Professional Experience
Chris Nyenhuis regularly appears in both state and federal courts. He has represented public and private companies, small businesses and individuals in a range of industries, including manufacturing, finance, and technology.
Chris has broad experience resolving disputes prior to litigation, obtaining favorable settlements during litigation, and arguing and prevailing on motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment.
- Commercial Litigation
- Probate Litigation
- Construction Litigation
- Family Owned Business and Closely Held Companies
- Manufacturing
Admitted to practice
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
- Rising Star, Super Lawyers (2017-present)
- Iowa Law Review, Member
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of Michigan
- Grand Rapids Bar Association
- Wisconsin Bar Association
Publications
- “Non-Competition Agreements: Protect Your Company from the Effects of the Great Resignation”‘ Hilger Hammond Construction Law Blog, January 2022
- “Can a Contractor Recover from a Landlord When the Tenant Fails to Pay?”; Hilger Hammond Construction Law Blog, June 2021
- “Don’t Lose Your Rights When You Return to Do Warranty Work”; Hilger Hammond Construction Law Blog, March 2021
- “Designation of Critical Infrastructure Workers Under the Governor’s COVID-19 Executive Order”; Hilger Hammond Construction Law Blog, March 2020
- “Reversing 25 Years of Precedent, Supreme Court Holds that Internet Sales are Subject to State Sales Tax”; Hilger Hammond Construction Law Blog, June 2018
- University of Iowa College of Law, J.D.
- University of Michigan, BA