Areas of Practice
Industries
Bar Admissions
- California, 1991
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1992
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, 1992
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 1992
Education
University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D.
- Dean's Scholarship Recipient
University of Wales, Aberystwyth (United Kingdom), Advanced Studies Certificate
University of California, San Diego, B.A.
- Provost's Honor List
Michael Wippler is a member of Dykema’s six-person Executive Board. Before being elected to Dykema’s Executive Board, he served for six years as the Office Managing Member (Managing Partner) for Dykema's Los Angeles office. Additionally, Mr. Wippler manages client service teams for several of the firm’s main clients.
Michael Wippler's practice focuses on business counseling, litigation, and negotiating and documenting business and real estate transactions. He has negotiated and documented real estate and business transactions in the United States, Europe, Latin America, and Asia.
Mr. Wippler has also litigated matters alleging, without limitation, breach of contract, fraud, and statutory violations.
Mr. Wippler represents individuals and both publicly-traded and privately-held companies. Representative companies include an international contract manufacturer, an international construction company, a national real estate developer/property manager, an automobile manufacturer, and an international oil field service company.
Before joining Dykema, Mr. Wippler was the Vice President and General Counsel for a national mortgage banking and brokerage company. During the seven years that Mr. Wippler held that role, he also managed the company’s human resources and compliance functions.
Mr. Wippler served in the United States Naval Reserve, as an Arbitrator for the Los Angeles Superior Court, on the Board of the Hiller Aviation Museum, and as Corporate Secretary for the W.M. Keck Foundation.
Mr. Wippler holds a Broker's license from the California Bureau of Real Estate.
Seminars & Speeches
- Career Strategies for Lawyers: Ideas for a Successful Career, University of California, Irvine, School of LawMarch 31, 2015
Publications
- March 18, 2021Authority Magazine
- November 12, 2020American Bar Association Law Student Divisionhttps://abaforlawstudents.com/2020/11/12/what-you-didnt-learn-in-law-school-succeeding-as-a-lawyer/
- July 28, 2020ACC Dockethttps://www.accdocket.com/articles/how-a-gc-protected-a-company-during-covid-19.cfm
- October 1, 2019ACC Docket
- "What retailers need to know about e-commerce and the ADA"March 27, 2015Retailing Today
- March 18, 2015Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
- October 9, 2014Westlaw Journal Computer & Internet
- July/August 2014ACC Dockethttp://www.dykema.com/news-item-Michael-P-Wippler-Samuel-J-Miller-Co-Author-Article-in-July-August-Issue-of-ACC-Docket_7-2014.html
- February 2012Smart Business Los Angeles
News
- Dommond Lonnie and Michael Wippler Nominated for Los Angeles Business Journal “Leaders in Law” AwardOctober 27, 2020
- February 19, 2020
- December 11, 2019
- December 5, 2019
- October 20, 2016
- April 6, 2015
- April 1, 2015
- March 27, 2015
- Offers Insight Regarding Lawyers Moving From In-House Counsel to Law FirmJuly 21, 2014
- Dykema Business and Real Estate Lawyer Offers Ways that Small Retailers Can Raise Profile, Increase TrafficMay 30, 2014
- Discusses How Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS) Market Has Changed—Perhaps Forever—Since Real Estate CollapseMay 7, 2014
- Intensified Regulatory Scrutiny and Greater Exposure to Risk Means Mortgage Originators and Servicers Are Less Creative, More “Me-Too”April 13, 2014
- Says Investors Look to Higher-Yielding Triple-Net Lease Investments as Surrogate for Fixed-Income Component of PortfolioMarch 28, 2014
Alerts
- January 17, 2013
- November 18, 2011
- August 3, 2011
- January 24, 2011
- January 7, 2011
- New Jersey Bankruptcy Court Refuses to Enforce Mortgage Note Where Originating Lender Failed to Give Current Holder PositionDecember 15, 2010
- November 19, 2010
- September 2, 2010
- August 16, 2010
- July 15, 2010
- June 21, 2010
- June 16, 2010
- June 2, 2010
- May 21, 2010
- May 13, 2010
- January 26, 2010
- January 25, 2010
Press Releases
- January 21, 2021
- January 15, 2020
- July 27, 2018
- October 2, 2017
Memberships & Involvement
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of California
Community/Civic Activities
- Board of Directors, Celebrate Forever, Newport Beach, California
Awards & Recognition
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Nominated for and recognized in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s annual “Leaders in Law” award program, 2020
- 2016 “Leader in Law” Nominee, Los Angeles Business Journal
- Recognized in Southern California Super Lawyers® for Business Litigation, 2020-Present