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AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Our firm is recognized as one of the top in the country.
Here are some of our recent accolades.
Cline, Cline & Griffin, P.C. is honored to have received multiple awards over it's history. It is a testament to the hard work and quality service we pride ourselves on for each of our clients. We maintain Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating of AV. Here are some of our other awards our team has received.
2012 - 2024 Michigan Super Lawyers Honorees
Super Lawyers is a rating service that recognizes those who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Our attorneys have earned this honor every year since 2012.
2022 Expertise.com Best Probate Lawyers
in Flint
This award recognizes top probate lawyers in Flint.
2022 Herbert Milliken, Jr. Civility Award
Walter P. Griffin received the 2022 Herbert Milliken, Jr. Civility Award, which is the Genesee County Bar Association's most prestigious honor. This award recognizes someone for the habit of offering professional guidance and advice to fellow attorneys and is widely recognized as a professional role model.
Respected Advocate Award
J. Brian MacDonald received the Respected Advocate Award at the State Bar of Michigan Awards Banquet.
2017 Recipient of The Michigan Association for Justice Twenty-First Annual Respected Advocate Award
This award recognizes superb skills as a courtroom adversary, whose civility, ethics and decorum distinguish an attorney as an outstanding advocate on behalf of their clients.
AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
The Firm has been awarded an AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell. The Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings are an objective indicator of a lawyer's high ethical standards and professional ability, generated from evaluations of lawyers by other members of the bar and the judiciary in the United States and Canada.
Recognition in “Top Attorneys in Michigan 2011” published in the New York Times
Honorary Member of Genesee County Medical Society
2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
U.S News and Best Lawyers: Best Law Firms
The “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a combination of client feedback, information provided on the Law Firm Survey and the Law Firm Leaders Survey and Best Lawyers peer review.
2016 Recipient Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Inc. Twenty-Fourth Annual Excellence in Defense Award
This award is designed to honor those civil defense counsel who have over a number of years promoted the practice of the defense bar and the representation of their clients both in and outside of the courtroom. It also recognizes contributions beyond their normal roles as an advocate.
2008 Recipient Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Inc. Sixteenth Annual Excellence in Defense Award
This award is designed to honor those civil defense counsel who have over a number of years promoted the practice of the defense bar and the representation of their clients both in and outside of the courtroom. It also recognizes contributions beyond their normal roles as an advocate.
2007 Distinguished Case Evaluator of the Year
Distinguished Case Evaluator of the Year presented in 2007 by the Genesee County Bar Association
2001 Respected Advocate Award
Respected Advocate Award was presented September 12, 2001 by the American Trial Lawyer’s Association.
Defense Research Institute- Exceptional Performance Certificate
1975 - Present Honorary Member of the Flint Academy of Surgeons