Thirty-one Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC attorneys were included in Michigan Super Lawyers for 2013. Foster Swift has 23 attorneys ranked as 2013 Michigan Super Lawyers® and eight attorneys named 2013 Michigan Rising Stars®. In addition to her inclusion in Super Lawyers, Attorney Julie Fershtman was also named to the prestigious Super Lawyers list of "Top 50 Women Practitioners in Michigan" for 2013.
2013 Michigan Super Lawyers
- Charles E. Barbieri – Environmental
- Dirk H. Beckwith – Business Litigation
- Michael R. Blum – Employment & Labor
- Allan J. Claypool – Estate Planning & Probate
- Frederick D. Dilley – General Litigation
- Julie I. Fershtman – Civil Litigation Defense
- Lisa J. Hamameh – Government/Cities/Municipalities
- Scott H. Hogan – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor
- John W. Inhulsen – Business Litigation
- Melissa J. Jackson – Employment & Labor
- Charles A. Janssen – Estate Planning & Probate
- Stephen I. Jurmu – Employee Benefits/ERISA
- Richard C. Kraus – Appellate
- David M. Lick – Construction Litigation
- Stephen J. Lowney – Employee Benefits/ERISA
- Frank T. Mamat – Employment & Labor
- Scott L. Mandel – Business Litigation
- Gary J. McRay – Health Care
- Thomas R. Meagher – Employment Litigation: Defense
- Douglas A. Mielock – Estate Planning & Probate
- Frank H. Reynolds – Criminal Defense
- Webb A. Smith – Business Litigation
- Scott A. Storey – Energy & Natural Resources
2013 Michigan Rising Stars
- Alexander A. Ayar – Business Litigation
- Zachary W. Behler – Business Litigation
- Andrew W. Erlewein – Business Litigation
- Laura J. Genovich – Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor
- Ray H. Littleton II – General Litigation
- Liza C. Moore – General Litigation
- Joshua K. Richardson – General Litigation
- David R. Russell – Business/Corporate
Super Lawyers is a rating service for attorneys from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.
The Rising Stars designation recognizes up-and-coming attorneys in the state who are 40 years of age or younger and who have been practicing for 10 years or less.