Seventeen Taft Detroit attorneys were ranked in Michigan Rising Stars 2025. Rising Stars recognizes the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state – no more than 2.5% of lawyers in the state are named to the list.

Following are the Taft honorees:

Michigan Rising Stars 2025

• Salvatore Amodeo, Business Litigation
• Nicholas A. Binder, Mergers & Acquisitions*
• Aaron Boey, Family Law
• Fatima M. Bolyea, Business Litigation
• Joshua M. Borson, Business/Corporate
• Kristiana P. Boutell, Family Law
• Michael Emmer, Real Estate
• Justin A. Hanna, Mergers & Acquisitions
• Andrew T. Keating, Business Litigation*
• Nicole H. MacWilliams, Estate & Probate
• Ryan Mardini, Mergers and Acquisitions
• Emily M. Mayer, Business Litigation
• Max Mittleman, Real Estate
• Milan G. Reside, Business Litigation*
• Christopher J. Ryan, Business Litigation
• Vincent C. Sallan, Employment and Labor Litigation
• Jacob J. Simon, Business/Corporate

* Newly recognized.

About Super Lawyers

Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding attorneys from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.