According to the magazine, the honored lawyers possess the highest professional ability and ethical standards. To be considered for the AV Preeminent designation, lawyers must have a minimum of three years in practice, be in good standing in both their professional and personal lives, and anonymously review members admitted to the bar.

The Vercruysse Murray & Calzone shareholders named to the Top Lawyers list include:

- Robert Vercruysse (Labor and Employment Category) - is nationally recognized as a leading counselor, negotiator and litigator in all facets of employment, labor, civil rights and ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) litigation.

- Gregory Murray (Labor and Employment Category) - practices in federal and state courts on behalf of public and private sector employers in the areas of wrongful discharge and employment litigation, as well as civil rights and discrimination litigation.

- David Calzone (Labor and Employment Category) - has extensive experience practicing on behalf of public and private sector employers in the areas of employment discrimination, labor litigation, labor arbitration, appellate litigation and complex / class action litigation.

- Daniel Bernard (Business Litigation Category) - focuses on commercial litigation, labor and employment litigation on behalf of public and private sector employers, ERISA litigation and higher education law.

Also named to the list's immigration category, with a BV rating, was Dorothy Hanigan Basmaji. With an active practice focused on immigration matters, Basmaji advises executives and other business professionals regarding complex immigration regulations.

This is the third time in recent months that Vercruysse Murray & Calzone lawyers were honored with peer recognition. In September, six of the law firm's lawyers were named to the 2009 Super Lawyers list, which recognizes outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.

The 2009 Vercruysse Murray & Calzone Super Lawyers include: Vercruysse; Murray; Calzone; Basmaji; Debra Auerbach Clephane; and Susan Hartmus Hiser. Notably, all three of the firm's founders - Vercruysse, Murray and Calzone - were named to The Top 100 list of lawyers who received the highest points in the 2009 Michigan Super Lawyers nomination, research and blue ribbon process.

Additionally, Vercruysse, Murray, Calzone, Basmaji and Clephane were named to the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America as a result of peer-review surveys. Vercruysse, Murray and Calzone were honored in the Management Labor Lawyers section, while Basmaji and Clephane were honored in the Immigration Law category.

Bingham Farms, Mich.-based Vercruysse Murray & Calzone is a specialized labor and employment law firm, which was formed in 1996 by its founders who came from a major Detroit law firm. Vercruysse Murray & Calzone's attorneys specialize in labor and employment law, ERISA litigation, education law, business immigration law, commercial and business tort litigation, and general litigation representing private and public sector employers and multi-employer associations. For more information, please visit www.vmclaw.com.

Source: Vercruysse Murray & Calzone, P.C.