180 Dykema Lawyers Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2023 and Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch”

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that 180 of its attorneys, in multiple practice areas and markets, have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2023 guide and the Best Lawyers "Ones to Watch" list. Additionally, 10 of the firm’s practitioners have been named Best Lawyers 2023 “Lawyer of the Year,” a special distinction conferred upon a single lawyer within a practice area and metropolitan market.

The Best Lawyers in America® is the pre-eminent national listing of outstanding attorneys. This annual guide is derived from exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. "Ones to Watch," which is in its inaugural year, recognizes attorneys who are in the early stages of their careers and display outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. Best Lawyers states that their "Ones to Watch" recipients typically have been in practice for five to nine years.

"Lawyers of the Year"

The Dykema attorneys named Best Lawyers 2023 “Lawyers of the Year,” identified by office location and the practice area for which they are being recognized, are:

Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Marie R. Deveney – Trusts and Estates

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

• Joseph H. Hickey – Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Sheryl L. Toby – Litigation - Bankruptcy

Dallas, Texas

• Jeffrey J. Cox – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Detroit, Michigan

• Daniel J. Schairbaum – Real Estate Law

Lansing, Michigan

• Lori McAllister – Bet-the-Company Litigation

San Antonio, Texas

• Kerry T. Benedict – Banking and Finance Law
• Jane Bockus – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Daniel Harkins – Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Brett W. Schouest – Litigation - Real Estate

Best Lawyers

The Dykema attorneys listed in the 2023 Best Lawyers in America guide, identified by office location and the practice areas for which they have been recognized, are:

Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Marie R. Deveney – Trusts and Estates
• James P. Greene – Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Mark G. Malven – Technology Law; Corporate Law
• Melvin J. Muskovitz – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Darrell W. Pierce – Banking and Finance Law
• Kathleen A. Reed – Health Care Law
• Cody D. Rockey – An titrust Law; Litigation - Antitrust
• Robert P. Tiplady – Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
• Jill M. Wheaton – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - First Amendment; First Amendment Law

Austin, Texas

• Michael P. Adams – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
• Michael Klein – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance
• Keith A. Shuley – Environmental Law; Water Law
• Phillip M. Slinkard – Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

• James G. Aldrich Jr. – Immigration Law
• Laura Baucus – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Banking and Finance Law
• Brendan J. Cahill – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Amy M. Christen – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Michael G. Cumming – Trusts and Estates
• Stephen R. Estey – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law
• James P. Feeney – Arbitration; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Adam M. Fishkind – Real Estate Law
• Douglas J. Fryer – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Alan M. Greene – Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning; Litigation - Real Estate
• Clay Guise – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Kyle R. Hauberg – Project Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• Joseph H. Hickey – Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
• Howard B. Iwrey – Antitrust Law; Litigation – Antitrust
• Courtney Kissel – Energy Law
• Bonnie Mayfield – Litigation - Labor and Employment; Employment Law - Management
• Thomas T. Moga – Litigation - Patent; Patent Law; Technology Law
• Brian M. Moore – Commercial Litigation
• Paul Nystrom – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Todd C. Schebor – Environmental Law
• Brian Smith – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Sheryl L. Toby – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Scott A. Steinhoff – Real Estate Law
• Jeanne M. Whalen – Corporate Law; Technology Law

Chicago, Illinois

• Jonathan E. Aberman – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Harry N. Arger – Commercial Litigation
• Elizabeth Darke – Real Estate Law
• Scott R. Fryzel – Financial Services Regulation Law; Banking and Finance Law
• Bruce L. Goldsmith – Real Estate Law
• Michael S. Kurtzon – Real Estate Law
• Robert C. Linton – Real Estate Law
• Andrew P. Scott – Land Use and Zoning Law
• Mark A. Silverman – Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy

• Steven McMahon Zeller – Patent Law; Trade Secrets

Dallas, Texas

• Thomas B. Alleman – Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance
• Alison Ashmore – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Litigation - Real Estate
• Catherine Bowe – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law;
• David Bryant, Jr. – Commercial Litigation
• Clay A. Cossé – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Jeffrey J. Cox – Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Bob H. Feroze – Real Estate Law
• Jeffrey R. Fine – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Brian R. Forbes –Real Estate Law
• Teresa Ereon Giltner – Real Estate Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Christopher D. Kratovil – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate
• Jason M. Ross – Appellate Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar; Litigation - Securities
• Eric L. White – Corporate Law

Detroit, Michigan

• Michael Bernard – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Robert A. Boonin – Education Law; Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Lisa A. Brown – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• James R. Case – Construction Law
• Michael P. Cooney – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Sherrie L. Farrell – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Todd G. Gattoni – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Grant P. Gilezan – Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
• James F. Hermon – Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Mark D. Jacobs – Environmental Law
• Peter M. Kellett – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation - Securities; Mediation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Jin-Kyu Koh – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
• Andrew Kolozsvary – Litigation - Securities
• Rochelle Lento – Real Estate Law
• Cameron H. Piggott – Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law
• Harold D. Pope – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Rasul M. Raheem – Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
• Carl Rashid, Jr. – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation - Real Estate; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Real Estate Law; Tax Law
• Daniel J. Schairbaum – Real Estate Law; Construction Law
• Thomas M. Schehr – Commercial Litigation; Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
• Thomas S. Vaughn – Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law

