214 Dykema Lawyers Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 and Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch”

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that 214 of its attorneys, in multiple practice areas and markets, have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 guide and the Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” list. Additionally, attorneys from the firm have earned 15 Best Lawyers 2027 “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 2027 “Lawyers of the Year,” identified by office location and the practice area for which they are being recognized, are:

Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Robert A. Boonin – Litigation - Labor and Employment

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

• Michael G. Cumming – Trusts and Estates
• Joseph H. Hickey – Litigation - Banking and Finance

Chicago, Illinois

• Scott R. Fryzel – Financial Services Regulation Law

Dallas, Texas

• Christopher D. Kratovil – Litigation - Real Estate

Detroit, Michigan

• Michael P. Cooney – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Todd Grant Gattoni – Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Lansing, Michigan

• Jason T. Hanselman – Energy Law
• Theodore W. Seitz – Appellate Practice
• Leonard C. Wolfe – Administrative / Regulatory Law

San Antonio, Texas

• Jeffrey C. Gifford – Banking and Finance Law
• Patrick L. Huffstickler – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Nicholas J. Monaghan – Corporate Law
• Brett W. Schouest – Litigation - Real Estate

Washington, D.C.

• Eric Fingerhut – Trademark Law

Best Lawyers

The Dykema attorneys listed in the 2027 Best Lawyers in America guide, identified by office location and the practice areas for which they have been recognized, are:

Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Gerald L. Aben – Health Care Law
• Robert A. Boonin – Education Law; Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Anthony J. Frasca – Trusts and Estates
• James P. Greene – Employment 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
• 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 – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
• Keith A. Shuley – Construction Law; 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
• Sean Darke – Litigation - ERISA
• 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
• 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 – Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law
• Jeanne M. Whalen – Corporate Law

Chicago, Illinois

• Harry N. Arger – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Insurance
• 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
• Bruce L. Goldsmith – Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Law
• Michael S. Kurtzon – Real Estate Law
• Jerrold M. Peven – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Michael D. Rothstein – Real Estate Law
• Andrew P. Scott – Land Use and Zoning Law
• Gary P. Segal – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; 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
• Erin B. Dempsey – Real Estate Law
• Tiffany Eggers – Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• 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; Product Liability 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

• 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
• Brett M. Gelbord – Commercial Litigation
• Grant P. Gilezan – Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
• James F. Hermon – Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Suzanne Johnson – Corporate Law
• Andrew Kolozsvary – Commercial Litigation
• Rochelle Lento – Real Estate Law
• John F. Rhoades – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Daniel J. Schairbaum – Construction Law; Real Estate Law
• Thomas M. Schehr – Banking and Finance Law; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
• Dante A. Stella – Commercial Litigation; Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law; Privacy and Data Security Law

Houston, Texas

• William J. Hotze – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Brad K. Howell – Commercial Litigation
• Arthur M. Nathan – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Tax Law
• James D. Prappas – Employment Law - Management; Immigration Law; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Michael W. Twomey – Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment

Lansing, Michigan

• Richard J. Aaron – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law; Litigation - Regulatory Enforcement (SEC, Telecom, Energy); Natural Resources Law; Utilities Law
• Banu Basaran – Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Lance Boldrey – Cannabis Law; Gaming Law; Native American Law
• John W. Fraser – Cannabis 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
• 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
• Alan Wilk – Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Leonard C. Wolfe – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Education Law; Gaming Law; Government Relations Practice

Los Angeles, California

• James S. Azadian – Appellate Practice
• Tamara A. Bush – Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Dommond Lonnie – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• Kate Bechen – Corporate Law
• Timothy Caprez – Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law
• Robin K. Lehninger – Corporate Law; Health Care Law
• Richard W. Silverthorn – Corporate Law
• 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

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
• Kacy Cigarroa – Real Estate Law
• Denise M. Drake – Real Estate Law
• Jillian Gordon Foerster – Employee Benefits (ERISA) 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; Trademark Law
• Patrick L. Huffstickler – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• David Kinder – Arbitration; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance
• Bonnie K. Kirkland – Commercial Litigation; Government Contracts
• Wilhelm E. Liebmann – Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Utilities Law
• Asel Lindsey – Tax 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; Litigation - Insurance
• 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
• 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
• Jennifer Fraser – Trademark Law
• Thomas J. Judge – Insurance Law
• Jason C. Reichlyn – Insurance Law
• Joanne L. Zimolzak – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law

“Ones to Watch”

The Dykema attorneys listed as 2027 Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch,” identified by office location and the practice area for which they are being recognized, are:

Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Hannah R. Humes – Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
• David Padalino – Health Care Law

Austin, Texas

• Evan Atkinson – Corporate Governance and Compliance Law; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Emma Blackwood – Commercial Litigation
• Maria McIntyre – Commercial Litigation
• Courtney Raaz – Commercial Litigation
• Anthony Suniga – Commercial Litigation

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

• Nardeen Dalli – Tax Law
• Joseph Duffy – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation – Construction
• Matthew Fellows – Commercial Litigation
• Jonathan Kama – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Omar N. Khawaja – 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
• Tanya M. Murray – Insurance Law
• Robert Pollock – Corporate Law; Real Estate Law
• Reed K. Powers – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Trusts and Estates
• Victoria Remus – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Tax Law
• Robert Zak – Trusts and Estates

Chicago, Illinois

• Soha AbdurRahman – Corporate 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
• Lu Harmening – Commercial Litigation
• Chukwuma M. Offor – Real Estate Law
• Dylan Robinson – Banking and Finance Law
• Samuel Royko – Commercial Litigation
• Nicholas Ustaski – Labor and Employment Law – Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment

Dallas, Texas

• Robert Fisher – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Dean Gould – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Nathan Jin – Real Estate Law
• Tara Kern – Commercial Litigation
• Aaron Lozano – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Michael D. Rich – Real Estate Law
• Natalie Skizas – Corporate Law

Detroit, Michigan

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

Houston, Texas

• Jennifer Cruz – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Stephanie Sepulveda – Commercial Litigation

Lansing, Michigan

• Amia Banks – Real Estate Law; Trusts and Estates
• Hannah Buzolits – Energy Law
• Olivia R.C.A. Flower – Government Relations Practice

Los Angeles, California

• Andres E. De La Cruz – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Martin Hirshland – Commercial Litigation
• Kevin Kumar – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Christine Mardikian – Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Lola Ogunade – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Courtney Ung – Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Nicholas O. Von der Lancken – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• Hallie Heath – Corporate Law
• Jonathan Meulemans – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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

San Antonio, Texas

• Brooke Bohlen – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
• Jacob Burkholder – Corporate Law
• Samantha Chaiken-Turner – Real Estate Law
• Dominique Douglas - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• JoeRay Garcia – Commercial Litigation
• Alexander Good – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
• Melissa Hjalmquist – Commercial Litigation
• Tyler Hubert – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Tax Law
• Ryan Landry – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Matthew Maupin – Commercial Litigation
• Emily K. Reed – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Katy Jo Richards – Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Katherine Rios – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Kevin Sanchez – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance

Washington, D.C.

• Christopher Sakauye – Insurance Law