Tressler LLP is proud to announce that Donald G. Machalinski has been selected as the 2027 Lawyer of the Year for Chicago: Transportation Law by Best Lawyers in America®.

Best Lawyers in America® 2027 “Lawyer of the Year” recognitions are awarded to individual lawyers with the highest overall peer feedback for a specific practice area and geographic region. Only one lawyer is recognized as the “Lawyer of the Year” for each specialty and location by Best Lawyers. Donald Machalinski received the highest overall peer feedback for Transportation Law in Chicago, Illinois, for 2027.

“I am truly honored to be recognized as the 2027 Lawyer of the Year for Transportation Law in Chicago,” said Donald Machalinski. “This recognition is especially meaningful because it reflects the confidence and respect of my peers. I am grateful to my clients for placing their trust in me, to my colleagues at Tressler LLP for their collaboration and support, and to everyone who has contributed to my professional journey. It is a privilege to be part of a firm that is committed to delivering exceptional service and results.”

Don is Co-Chair of Tressler’s Aviation and Transportation Group, where he concentrates his practice in aviation, product, professional, and premises liability litigation, as well as insurance coverage litigation. Don has an active casualty trial practice and an appellate practice in both liability and coverage matters.

Since 2019, Don has been selected for inclusion in the Illinois Super Lawyers® and selected as a 2019 Top Rated Lawyer by the National Law Journal. Don was also selected by his peers in the 2023 and 2024 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® as well. Don has achieved an AV® Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, which is a testament to the fact that a lawyer’s peers rank him at the highest level of professional excellence. Click here to view Don Machalinski’s full biography.

Congratulations, Don!

About Best Lawyers in America®

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers in America® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Almost 94,000 industry-leading lawyers are eligible to vote (from around the world), and we have received over 11 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world. For the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, 8.3 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 62,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”

About Tressler LLP

Headquartered in Chicago, with ten offices located in six states, Tressler LLP is a national law firm comprised primarily of attorneys who devote their practice to the representation of the insurance industry in coverage analysis and resolution, litigation, underwriting consultation, product development, claims management, and reinsurance.

In addition, Tressler has one of the most experienced and multi-faceted government law practices in Illinois, and has attorneys who represent clients in commercial litigation, defense litigation, corporate transactions, employment law and litigation, intellectual property, and condominium and common interest community association law.

For more information, please visit www.tresslerllp.com.