Lansing, Michigan

• Richard J. Aaron – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Energy Law
• Lance Boldrey – Cannabis Law; Gaming Law; Native American Law
• Ann D. Fillingham – Corporate Law; Public Finance Law
• Gary P. Gordon – Administrative / Regulatory Law; First Amendment Law; Government Relations Practice
• Jason Hanselman – Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law; Government Relations Practice; Administrative / Regulatory Law; Education Law
• James P. Kiefer – Corporate Law; Public Finance Law
• Lori McAllister – Arbitration; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation – Insurance

• Stephen S. Muhich – Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• William B. Murphy – Appellate Practice; Arbitration; Mediation

• Theodore Seitz – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Alan Wilk – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law
• Leonard C. Wolfe – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Gaming Law; Government Relations Practice; Education Law

Los Angeles, California

• James S. Azadian – Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Tamara A. Bush – Commercial Litigation
• Jon D. Cantor – Commercial Litigation
• Thomas M. Cleary – Corporate Law
• Jeffrey G. Huron – Arbitration
• Dommond Lonnie – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Brian J. Page – Corporate Law; Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law
• Derek S. Whitefield – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

McAllen, Texas

• Diann M. Bartek – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy; Litigation - Banking and Finance

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• Steven W. Laabs – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Reed R. Heimbecher – Patent Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property

San Antonio, Texas

• Kerry T. Benedict – Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• Michael D. Bernard – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Municipal
• Ramon D. Bissmeyer – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Jane Bockus – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Melanie L. Fry – Appellate Practice
• Jeffrey C. Gifford – Corporate Governance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Corporate Compliance Law; Health Care Law
• Daniel Harkins – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law
• Patrick L. Huffstickler – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• David Kinder –Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance
• Wilhelm E. Liebmann – Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Corporate Compliance Law
• Donna K. McElroy – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Nicholas J. Monaghan – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Robert W. Nelson – Tax Law
• Patrick Ryan – Corporate Law
• Thomas E. Sanders – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - ERISA
• Brett W. Schouest – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Real Estate
• Andrew Sherwood – Real Estate Law
• James B. Smith, Jr. – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Daniel R. Stern –Employment Law - Individuals; Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Labor Law - Union; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• John B. Stewart –Real Estate Law
• David A. Vanderhider – Litigation - Construction
• Deborah D. Williamson –Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Washington, D.C.

• Eric Fingerhut – Trademark Law
• Sean M. Hanifin – Insurance Law
• Thomas J. Judge – Insurance Law
• Lewis K. Loss – Insurance Law
• Stacey L. McGraw – Insurance Law
• Joanne L. Zimolzak – Insurance Law; Commercial Litigation

"Ones to Watch"

The Dykema attorneys listed as 2023 Best Lawyers "Ones to Watch," identified by office location and the practice area for which they are being recognized are are:

Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Gerald L. Aben – Health Care Law
• Alison Carruthers – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Serj Mooradian – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Health Care Law
• Paul T. Stewart – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Andrew VanEgmond – Commercial Litigation

Austin, Texas

• Ashley Shapiro Bunyard – Commercial Litigation
• Travis E. Plummer – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

• John D. Black – Commercial Litigation
• Joseph DeHondt – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Nina Gavrilovic – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; Commercial Litigation
• Nazneen S. Hasan – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Kelly R. Houk – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Samuel Kilberg – Real Estate Law
• Scott R. Kocienski – Tax Law
• Igli Psari – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Ryan Warsh – Real Estate Law

Chicago, Illinois

• Christina C. Brunty – Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Matthew T. Hays – Intellectual Property Law
• Beth Peng Lyden – Banking and Finance Law
• Matthew S. Raczkowski – Real Estate Law
• Anda Tatoiu – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Molly E. Thompson – Commercial Litigation

Dallas, Texas

• Sean Buckley – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Technology Law
• Dean Gould – Corporate Law
• Rebekah L. Hudgins – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Amelia Marquis – Commercial Litigation
• Alexandria Rahn – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• José M. Rubio– Litigation - Real Estate
• Alexandria Marie Twiss – Commercial Litigation
• Elizabeth Voss – Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment

Detroit, Michigan

• Brett M. Gelbord – Commercial Litigation
• Giuliano Mancini– Litigation - Real Estate
• Nasseem S. Ramin– Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance
• John F. Rhoades – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Bryce Rucker – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Boyd White III – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Houston, Texas

• Amanda D. Gordon – Commercial Litigation; Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation

Lansing, Michigan

• Kyle M. Asher – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Commercial Litigation

Los Angeles, California

• Samantha J. Hughes – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Nina Moreno – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• James T. Pechacek – Patent Law; Litigation - Patent
• Jon Seppelt – Patent Law

San Antonio, Texas

• Bonnie K. Kirkland – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
• Asel Lindsey – Tax Law
• Kelly E. Preston – Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Danielle Rushing – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy

Washington, D.C.

• Jason C. Reichlyn – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law

About Best Lawyers

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer review evaluation. More than 83,000 leading attorneys globally are eligible to vote, and we have received more than 13 million votes to date on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.