Dykema Earns 19 Practice Area Rankings and 38 Individual Attorney Recognitions in Chambers USA 2026

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that it received 19 total practice area rankings and 38 individual attorney rankings and recognition in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business guide. The firm received national rankings in four practice areas, and seven individual attorneys were ranked and recognized nationally.

Published annually, Chambers has ranked the best law firms and lawyers since 1990 and now covers 200 jurisdictions worldwide. 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 – Dallas, Fort Worth & Surrounds

• Litigation: General Commercial

Texas – San Antonio

• Corporate/M&A
• Litigation: General Commercial

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

USA - Nationwide

• Laura C. Baucus—Transportation: Road (Automotive) (Notable Practitioner)
• 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—Cannabis Law: Eastern United States
• Brett M. Gelbord—Psychedelics Law
• Krista L. Lenart—Product Liability: Automobile

California

• James Azadian—Litigation: Appellate

District of Columbia

• Thomas J. Judge—Insurance: Insurer
• Brent Olson—Insurance: Insurer

Illinois

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

Michigan

• Richard Aaron—Energy & Natural Resources
• 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
• Eric S. Klein—Healthcare
• Jin-Kyu Koh—Corporate/M&A
• Lori McAllister—Insurance

Texas

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

Texas – San Antonio & Surrounds

• 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