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Chambers USA 2025 Recognizes Skarzynski Marick & Black and Individual Lawyers in Insurance Dispute Resolution
The 2025 edition of Chambers USA: Leading Lawyers for Business has ranked Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP for “Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer.” This year, the firm maintained its Band 1 ranking in Illinois and earned a Band 3 ranking in New York. Individually ranked lawyers include Illinois-based partners Michael M. Marick, James H. Kallianis, Karen M. Dixon and Joel Vander Vliet and New York-based partners, James A. Skarzynski and Tammy Yuen. Chambers highlights the firm as being “exceptional for its sound legal advice, awareness of the most recent developments in the law and understanding of the current marketplace,” and “the team combines technical expertise with sound judgement and strategic thinking.”
“We deeply appreciate the trust our clients place in us and are honored to be recognized in this year’s Chambers USA Guide,” said Tammy Yuen, the firm’s managing partner. “The feedback our clients provided to Chambers speaks to the collaborative relationships we’ve built over time and the complexity of the matters they entrust to us. We’re proud to advise them and grateful for their continued partnership.”
About Skarzynski Marick & Black
Skarzynski Marick & Black is a law firm co-centered in New York City and Chicago which represents the global insurance industry in its most complex and challenging matters. The firm is recognized for its industry leading representation of insurers across a diverse range of insurance-related services, including coverage and bad faith ligation, arbitration and counselling, bankruptcy, claims monitoring, and structuring insurance policies and risk transfer programs. The firm has deep experience in all types of insurance, including directors and officers, general liability (particularly for long-tail exposures), aviation, professional liability, cyber, property, and product recall and contamination coverages. The firm also has a significant commercial and complex litigation practice.
About Chambers and Partners
Chambers and Partners, the publisher of Chambers USA, is the leading independent professional legal research company operating across 200 jurisdictions. They deliver detailed rankings and insight into the world's leading lawyers and law firms, based on in-depth interviews with clients and members of the legal community.
“We deeply appreciate the trust our clients place in us and are honored to be recognized in this year’s Chambers USA Guide,” said Tammy Yuen, the firm’s managing partner. “The feedback our clients provided to Chambers speaks to the collaborative relationships we’ve built over time and the complexity of the matters they entrust to us. We’re proud to advise them and grateful for their continued partnership.”
About Skarzynski Marick & Black
Skarzynski Marick & Black is a law firm co-centered in New York City and Chicago which represents the global insurance industry in its most complex and challenging matters. The firm is recognized for its industry leading representation of insurers across a diverse range of insurance-related services, including coverage and bad faith ligation, arbitration and counselling, bankruptcy, claims monitoring, and structuring insurance policies and risk transfer programs. The firm has deep experience in all types of insurance, including directors and officers, general liability (particularly for long-tail exposures), aviation, professional liability, cyber, property, and product recall and contamination coverages. The firm also has a significant commercial and complex litigation practice.
About Chambers and Partners
Chambers and Partners, the publisher of Chambers USA, is the leading independent professional legal research company operating across 200 jurisdictions. They deliver detailed rankings and insight into the world's leading lawyers and law firms, based on in-depth interviews with clients and members of the legal community.