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Media Contact: Barbara Fornasiero; EAFocus Communications; barbara@eafocus.com; 248.260.8466
Detroit —November 11, 2025 —- Detroit-based business, land use, and religious land use law firm Dalton & Tomich, is pleased to announce it has been recognized by Best Lawyers® as a top tier law firm in its inaugural appearance on the Best Law Firms® list – United States 2026 edition. Debuting on the coveted list, Dalton & Tomich received Tier 1 recognition in the category:
- Land Use and Zoning Law
Best Lawyers® has established the Best Law Firms® brand as a trusted authority in legal rankings, celebrating excellence in law firms across the United States. Receiving a tier designation reflects the high level of respect a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism and their integrity, and signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
To be eligible for 2026 Best Law Firms®, there must have been at least one lawyer listed in the current edition of The Best Lawyers in America® – which recognizes only 5% of lawyers practicing in the United States – and be in a Best Law Firms® ranked practice area/metro area. In August 2025, Dalton & Tomich announced that Dan Dalton was named to the list of 2026 Best Lawyers® in the categories of Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning and Real Estate Law.
About Best Law Firms®
Debuting in 2010, Best Law Firms® is the most credible ranking of exceptional law firms, rooted in a rigorous, peer-to-peer, industry-driven evaluation. Achieving a tiered ranking in Best Law Firms® signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise. Ranked firms, presented in three tiers, are recognized on a national and metro-based scale. More information is available at the Best Law Firms® website.
About Dalton & Tomich
Detroit-based Dalton & Tomich PLC is a versatile law firm representing property owners in site plan approvals, zoning appeals and land use disputes involving zoning, easements, boundary line disputes and access to water. The firm also works with lending institutions and privately held businesses and nonprofits, often in a general counsel capacity. Further, serving as a partner to religious organizations, Dalton & Tomich is a national leader in religious property law land use, notably with cases related to the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) and denominational splits. Learn more about our services for businesses and religious organizations at https://www.daltontomich.com/.
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