Press Release

Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that Chicago-based attorney Steven D. Mroczkowski has been selected as a Fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America (CLSA). The CLSA is an invitation-only international honorary association composed of preeminent lawyers specializing in construction law and related fields.

According to CLSA, fellowship is limited and selective, with lawyers being invited into Fellowship upon a proven record of excellence and accomplishment in construction law at both the trial and appellate levels. Lawyers nominated or selected may be in any discipline in the construction law arena, including contract specialization, negotiations, litigation, arbitration, appellate and/or surety law, but who have in addition superior ethical reputations. The CLSA seeks a high level of diversity in its selection process. Fellows are generally at the partner or shareholder level or are independent practitioners with recognized advanced status among their peers. The CLSA is dedicated to promoting superior advocacy and ethical standards in construction law and fostering a scholarly and advanced exchange of ideas in all practices related to the specialty.

Mroczkowski co-leads Dykema’s Construction Law group and represents construction clients in state and federal trial and appellate courts and mediation and arbitration proceedings. He has been recognized as a Rising Star by Illinois Super Lawyers for two consecutive years in Construction Litigation and frequently writes and presents on issues in the field.

Mroczkowski is also the current chair of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Construction Law Section Council, past chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Construction Law and Mechanic’s Liens Subcommittee, and an inductee of the invitation-only Society of Illinois Construction Attorneys.

Mroczkowski received his J.D. from the IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law and a B.A., magna cum laude, from North Central College.