Secrest Wardle Attys Earn Best Lawyers '22 "Lawyer of the Year"

Secrest Wardle is proud to announce that Executive Partner, Derk W. Beckerleg, and Senior Partner, Mark E. Morley, have received Best Lawyers 2022 “Lawyer of the Year” awards in their respective categories in Troy, Michigan. “Lawyer of the Year” recognitions are presented to individual attorneys with the highest overall peer-feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one attorney is recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” for each specialty and location.

Derk W. Beckerleg has received the Best Lawyers 2022 Municipal Law-Troy, Michigan “Lawyer of the Year” Award. Mr. Beckerleg is a member and Chair of the Firm’s Governmental Litigation, Municipal, and Real Estate Practice Groups. He serves as the Managing Partner of the Municipal Law Practice Group. In 2017, Mr. Beckerleg received the Michigan Association of Municipal Attorneys (MAMA) Distinguished Municipal Attorney Award. Mr. Beckerleg has been selected to Super Lawyers Magazine’s list of Michigan Super Lawyers from 2007 through the present. Mr. Beckerleg has also been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© for 10 years and for 2022 has been listed in Troy, Michigan, in the Land Use and Zoning Law, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning, Litigation – Municipal, and Municipal Law categories. In 2013, he was named Detroit Area Litigation-Municipal Lawyer of the Year by the Best Lawyers in America© publication. From 2012 to the present, Mr. Beckerleg has been named to dbusiness magazine’s list of “Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit.” In 2020, he was listed in the Land Use & Zoning, Municipal Law, and Tax Law categories. Mr. Beckerleg has also earned an AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubble.

Mark E. Morley has received the Best Lawyers 2022 Insurance Law – Troy, Michigan “Lawyer of the Year” Award. Mr. Morley is a Senior Partner of Secrest Wardle and a member of the Firm’s Alternative Dispute Resolution, Employment, Insurance Coverage, Malpractice/Professional Liability, Motor Vehicle Litigation, Product Liability, and Trucking/Commercial Vehicle Litigation Practice Groups. He also serves as Chair of the Insurance Coverage and Malpractice/Professional Liability Practice Groups. Mr. Morley is a member of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, the Defense Research Institute, and the International Association of Defense Counsel. Mr. Morley has been named to dbusiness magazine’s list of the “Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit.” In 2020, he was listed in the Insurance Law category. From 2016 to the present, Mr. Morley has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© and for 2022 has been listed in Troy, Michigan, in the Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants, Litigation – Insurance, and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants categories. Mr. Morley was also selected to Super Lawyers Magazine’s list of Michigan Super Lawyers in 2021 in the area of Civil Litigation: Defense.

Secrest Wardle is a law firm specializing in defense litigation and counsel for insurance, municipal, and commercial clients headquartered in Troy, Michigan, with additional offices in Grand Rapids and Lansing. For more information, please visit www.secrestwardle.com.