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Fishman Stewart PLLC

United States 2025
4
Metro Rankings
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General Information

4
Practice Areas
5
Individuals recognized in Best Lawyers
21
Client Comments
Year founded: 1996
This is the year the firm (or its earliest predecessor entity) was founded.
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Overview

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Rapid change, new technologies, and global commerce have redefined the practice of intellectual property law. Simply obtaining patents, trademarks, and copyrights without an IP strategy represents increased risk and missed opportunities.

Intellectual property is one of a company's most valuable assets. While all companies have strategies for maximizing and leveraging their use of capital, they may not have a plan for managing intellectual property. At Fishman Stewart, we believe that intellectual property should be managed in the same way companies manage their capital.

As strategic advisors to CEOs and senior executives throughout the world, we help maximize the value of "intellectual capital." Patents, trademarks copyrights and trade secrets are key elements of a company's business strategy. Managed effectively, they can protect new product lines, increase market share and head off competition.

Fishman Stewart's attorneys have developed IP management strategies for U.S. and foreign-based companies in every part of the world. Since 1996 we have obtained tens of thousands of patents and trademarks and represented our clients in hundreds of cases in federal court. Our attorneys are listed as Best Lawyers in America, World Trademark Review 1000, Patent 1000, Super Lawyers, Leading Lawyers, IP Stars and Martindale Hubbel Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

Contact us to find out how your company's intellectual property can become intellectual capital. www.fishstewip.com


Firm News

April 16, 2015
Intellectual Property Law Firm Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC Announces Name Change to Fishman Stewart Yamaguchi PLLC

Rankings

Fishman Stewart PLLC is metro ranked in 4 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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Metro Rankings

Troy
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Trademark Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Patent
Tier 2 for Patent Law

Firm Leadership

Michael B. Stewart
Founding Partner
Michael D. Fishman
Founding Partner

Rankings

Regional Rankings

Troy
Tier 1 for Litigation - Intellectual Property
Tier 1 for Trademark Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Patent
Tier 2 for Patent Law

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Patent Law
  • Trademark Law

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

Fishman Stewart PLLC has 5 lawyers recognized for individual performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. By receiving this Best Lawyers recognition from their peers for their professional excellence, these lawyers made Fishman Stewart PLLC eligible for evaluation for Best Law Firms rankings. For almost two decades, Best Lawyers has awarded these singular accolades, making them the foundation of our Best Law Firms awards. Read more about our Best Lawyers process here.
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Client Comments

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Demographics

Partners
Male: 6
Female: 5
Of Counsel (but not partners)
Male: 4
Female: 1
Associates
Male: 5
Female: 1

Awards

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  • Best Law Firms
  • WTR 1000
  • Patent 1000
  • Juristat Best Patent Firms
  • Go-To Law Firm
  • State Bar of Michigan Pro Bono Circle of Excellence

Main Location

Troy, MI
800 Tower Drive, Suite 610
Troy, MI 48098
United States
248-594-0600 Get Directions

Management and Personnel

Founding Partner
Michael B. Stewart
Founding Partner
Michael D. Fishman

Contacts

Marketing Manager
Nancy Uchno 248-594-0616
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