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21 Lawyers from Foster Swift Collns & Smith have been named to 2011 Michigan Super Lawyers list. In addition, four attorneys were included on Super Lawyer's Michigan Rising Stars.

36 lawyers from Foster Swift Collins & Smith were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.). Click here for a complete list.

Inhulsen attended Michigan State for both his undergraduate education and law school.

Rajendra has substantial experience preparing and litigating appellate, insurance defense and workers' compensation cases.

The National Conference on Equine Law is the world's largest conference on Equine Law and in 2011 attracted attendees from 24 states and 2 continents.

Lick is one of the organizers and will speak at the workshop on the legislative and regulatory provisions that facilitate the use of public-private partnerships for infrastructure projects.

Julie I. Fershtman spoke at the IBA West National Agribusiness Conference on March 23, 2011 in Sacramento, California.

Gil Frimet has been appointed to the Health Care Regulatory Policy Action Work Group.

Attorneys from Turkey visiting as part of the International Visitor Leadership Program

Foster Swift's new web site earned second place honors in the Legal Marketing Association Midwest Chapter's Annual "Your Honor" Awards in the category of Web Sites and Other Electronic Media.

Todd Hoppe has been named the new Business & Corporate Law practice group leader.

The Executive Committee at Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC for 2011 is comprised of: Michael Sanders, Scott Chernich, Paul Millenbach, Michael Homier, Matt Hrebec and Jennifer Kildea Dewane.

The BIA is a non-profit advocate for the building industry of southeastern Michigan. Mamat has represented the association since 1995.

Foster Swift welcomes Iris K. Linder as a shareholder to the law firm's Lansing office. 

Thomas R. TerMaat was recently appointed by the Kent County Board of Commissioners to a three-year term on the Officers' Compensation Committee

Based in the firm's Marquette office, Novak practices primarily in the areas of health law, health insurance and employee benefits.

Haney is a member of the General Litigation Practice Group where he focuses on insurance fraud and sports law.

Hoppe practices in the areas of business organization and planning, business transactions, tax exempt organizations and charitable giving, estate planning and administration and succession planning.

Attorney Paul Millenbach addresses international shipping matters at the Port Lansing 2010 Global Logistics Conference.

Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named Charles E. Barbieri, Scott A. Chernich, Allan J. Claypool, Scott L. Mandel and Webb A. Smith as a “Lansing Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year” for 2011.

The 2010 Michigan Super Lawyers roster includes 18 attorneys practicing with the statewide law firm Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC Each year Super Lawyers magazine names top lawyers in each state based on professional achievement and peer review.

Fershtman concentrates her law practice in the areas of general insurance defense, insurance coverage, premises liability, business litigation, and sporting and recreational liability.

Neihsl concentrates her practice in areas of insurance defense, insurance coverage, general liability defense, commercial litigation, and equine law.

The Foster Swift law firm is entering its fourth year as a sponsor of the Grand Rapids Marathon, which will be run on October 17, 2010.  

Mamat is a shareholder and attorney in the Farmington Hills office of Foster Swift.

Foster Swift Collins & Smith, P.C. was included in the U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers 2010 Best Law Firms rankings. Foster Swift was rated a Tier 1 law firm in 26 practice areas.

The Ingham County Bar Association has won the Kimberly M. Cahill Bar Leadership Award for 2010. This award symbolizes excellence in promoting the ideal of professionalism and equal justice for all.

Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C. recently launched a Michigan Bankruptcy Blog that provides case law updates from the Bankruptcy Courts for the Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan.

Thirty-six lawyers from Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C., were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011.

Kelly A. LaGrave, ACP, a paralegal in the Business/Corporate Group of Lansing law firm Foster, Swift, Collins, & Smith, PC, has been elected Second Vice President of NALA.

Grosse Pointe Farms resident, Paul Millenbach was appointed to the Michigan Truck Safety Commission by Governor Jennifer Granholm.

Day-long seminar for businesses to provide guidance on how exporting can help to expand markets.

Foster Swift expands West Michigan presence by adding six attorneys and one office location (Holland) to its letterhead.   Jack Siebers, Paul Yared, Jennifer Van Regenmorter, Thomas TerMaat, Ryan Lamb and Mindi Johnson, formerly of the West Michigan law firm Siebers Mohney PLC join the firm. 

With the addition of these individuals, Foster Swift counts 21 attorneys in West Michigan and a total of 105 attorneys in its six offices.

The American Arbitration Association (AAA) recently approved Michael G. Harrison as a Neutral on the AAA Commercial Panel of Arbitrators.

Russell is licensed by the State Bar of Michigan as well as the State Bar of Florida. He is an active member of the American Bar Association and was named a "Rising Star" by Michigan Super Lawyers in 2008.

Foster Swift recently welcomed Bosch to their Administrative & Municipal practice group. She practices from the firm's Lansing and Grand Rapids offices.

Foster Swift recently welcomed Burkhard to the firm's Farmington Hills office where he works with Business & Corporate Practice Group.

Oertel completed both his undergraduate and law degrees at Michigan State University. During the summer of 2008, he was a summer associate at Foster Swift.

Huddas received her undergraduate degree from Madonna University, summa cum laude, and earned her law degree from Michigan State University Law School, summa cum laude.

Stratton graduated from Michigan Technological University with honors and received her law degree from Michigan State University Law School.

Scott is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, the Ingham County Bar Association (Young Lawyers Section) and the American Bankruptcy Institute.

IMI is an international public policy organization aimed at dispute resolution, the goal of which is to generate enhanced confidence in mediators and efficiently assist clients to find suitable mediators who put emphasis on mutual gains, negotiation and opportunity.

"Today's family faces unique changes and this collaborative group is serving their needs."

Homier is admitted to practice law in Michigan as well as in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Millenbach was an Administrative Law Specialist with the Michigan Public Service Commission prior to joining Foster Swift in 1991.

Before her legal career, McIntyre was a State of Michigan employee for over 12 years, in the Michigan Municipal Bond Authority (MMBA) within the Michigan Department of Treasury...

Bennett joined Foster Swift in 2003, where she concentrates in insurance defense, litigation, medical malpractice defense and workers' compensation.

The firm sent holiday greeting cards with information about Cabrini Clinic, Gleaners Food Bank of Southeast Michigan and The Heat & Warmth Fund (THAW)...

The firm, with the Executive Committee's matching contribution of $5,000, has already raised $10,030 to go to the American Red Cross towards Haitian relief.