Chambers USA Ranks Dykema as a Top-5 Firm Nationally for Automotive Product Liability and in 12 Total Practice Areas in 2021 Edition
May, 2021 - Detroit, Michigan
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that it received 25 individual attorney rankings and 12 practice area rankings in the 2021 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business guide. In total, the firm received National recognition in three practice areas and six individual attorney ranks; including ranking as one of the top five firms in the nation for Product Liability: Automobile. In addition, Derek Whitefield was recognized as a top-five attorney for Product Liability: Automobile.
Published annually, Chambers has been ranking the best law firms and lawyers since 1990, and now covers 185 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
Product Liability: Automobile
Product Liability: Consumer Class Actions
District of Columbia
Insurance: Insurer
Illinois
Real Estate
Michigan
Corporate/M&A
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Labor & Employment
Litigation: General Commercial
Real Estate
Texas
Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Texas: San Antonio & Surrounds
Litigation: General Commercial
Chambers USA recognized the following Dykema attorneys, as identified by jurisdiction and practice area:
USA - Nationwide
R. Lance Boldery—Cannabis Law: Eastern United States
R. Lance Boldrey—Native American Law
Derek S. Whitefield—Product Liability: Automobile
Derek S. Whitefield—Product Liability: Consumer Class Actions
John M. Thomas—Product Liability: Consumer Class Actions
Terri S. Reiskin—Product Liability: Consumer Class Actions
District of Columbia
Thomas J. Judge— Insurance: Insurer
Lewis K. Loss—Insurance: Insurer
Illinois
Michael S. Kurtzon—Real Estate
Andrew P. Scott—Real Estate: Zoning/Land Use
Michigan
J. Michael Bernard—Corporate/M&A
Robert A. Boonin—Labor & Employment
Amy M. Christen—Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Adam M. Fishkind—Real Estate
James P. Feeney—Litigation: General Commercial
Kyle R. Hauberg—Real Estate
James F. Hermon—Labor & Employment
Margaret Adams Hunter—Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation
Jin-Kyu Koh—Corporate/M&A
Thomas S. Vaughn—Corporate/M&A
Texas
Deborah D. Williamson—Bankruptcy/Restructuring
Texas: Austin & Surrounds
Phillip M. Slinkard—Corporate/M&A
Texas: San Antonio & Surrounds
Jeffrey C. Gifford—Corporate/M&A
Wilhelm L. Liebmann—Corporate/M&A
Marty Truss—Litigation: General Commercial
