209 Dykema Lawyers Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 and Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch”

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that 209 of its attorneys, in multiple practice areas and markets, have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 guide and the Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” list. Additionally, attorneys from the firm have earned 11 Best Lawyers 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” distinctions, a special honor 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” 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 2026 “Lawyers of the Year,” identified by office location and the practice area for which they are being recognized, are:

Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Kathleen A. Reed – Health Care Law

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

• Brendan J. Cahill – Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Detroit, Michigan

• J. Michael Bernard – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Michael P. Cooney – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants
• Grant P. Gilezan – Litigation – Environmental
• Jin-Kyu Koh – Securities / Capital Markets Law

Lansing, Michigan

• Richard J. Aaron – Natural Resources Law
• Jason T. Hanselman – Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Lori McAllister – Insurance Law
• Brian J. Page – Real Estate Law
• Leonard C. Wolfe – Government Relations Practice

Best Lawyers

The Dykema attorneys listed in the 2026 Best Lawyers in America guide, identified by office location and the practice areas for which they have been recognized, are:

Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Anthony J. Frasca – Trusts and Estates
• James P. Greene – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Krista Lenart – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
• Mark G. Malven – Information Technology Law; IT Outsourcing Law; Technology Law
• Melvin J. Muskovitz – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Heidi Naasko – Commercial Litigation
• Kathleen A. Reed – Health Care Law
• Robert P. Tiplady – Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates

Austin, Texas

• Michael P. Adams – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
• Michael Klein – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance
• Travis E. Plummer – Insurance Law
• Keith A. Shuley – Environmental Law; Water Law

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

• James G. Aldrich Jr. – Immigration Law
• Laura Baucus – Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Jennifer L. Beidel – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• John D. Black – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Brendan J. Cahill – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Amy M. Christen – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
• Mark D. Chutkow – Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Michael G. Cumming – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• Joseph DeHondt – Corporate Law
• Jovan Dragovic – Health Care Law; Litigation - Health Care
• 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 – Project Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• Douglas J. Fryer – Commercial Litigation; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
• Alan M. Greene – Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning; Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law
• Clay Guise – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Nazneen S. Hasan – Trusts and Estates
• 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 – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law
• Eric S. Klein – Health Care Law
• Bonnie Mayfield – Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Thomas T. Moga – Litigation - Patent; Patent Law; Technology Law
• Brian M. Moore – Commercial Litigation
• Paul Nystrom – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Todd C. Schebor – Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
• Brian T. Smith – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Scott A. Steinhoff – Real Estate Law
• Sheryl L. Toby – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Jeanne M. Whalen – Corporate Law

Chicago, Illinois

• Harry N. Arger – Commercial Litigation
• Frank D. Ballantine – Corporate Law
• Roseanne Ciambrone – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• C. Elizabeth Darke – Real Estate Law
• Scott R. Fryzel – Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
• Steven Gistenson – Commercial Litigation
• Bruce L. Goldsmith – Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Law
• Michael S. Kurtzon – Real Estate Law
• Robert C. Linton – Real Estate Law
• Michael D. Rothstein – Real Estate Law
• Andrew P. Scott – Land Use and Zoning Law
• Gary P. Segal – Corporate Law
• Michael J. Word – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Patent Law
• Steven McMahon Zeller – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Patent Law; Trade Secrets Law

Dallas, Texas

• Thomas B. Alleman – Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance
• Clay A. Cossé – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Jeffrey J. Cox – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; 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
• Gavin E. Hill – Commercial Litigation; Energy Law; Oil and Gas Law
• Zachary Q. Hoard – Commercial Litigation
• Christopher D. Kratovil – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate
• Virgil Ochoa – Corporate Law
• Prescott W. Smith – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Deron Wade – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Eric L. White – Banking and Finance 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; Litigation – Construction
• Janet Conigliaro – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Michael P. Cooney – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability 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; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability 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 - Securities; Mediation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Jin-Kyu Koh – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Andrew Kolozsvary – Commercial Litigation
• Rochelle Lento – Real Estate Law
• John F. Rhoades – Commercial Litigation
• Daniel J. Schairbaum – Construction Law; Real Estate Law
• Thomas M. Schehr – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
• Dante A. Stella – Commercial Litigation; Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law; Information Technology Law

Houston, Texas

• Brad K. Howell – Commercial Litigation
• Arthur M. Nathan – Tax Law
• James D. Prappas – Immigration Law
• Michael W. Twomey – Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment

Lansing, Michigan

• Richard J. Aaron – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law; Natural Resources Law; Utilities Law
• Lance Boldrey – Cannabis Law; Gaming Law; Native American Law
• Gary P. Gordon – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Energy Regulatory Law; First Amendment Law; Government Relations Practice
• Jason Hanselman – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Education Law; Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law; Government Relations Practice
• Stephen C. Liedel - Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Mark Magyar – Appellate Practice
• Lori McAllister – Arbitration; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation – Insurance
• Brian J. Page – Corporate Law; Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law
• Theodore Seitz – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation – Municipal
• Theresa Staley – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Energy Law
• Alan Wilk – Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Leonard C. Wolfe – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Education Law; Gaming Law; Government Relations Practice

Los Angeles, California

• Tamara A. Bush – Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Dommond Lonnie – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• Kate Bechen – Corporate Law
• Timothy Caprez – Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law
• Andrew T. Frost –Corporate Law
• Robin K. Lehninger – Corporate Law; Health Care Law
• Richard W. Silverthorn – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Amy L. Vandamme – Commercial Litigation
• Jessica M. Zeratsky – Banking and Finance Law

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Michael R. Carey - Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Reed R. Heimbecher – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Patent Law
• Bradley W. Micsky – Litigation - Intellectual Property

San Antonio, Texas

• Daniela Gonzales Aldape – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Diann M. Bartek – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Kerry T. Benedict – Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• 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
• Kacy Cigarroa – Real Estate Law
• Denise M. Drake – Real Estate Law
• Melanie L. Fry – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
• Jeffrey C. Gifford – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Daniel Harkins – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent
• Patrick L. Huffstickler – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• David Kinder –Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance
• Bonnie K. Kirkland – Commercial Litigation
• Wilhelm E. Liebmann – Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Utilities Law
• Donna K. McElroy – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Nicholas J. Monaghan – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Robert W. Nelson – Tax Law
• Matthew Pepping – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
• Patrick Ryan – Corporate Law
• Thomas E. Sanders – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation – ERISA; Litigation - Insurance
• Brett W. Schouest – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Real Estate
• Andrew Sherwood – Commercial Finance Law; 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 – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction
• Deborah D. Williamson –Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law

Washington, D.C.

• Eric Fingerhut – Trademark Law
• Thomas J. Judge – Insurance Law
• Joanne L. Zimolzak – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law

“Ones to Watch”

The Dykema attorneys listed as 2026 Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch,” identified by office location and the practice area for which they are being recognized are:

Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Alison Carruthers – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Hannah R. Humes – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• David Padalino – Health Care Law
• Andrew VanEgmond – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Austin, Texas

• Evan Atkinson – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Maria McIntyre – Commercial Litigation

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

• Nardeen Dalli – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Tax Law
• Joseph Duffy – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation - Construction
• Jonathan Kama – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Samuel Kilberg – Real Estate Law
• Eun Sung Lim – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
• Thomas Lurie – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Samir A. Mouawad - Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Robert Pollock – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law -
• Victoria Remus – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Tax Law
• Connor Walby – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Ryan Warsh – Real Estate Law

Chicago, Illinois

• Kevin Connor – Commercial Litigation; Technology Law
• Jennifer Dickey – Privacy and Data Security Law
• Aaron Dorsey – Real Estate Law
• Joshua Fishman – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Diego Freire – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Chukwuma M. Offor – Real Estate Law
• Joseph Ramos – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Samuel Royko – Commercial Litigation
• Nicholas Ustaski – Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment

Dallas, Texas

• Antonio Cifuentes – Corporate Law
• William F. Davis – Commercial Litigation
• Robert Fisher – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Dean Gould – Corporate Law; Dean Gould
• Nathan Jin – Real Estate Law
• Tara Kern – Commercial Litigation
• Amelia Marquis – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Kristin Ornstein – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Natalie Skizas – Corporate Law

Detroit, Michigan

• Matthew Cassar – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Construction; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Mark Makoski – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate
• Giuliano Mancini – Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law
• Ryan VanOver – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance

Houston, Texas

• Tyler Hubert – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Tax Law
• Kim Lewinski – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Stepanie Sepulveda – Commercial Litigation

Lansing, Michigan

• Cheyenne Benyi – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Government Relations Practice

Los Angeles, California

• Martin Hirshland – Commercial Litigation
• Samantha J. Hughes – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Christine Mardikian – Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Carolina Nunez – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Lola Ogunade – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Nicholas O. Von der Lancken – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• Jonathan Meulemans – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Lyndsey Jackson – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Mickey Stevens – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

San Antonio, Texas

• Brooke Bohlen – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
• Ryan Borelo – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Alexander Good – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
• Ryan Landry – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Priscila Mosqueda – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Emily K. Reed – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Katherine Rios – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Kevin Sanchez – Litigation - Banking and Finance

Washington, D.C.

• Sarah Cornwell – Insurance Law
• Christopher Sakauye – Insurance Law