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Secrest Wardle named among 100 Top Workplaces in Michigan

Secrest Wardle has been listed in the midsize company category in the list published in the Detroit Free Press for the third year in a row.

Troy, Michigan – November 23, 2015 - Secrest Wardle is pleased to announce that it has been selected among The Top Workplaces for 2015! The Firm has been selected as a Top Workplace for three years in a row.

Top Workplaces are determined based solely on employee feedback. The employee survey is conducted by WorkplaceDynamics, LLP, a leading research firm on organizational health and employee engagement. WorkplaceDynamics conducts regional Top Workplaces programs with more than 40 major publishing partners and recognizes a list of 150 National Top Workplaces. This year 100 Michigan businesses were recognized. Please click here to view Secrest Wardle’s ranking on the midsize companies list > http://on.freep.com/1ld7uhE.

Secrest Wardle, headquartered in Troy, with additional offices in Lansing and Grand Rapids, specializes in defense litigation and counsel for insurance, municipal, and commercial clients. The Firm is dedicated to providing clients with exceptional legal representation in a broad range of areas of expertise. For more information please visit www.secrestwardle.com.

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With locations across Michigan, Secrest Wardle has been recognized for 2015 as one of the “Largest Law Firms” ranked by number of attorneys in Southeast Michigan by Crain’s Business Detroit. Secrest Wardle was recently named in U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” 2016 in Metropolitan Tier 1 –Troy: Litigation-Municipal, Litigation-Real Estate, and Municipal Law; Metropolitan Tier 2-Troy: Commercial Litigation, Family Law, and Litigation-Land Use & Zoning; and Metropolitan Tier 3-Troy, Land Use & Zoning Law and Real Estate Law.

Secrest Wardle has been recognized as a Top Workplace based upon results of an employee survey. Below are some of the comments we’re most proud of obtained from our employees participating in the survey:

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What makes you feel appreciated at Secrest Wardle?

“Many things, including my compensation, the independence I’m provided and

the many nice things the Firm does for its employees, such as Firm events.”

~ Attorney

I love my job because:

“Everyone from the senior managers to the file clerks are extremely helpful.

It is obvious that Secrest Wardle cares about their employees. They make

it very comfortable for me to work there.”

~ Legal Assistant

What impresses you most about how Secrest Wardle does things efficiently and well?

“Everyone works together which in return creates a friendly, welcoming atmosphere.”

~ Support Staff

The Firm’s Senior Partners issued the following statement in response to Secrest Wardle being named a Top Workplace for the third year in a row:

“We truly appreciate all of our employees for their hard work and the day-to-day effort that goes into making our Firm a great place to work. We extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to our employees. We couldn’t be more proud that Secrest Wardle has been recognized as a Top Workplace for the third year in a row.”

The Detroit Free Press honored the best places to work in Michigan at a Top Workplaces Award Reception held at the Detroit Marriott Troy in Troy on November 18, 2015. Detroit Free Press columnist Tom Walsh led a panel discussion exploring how leading companies build great workplaces. Panelists included Bill Emerson, CEO of Quicken Loans, Jim Proppe, Group Managing Partner of Plante Moran, and Michael Rosenberg, CEO and Founder of Detroit Business Consultants. Patrick Doyle, CEO of Domino’s Pizza, also spoke at the event, accepting the 2015 Top Workplaces Leadership Award. For more information please click http://on.freep.com/21cdOaj.

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