Krista L. Lenart, Office Managing Member of Dykema's Ann Arbor, Michigan office, practices civil litigation with an emphasis on class action defense, complex litigation, product liability litigation, and appeals. Ms. Lenart has defended numerous class actions in state and federal courts throughout the country, including multidistrict litigation matters, involving products ranging from motor vehicles to consumer financial services. Ms. Lenart has also defended dozens of product liability suits in state and federal courts, including matters involving motor vehicles, helicopters, food service equipment, medical devices, and pharmaceutical products. Ms. Lenart has appellate experience in the Michigan Court of Appeals and Michigan Supreme Court, as well as in various Federal Circuit courts. Ms. Lenart also has extensive experience in probate litigation, land use litigation, commercial litigation, and education law matters.

While in law school, Ms. Lenart was an associate and a contributing editor of the Michigan Law Review. She was the Editor-in-Chief of the Law School student newspaper, The Res Gestae.

Bar Admissions

Supreme Court of the United States, 2019

Michigan, 1999

Education
University of Michigan, J.D., cum laude Bowling Green State University, B.Mus., summa cum laude Bowling Green State University, B.A., summa cum laude

• Washtenaw County Bar Association
• American Bar Association