216 Dykema Lawyers Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 and Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch”

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that 216 of its attorneys, in multiple practice areas and markets, have been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 guide and the Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch” list. Additionally, attorneys from the firm have earned 21 Best Lawyers 2025 “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 2025 “Lawyers of the Year,” identified by office location and the practice area for which they are being recognized, are:

Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Melvin J. Muskovitz – Labor Law – Management
• Robert P. Tiplady– Trusts and Estates

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

• James P. Feeney– Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• James P. Feeney– Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Alan M. Greene – Litigation - Real Estate
• Alan M. Greene – Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
• Joseph H. Hickey – Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Brian T. Smith – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

Chicago, Illinois

• Scott R. Fryzel – Financial Services Regulation Law

Dallas, Texas

• Jeffrey J. Cox – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
• Christopher D. Kratovil– Litigation - Real Estate

Detroit, Michigan

• Robert A. Boonin – Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Todd G. Gattoni – Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Lansing, Michigan

• Richard J. Aaron– Utilities Law
• Richard J. Aaron– Energy Regulatory Law
• William B. Murphy– Mediation
• Leonard C. Wolfe– Administrative / Regulatory Law

San Antonio, Texas

• Jeffrey C. Gifford – Banking and Finance Law
• Nicholas J. Monaghan – Corporate Law
• Brett W. Schouest– Litigation - Real Estate
• James B. Smith, Jr.– Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Best Lawyers

The Dykema attorneys listed in the 2025 Best Lawyers in America guide, identified by office location and the practice areas for which they have been recognized, are:

Ann Arbor, Michigan

• James P. Greene – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment

• Krista Lenart– Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation

• Mark G. Malven – IT Outsourcing Law
• Melvin J. Muskovitz – Employment Law - Management; Labor Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Kathleen A. Reed– Health Care Law
• Robert P. Tiplady – Litigation - Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; 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; Litigation – Insurance
• Travis E. Plummer – Insurance Law
• Keith A. Shuley – 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
• Joseph DeHondt– Corporate Law
• 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 – Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law
• Eric S. Klein – Health Care Law
• Bonnie Mayfield – Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• 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 – Real Estate Law
• Sheryl L. Toby – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Jeanne M. Whalen – Corporate Law

Chicago, Illinois

• Harry N. Arger– Commercial Litigation
• Frank D. Ballantine– Corporate Law
• Christopher Cahill – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Jonathan S. Feld– Criminal Defense: White-Collar
• Scott R. Fryzel – Banking and Finance Law; Financial Services Regulation Law
• Steven Gistenson – Commercial Litigation
• Bruce L. Goldsmith – Real Estate Law
• Michael S. Kurtzon – Real Estate Law
• Robert C. Linton– Real Estate Law
• Andrew P. Scott – Land Use and Zoning Law
• Michael J. Word – Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Steven McMahon Zeller – Patent Law; Trade Secrets Law

Dallas, Texas

• Thomas B. Alleman – Insurance Law; Litigation - Insurance
• Alison R. Ashmore – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Catherine Bowe– Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Clay A. Cossé – Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability 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
• Brian R. Forbes –Real Estate Law
• Teresa Ereon Giltner – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Real Estate Law
• Gavin E. Hill – Commercial Litigation
• Zachary Q. Hoard – Commercial Litigation
• Christopher D. Kratovil – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate
• Brandy Manning– Appellate Practice; Oil and Gas Law
• Virgil Ochoa – Corporate Law
• José M. Rubio– Litigation - Real Estate
• James W. Sargent– Real Estate Law
• David J. Schenck – Appellate Practice
• Prescott W. Smith- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
• Elizabeth Voss – Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• 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

• 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; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• James R. Case – Construction Law; Litigation - Construction
• 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
• Grant P. Gilezan – Environmental Law; Litigation - Environmental
• James F. Hermon – Employment Law - Management; Litigation - Labor and Employment
• Mark D. Jacobs – Environmental Law
• Peter M. Kellett – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Securities; Mediation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Jin-Kyu Koh – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
• Rochelle Lento – Real Estate 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
• John F. Rhoades – Commercial Litigation
• Daniel J. Schairbaum – Construction Law; Real Estate Law
• Thomas M. Schehr – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
• Dante A. Stella– Commercial Litigation; Electronic Discovery and Information Management Law
• Boyd White III – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Houston, Texas

• Brad K. Howell – Commercial Litigation

Lansing, Michigan

• Richard J. Aaron – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Energy Law; Energy Regulatory Law; Natural Resources Law; Utilities Law
• Lance Boldrey – Cannabis Law; Gaming Law; Native American Law
• Ann D. Fillingham – Corporate Law; Public Finance 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
• Stephen C. Liedel - Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Mark Magyar– Appellate Practice
• Lori McAllister– Arbitration; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation – Insurance
• William B. Murphy– Appellate Practice; Arbitration; Mediation
• Brian J. Page – Corporate Law; Litigation - Real Estate; Real Estate Law
• Theodore Seitz – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Alan Wilk – Administrative / Regulatory Law
• Leonard C. Wolfe – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Education Law; Gaming Law; Government Relations Practice;

