Dykema Gossett, PLLC issued the following announcement on Aug. 20.
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced tday that 149 of its attorneys, in multiple practice areas and markets, have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© 2021 guide and the Best Lawyers "Ones to Watch" list. Additionally, 18 of the firm’s practitioners have been named Best Lawyers 2021 “Lawyer of the Year,” a special distinction 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," which is in its inaugural year, recognizes attorneys who are in the early stages of their careers and display outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. Our "Ones to Watch" recipients typically have been in practice for 5-9 years.
"Lawyers of the Year"
The Dykema attorneys named Best Lawyers 2021 “Lawyers of the Year” and the practice area(s) for which they are being recognized are:
Michael P. Adams - Patent Law
Phyllis G. Adams - Health Care Law
Mark E. Andrews - Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Kerry T. Benedict - Banking and Finance Law
Ramon D. Bissmeyer - Employment Law - Management
Stephen R. Estey - Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
James P. Feeney - Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Gary P. Gordon - Government Relations Practice
Alan M. Greene - Litigation - Land Use and Zoning Law
Dennis M. Haffey - Litigation - Securities
James P. Kiefer - Corporate Law
Jin-Kyu Koh - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Lori McAllister - Bet-the-Company Litigation
D. Richard McDonald - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Cameron H. Piggott - Litigation - Real Estate
Phillip M. Slinkard - Securities / Capital Markets Law
Daniel R. Stern - Employment Law - Individuals
Thomas S. Vaughn - Securities / Capital Markets Law
Best Lawyers
The Dykema attorneys listed in the 2020 Best Lawyers in America guide, identified by office location and the practice areas for which they have been recognized, are:
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Phyllis G. Adams – Health Care Law
Marie R. Deveney – Trusts and Estates
James P. Greene – Employment Law - Management
Kathrin E. Kudner – Health Care Law
Mark G. Malven – Technology Law
Melvin J. Muskovitz – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Ronald J. Santo (retired) – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management
Robert P. Tiplady – Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
Jill M. Wheaton – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - First Amendment
Austin, Texas
Michael P. Adams – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
Michael Klein – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
Keith A. Shuley – Environmental Law; Water Law
Phillip M. Slinkard – Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
James G. Aldrich Jr. – Immigration Law
Brian R. Balow – Corporate Law
Laura Baucus – Commercial Litigation
Michael Blalock – Commercial Litigation
Brendan J. Cahill – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Amy M. Christen – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Michael G. Cumming – Trusts and Estates
Stephen R. Estey – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law
James P. Feeney – Arbitration; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Adam M. Fishkind – Real Estate Law
Fred J. Fresard – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Alan M. Greene – Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation - Land Use and Zoning; Litigation - Real Estate
Clay Guise – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Dennis M. Haffey – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Mergers and Acquisitions; Litigation - Securities; Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Kyle R. Hauberg – Project Finance Law; Real Estate Law
Joseph H. Hickey – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
Margaret Adams Hunter – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Howard B. Iwrey – Antitrust Law; Litigation - Antitrust
Gerald T. Lievois – Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
Bonnie Mayfield – Litigation - Labor and Employment
Richard McDonald (retired) – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law; Securities Regulation
Thomas T. Moga – Litigation - Patent; Patent Law; Technology Law
Brian M. Moore – Commercial Litigation
Paul Nystrom – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
James D. Obermanns – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
John W. Rees – Patent Law
Kenneth J. Sachs – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Todd C. Schebor – Environmental Law
Brian Smith – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Sheryl L. Toby – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
Michael R. Vogt – Litigation - Real Estate
Chicago, Illinois
Jonathan E. Aberman – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Frank D. Ballantine – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
C. Elizabeth Darke – Real Estate Law
Michael S. Kurtzon – Real Estate Law
Robert C. Linton – Real Estate Law
Andrew P. Scott – Land Use and Zoning Law
Ian M. Sherman – Insurance Law
Mark A. Silverman – Commercial Litigation
Rosa M. Tumialián – Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance
Steven McMahon Zeller – Patent Law
Daniel Zollner – Insurance Law
Dallas, Texas
Thomas B. Alleman – Insurance Law
Mark E. Andrews (retired) – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Alison Ashmore – Commercial Litigation
M. David Bryant, Jr. – Commercial Litigation
