41.4 National 250–500 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Private Client & Estate Planning
14 Varnum 41.3 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Real Estate
15 Bodman 39.9 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Finance & Banking
16 Dickie McCamey & Chilcote 38.8 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Insurance, Transportation
17 Kaufman Dolowich 38.7 National 250–500 Employment & Labor, Litigation & Disputes, Insurance
18 Butzel Long 38.6 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Corporate & M&A
19 McDonald Hopkins 38.6 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Intellectual Property
20 Miller Johnson Snell & Cummiskey 36.2 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Corporate & M&A, Employment & Labor
21 Hall Render Killian Heath & Lyman 35.7 National 100–250 Healthcare & Life Sciences, Employment & Labor, Real Estate
22 Bowman and Brooke 35 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Construction
23 Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney 34.4 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Insurance, Construction
24 Foster Swift Collins & Smith 34.2 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Private Client & Estate Planning, Corporate & M&A
25 Plunkett Cooney 33.4 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Insurance, Transportation
26 Howard & Howard 33.2 International 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Intellectual Property, Corporate & M&A
27 Foley and Mansfield 30 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor, Construction
28 Kitch Drutchas Wagner 29 National 50–100 Litigation & Disputes, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Transportation
29 Scopelitis Garvin Light Hanson & Feary 28.7 National 100–250 Transportation, Litigation & Disputes, Employment & Labor
30 Weitz & Luxenberg 27.8 National 100–250 Litigation & Disputes, Environmental, Bankruptcy & Restructuring
31 Harness Dickey & Pierce 23.7 National 50–100 Intellectual Property

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Law firms in Detroit — common questions

How are the top firms in Detroit ranked?

Firms are ordered by the Sartori Firm Index — a 0–100 score from public signals (scale, reach, live hiring). This page lists firms with a recorded attorney presence in Detroit, ranked by their overall Index. It reflects public footprint and momentum, not the quality of any firm's Detroit office.

Does a presence in Detroit mean a large local office?

Not necessarily. The Index records that a firm maps attorneys to the Detroit market on public sources; it does not claim a specific office size. Headcount is shown only as ranges.

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