Los Angeles, California

• Tamara A. Bush– Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
• Dommond Lonnie– Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

McAllen, Texas

• Diann M. Bartek – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Banking and Finance; Litigation - Bankruptcy

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• Kate Bechen– Corporate Law
• Timothy Caprez –Corporate Law
• Andrew T. Frost –Corporate Law
• Robin K. Lehninger –Health Care Law
• Amy L. Vandamme – Commercial Litigation
• Jessica M. Zeratsky– Banking and Finance Law

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Reed R. Heimbecher – Litigation - Intellectual Property; Patent Law

San Antonio, Texas

• Daniela Gonzales Aldape– Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Kerry T. Benedict – Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• 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
• Kacy Cigarroa – Real Estate Law
• Denise M. Drake– Real Estate 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
• Patrick L. Huffstickler – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• David Kinder –Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance
• Bonnie K. Kirkland – Commercial Litigation
• Wilhelm E. Liebmann – Corporate Compliance Law; Corporate Governance Law; Corporate Law; Securities / Capital Markets 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
• Patrick Ryan – Corporate Law
• Thomas E. Sanders – Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Litigation - ERISA
• Brett W. Schouest – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction; Litigation - Real Estate
• Andrew Sherwood – Commercial Finance Law; Real Estate Law
• James B. Smith, Jr. – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• 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
• 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
• Sean M. Hanifin– Insurance Law
• Thomas J. Judge– Insurance Law
• Joanne L. Zimolzak– Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law

“Ones to Watch”

The Dykema attorneys listed as 2025 Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch,” identified by office location and the practice area for which they are being recognized are:

Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Alison Carruthers – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Hannah Muller – Trusts and Estates
• David Padalino – Health Care Law
• Andrew VanEgmond– Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust

Austin, Texas

• Evan Atkinson– Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
• Ashley Shapiro Bunyard – Commercial Litigation
• Maria McIntyre – Commercial Litigation

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

• Nardeen Dalli – Tax Law
• Joseph Duffy – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Antitrust
• Antonia Giles – Corporate Law
• Jonathan Kama – Commercial Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Erin Katz- Litigation - Banking and Finance
• Samuel Kilberg – Real Estate Law
• Robert Pollock – Real Estate Law -
• Igli Psari – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Victoria Remus– Tax Law
• Connor Walby– Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Ryan Warsh – Real Estate Law

Chicago, Illinois

• Kevin Connor– Commercial Litigation
• Aaron Dorsey– Real Estate Law
• Joshua Fishman – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation - Bankruptcy
• Matthew T. Hays – Intellectual Property Law
• Beth Peng Lyden – Banking and Finance Law; Corporate Law
• Susan Ruddy– Real Estate Law
• Phillip Short – Commercial Litigation
• Nicholas Ustaski – Litigation - Labor and Employment

Dallas, Texas

• Antonio Cifuentes– Corporate Law
• William F. Davis– Commercial Litigation
• Robert Fisher– Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Oscar Garcia-Isita – Mergers and Acquisition Law
• Dean Gould– Corporate Law
• Rebekah L. Hudgins – Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Nathan Jin– Real Estate Law
• Tara Kern– Commercial Litigation
• Caroline Lawhorn– Commercial Litigation
• Amelia Marquis– Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Banking and Finance
• Kristin Ornstein – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Natalie Skizas – Corporate Law
• Ariel Snyder– Corporate Law
• Alexandria Marie Twiss – Commercial Litigation

Detroit, Michigan

• Matthew Cassar – Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Construction
• Mark Makoski– Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Real Estate
• Giuliano Mancini – Litigation - Real Estate
• Ryan VanOver– Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Litigation - Banking and Finance

Houston, Texas

• Amanda D. Gordon – Commercial Litigation; Family Law: Arbitration and Mediation; Litigation - Real Estate
• Tyler Hubert– Tax Law
• Stepanie Sepulveda – Commercial Litigation

Lansing, Michigan

• Kyle M. Asher – Administrative / Regulatory Law; Commercial Litigation
• Cheyenne Benyi - Administrative / Regulatory Law; Government Relations Practice
• John Fraser –Government Relations Practice

Los Angeles, California

• Martin Hirshland – Commercial Litigation
• Samantha J. Hughes – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Lola Ogunade – Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Rochelle Smith– Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
• Nicholas O. Von der Lancken– Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Heming Xu – Litigation – Intellectual Property

McAllen, Texas

• Kevin Sanchez – Litigation - Banking and Finance

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• Jonathan Meulemans – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Lyndsey Jackson – Commercial Litigation
• Mickey Stevens– Commercial Litigation; Product Liability Litigation - Defendants

San Antonio, Texas

• Danielle Rushing Behrends – Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Litigation – Bankruptcy
• Brooke Bohlen – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation
• Ryan Borelo– Intellectual Property Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property
• Elizabeth Hartsell– Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law
• Ryan Landry – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
• Priscila Mosqueda – Commercial Litigation
• Emily K. Reed – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Katherine Rios – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Washington, D.C.

• Sarah Cornwell – Insurance Law
• Christopher Sakauye – Insurance Law