Clay A. Cossé – Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Jeffrey J. Cox – 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
William B. Finkelstein – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Brian R. Forbes – Real Estate Law
Teresa Ereon Giltner – Real Estate Law
Aaron M. Kaufman – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Christopher D. Kratovil – Appellate Practice
Jason M. Ross – Appellate Practice; Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Arlene Switzer Steinfield – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Detroit, Michigan
J. 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
James R. Case – Construction Law
Michael P. Cooney – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - 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; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Grant P. Gilezan – Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
James F. Hermon – Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Kathryn J. Humphrey – Arbitration; Aviation Law; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Mark D. Jacobs – Environmental Law
Peter M. Kellett – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust; Litigation - Securities; Mediation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Joel D. Kellman – Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law
Jin-Kyu Koh – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
Rochelle Lento – Real Estate Law
Cameron H. Piggott – Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law
Harold D. Pope – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Rasul M. Raheem – Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
Carl Rashid, Jr. – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation - Real Estate; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Real Estate Law; Tax Law
Daniel J. Schairbaum – Real Estate Law
Thomas M. Schehr – Commercial Litigation
Thomas S. Vaughn – Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
Grand Rapids, Michigan
John A. Ferroli – Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
Elisa J. Lintemuth – Employment Law - Management
Stephen S. Muhich – Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
William B. Murphy – Appellate Practice; Arbitration; Mediation
Lansing, Michigan
Richard J. Aaron – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Energy Law
Lance Boldrey – Cannabis Law; Gaming Law; Native American Law
Ann D. Fillingham – Corporate Law; Public Finance Law
Gary P. Gordon – Administrative / Regulatory Law; First Amendment Law; Government Relations Practice
Jason Hanselman – Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law; Government Relations Practice
James P. Kiefer – Corporate Law; Public Finance Law
Lori McAllister – Arbitration; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Insurance
Theodore Seitz – Commercial Litigation
W. Alan Wilk – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law
Leonard C. Wolfe – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Gaming Law; Government Relations Practice
Los Angeles, California
James S. Azadian – Litigation - Intellectual Property
Brian J. Page – Corporate Law; Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law
McAllen, Texas
Diann M. Bartek – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Reed R. Heimbecher – Patent Law
San Antonio, Texas
Kerry T. Benedict – Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law
Michael D. Bernard – Commercial Litigation
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
Raymond A. Cowley – Employment Law - Management
Melanie L. Fry – Appellate Practice
Jeffrey C. Gifford – Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Daniel Harkins – Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law
Patrick L. Huffstickler – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
C. David Kinder – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
Wilhelm E. Liebmann – Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
Donna K. McElroy – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Robert W. Nelson – Tax Law
Patrick Ryan – Corporate Law
Thomas E. Sanders – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - ERISA
Brett W. Schouest – Commercial Litigation
Andrew Sherwood – Real Estate Law
James B. Smith, Jr. – Corporate Law
Phylis J. Speedlin – Appellate Practice; Arbitration; Mediation
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
James M. Truss – Commercial Litigation; Energy Law; Litigation - Environmental; Litigation - Real Estate; Oil and Gas Law
David B. West – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Deborah D. Williamson – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Washington, D.C.
Joanne L. Zimolzak – Insurance Law
"Ones to Watch"
The Dykema attorneys listed in the 2021 Best Lawyers "Ones to Watch" list and the practice area(s) for which they are being recognized are:
Gerald L. Aben – Health Care Law
Lauren Evers – Litigation - Real Estate
Nazneen S. Hasan – Tax Lawl; Trusts and Estates
Kelly R. Houk – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Eric D. Jay – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Bonnie K. Kirkland – Commercial Litigation
Scott R. Kocienski – Tax Law
Travis E. Plummer – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction
Scott Pressman – Commercial Litigation
Jason C. Reichlyn – Commercial Litigation
John F. Rhoades – Commercial Litigation
Bryce Rucker – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Elizabeth Voss – Labor and Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
Boyd White III – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
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