Daniel Marchese | Rochester Estate Lawyer

Daniel has been named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers in Estate Planning and Probate from 2015-17. The National Association of Distinguished Counsel has listed Mr. Marchese in the Nation’s Top One Percent of attorneys. He holds the highest peer rating possible of AV Preeminent* from Martindale-Hubbell, he has an Avvo “Superb” rating and he was recognized in DBusiness Magazine’s Top Lawyers. He has been recognized as a Top Litigator by the American Lawyer, he is one of the Top 10% of Lawyers in America – Civil Litigation as awarded by Lawyers of Distinction, he is a Top 10 Under 40 Family Law Attorney in Michigan as awarded by National Academy of Family Law Attorneys, Inc., and he is one of the 10 Best Family Law Attorneys in Michigan as awarded by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys. Lastly, Daniel is recognized as one of America's Top Lawyers by the American Law Society and was recently recognized as one of the Best Attorneys in America and designated as an Expert Network Distinguished Lawyer by the Expert Network. The Marchese Law Firm was recently recognized as one of the best law firms in America.

After receiving a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Michigan in 2006, Mr. Marchese received a Master of Public Administration from the same school in 2007. He went on to receive a Juris Doctor in 2011 from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.

Mr. Marchese is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

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• Oakland County Bar Association | Member | Present
  Macomb County Bar Association | Member | Present
  State Bar of Michigan | Member | Present

• 2017 Top 10 Family Law Attorneys in Michigan | American Institute of Family Law Attorneys | 2017
  2016 Top 10 Family Law Attorneys in Michigan | American Institute of Family Law Attorneys | 2016
  AV Preeminent Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2017
  America's Top Lawyers | American Law Society | 2017
  Top 1% of Lawyers in America | National Association of Distinguished Counsel | 2016
  2016 Michigan Super Lawyer Rising Star | Michigan Super Lawyers | 2016
  2015 Michigan Super Lawyer Rising Star | Michigan Super Lawyers | 2015
  

• Won $1.3 million landlord tenant case.

• Michigan Daily, Detroit News, Detroit Free Press, University Research Corridor

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