Dykema Earns 18 Practice Area Rankings and 35 Individual Rankings in Chambers USA 2025

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that it received 35 individual attorney rankings and 18 practice area rankings in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business guide. The firm received national rankings in four practice areas and seven individual attorney rankings.

Published annually, Chambers has ranked the best law firms and lawyers since 1990 and now covers 200 jurisdictions throughout the world. Chambers ranks both lawyers and law firms based on the investigations of more than 200 researchers who conduct in-depth, confidential interviews with lawyers and clients.

Chambers USA recognized the following Dykema practices:

USA - Nationwide

• Cannabis Law
• Native American Law
• Product Liability: Automobile
• Transportation: Road (Automotive)

District of Columbia

• Insurance: Insurer

Illinois

• Real Estate

Michigan

• Corporate/M&A
• Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
• Energy & Natural Resources
• Labor & Employment
• Litigation: General Commercial
• Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
• Public Finance
• Real Estate

Texas

• Bankruptcy/Restructuring
• Insurance

Texas – San Antonio

• Corporate/M&A
• Litigation: General Commercial

Chambers USA recognized the following Dykema attorneys, as identified by jurisdiction and practice area:

USA - Nationwide

• Lance Boldrey—Cannabis Law: Eastern United States
• Lance Boldrey—Native American Law
• Michael Cooney—Product Liability: Automobile
• James P. Feeney—Product Liability: Automobile
• Brett M. Gelbord—Psychedelics Law
• Krista L. Lenart—Product Liability: Automobile
• John M. Thomas—Product Liability: Automobile

California

• James Azadian—Litigation: Appellate

District of Columbia

• Thomas J. Judge—Insurance: Insurer

Illinois

• Michael S. Kurtzon—Real Estate
• Andrew P. Scott—Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use

Michigan

• Richard Aaron—Energy & Natural Resources (named a Notable practitioner)
• Banu Basaran—Public Finance
• Jennifer Beidel—Litigation – White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
• Michael Bernard—Corporate/M&A
• Robert A. Boonin—Labor & Employment
• Amy M. Christen—Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
• Mark Chutkow—Litigation – White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations
• Michael P. Cooney—Litigation: General Commercial
• Adam M. Fishkind—Real Estate
• James P. Feeney—Litigation: General Commercial
• Kyle R. Hauberg—Real Estate
• James F. Hermon—Labor & Employment
• Jin-Kyu Koh—Corporate/M&A
• Lori McAllister—Insurance

Texas

• Thomas B. Alleman—Insurance
• Melanie Fry—Litigation: Appellate
• James Prappas—Immigration
• Deborah D. Williamson—Bankruptcy/Restructuring

Texas – San Antonio

• Jeffrey C. Gifford—Corporate/M&A
• David Kinder—Litigation: General Commercial
• Wilhelm L. Liebmann—Corporate/M&A
• Nicholas Monaghan—Corporate/M&A
• Thomas Sanders—Litigation: General Commercial

Wisconsin

• Kate Bechen—Corporate/M&A