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Dykema Gossett

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American law firm

Dykema Gossett PLLC, doing business as Dykema, is an American full-service law firm. Founded and headquartered in Detroit, it has offices in various locations around the United States including California, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Texas, Washington, D.C., and Wisconsin. Dykema's largest office is in Chicago but its combined Southeast Michigan offices (Detroit, Bloomfield Hills, and Ann Arbor) are collectively larger.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Dykema Gossett PLLC, doing business as Dykema, is an American full-service law firm. Founded and headquartered in Detroit, it has offices in various locations around the United States including California, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Texas, Washington, D.C., and Wisconsin. Dykema's largest office is in Chicago but its combined Southeast Michigan offices (Detroit, Bloomfield Hills, and Ann Arbor) are collectively larger. As of 2020, it was the 118th largest law firm in the nation.2

The story

1926 Founded in Detroit, Michigan by Raymond K. Dykema, Elroy O. Jones and Renville Wheat.

1970 Opened its second office in Bloomfield Hills to manage its expanding client list.

1978 Opened its Washington, DC office.

1995 Opened its Chicago office.

2003 Started its Los Angeles office by acquiring law firm Feeney Kellett Wienner & Bush.

2004 Dykema merges with Rooks Pitts, a Chicago firm founded in 1897, to significantly enhance its Midwest presence.

2007 Launched its first Texas office in Dallas.

2008 Merged with Schwartz Cooper, boosting its Chicago presence.

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2013 Opened a new office in Minneapolis, its first in Minnesota.

2013 Opened an office in Austin, its second in Texas.

2015 Expanded its presence in Texas and the Southwest by combining with venerable Texas firm Cox Smith, adding offices in San Antonio and McAllen.

2019 Dykema combines with Loss, Judge & Ward, doubling its Washington, DC presence.

2022 Opened its first Wisconsin office in Milwaukee.

2022 Opened an office in Houston, Texas.

From Wikipedia’s article on Dykema Gossett, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

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