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Chambers USA 2026 Recognizes Skarzynski Marick & Black and Individual Lawyers in Insurance Dispute Resolution
The 2026 edition of Chambers USA: Leading Lawyers for Business has ranked Skarzynski Marick & Black LLP for “Insurance: Dispute Resolution: Insurer.” This year, the firm earned a national ranking and maintained its Band 1 ranking in Illinois and Band 3 ranking in New York. Individually ranked lawyers include Illinois-based partners Michael M. Marick, James H. Kallianis, Karen M. Dixon, Joel Vander Vliet, and Timothy H. Wright, and New York-based partners, James A. Skarzynski, Tammy Yuen, Laura K. Markovich, and Edward C. Carleton. Chambers client feedback highlights the firm as being, “Clear, concise, and exceptionally capable across complex matters, delivering timely and efficient guidance while proactively identifying business risks that other coverage firms may not even recognize.”
“This recognition is especially meaningful because it is grounded in our clients’ feedback,” said Tammy Yuen, managing partner of the firm. “We are thankful for the trust they place in our team and for the opportunity to advise them on high-stakes, complex matters across jurisdictions.”
About Skarzynski Marick & Black
Skarzynski Marick & Black is a law firm with offices in New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles, 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.
“This recognition is especially meaningful because it is grounded in our clients’ feedback,” said Tammy Yuen, managing partner of the firm. “We are thankful for the trust they place in our team and for the opportunity to advise them on high-stakes, complex matters across jurisdictions.”
About Skarzynski Marick & Black
Skarzynski Marick & Black is a law firm with offices in New York City, Chicago, and Los Angeles, 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.