Practice Areas
Honors & Recognitions
AV® Preeminent™ Martindale-Hubbell
Education
University of Michigan Law School, J.D., 1948
University of Michigan, A.B., 1943
Bar and Court Admissions
Michigan
Michigan Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Military Appeals
Lawrence B. Lindemer
Without question, Larry Lindemer is one of the most distinguished lawyers in Michigan. Having rejoined the firm as of counsel in 1986, Larry spent the previous ten years as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Consumers Power Company located in Jackson, Michigan.
Born in Syracuse, New York, he attended Hamilton College as an undergraduate student prior to earning his juris doctorate from the University of Michigan Law School. Larry is admitted to the Michigan Bar, the U.S. Supreme Court, and the Court of Military Appeals. He is an American Bar Foundation Fellow and a member of the American Judicature Society. He is also a past commissioner of the State Bar of Michigan and a former member of the Michigan Board of Ethics.
Having served as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force prior to law school, Larry became an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Ingham County, Michigan. He was next elected to the Michigan House of Representatives and served for two years before joining the staff of the Hoover Commission in Washington, D.C. for the following two years.
He spent five additional years as the Republican State Chair before becoming Regent for the University of Michigan. Moving ever upward, he was then appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court.
A past Director and current member of the Automobile Club of Michigan, and a past Director, former Chair, and current member of the American Automobile Association, Larry has served on the Governor’s Special Committee on Prison Disturbances, is a former President of the University of Michigan’s Alumni Association, and is a past Trustee and current member of the Gerald R. Ford Foundation.
Memberships & Affiliations
Professional Experience:
- Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C., Of Counsel 1986-present
- Consumers Power Company, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 1976-1986
- Michigan Supreme Court, Justice 1975-1976
- University of Michigan, Regent 1960-1975
- Republican State Chair 1957-1961
- Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C. 1955-1975
- Hoover Commission in Washington, D.C. 1953-1954
- Commissioner's Assistant
- Michigan House of Representatives 1951-1952
- Ingham County, Michigan, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney 1948-1950
- U.S. Air Force, Second Lieutenant 1943-1945
Legal Affiliations:
- State Bar of Michigan
- Board of Commissioners
- Member and co-chair of the original Judicial Qualifications Committee
- American Bar Association
- Ingham County Bar Association
- Michigan State Bar Foundation, Fellow
- American Judicature Society
- Michigan Judicature Society
Community Involvement:
- American Automobile Association (AAA) of Michigan, Chair of the Board
- AAA, Chair of the Board
Campaign Leadership:
- Nelson Rockefeller Campaign for President, Midwest Coordinator, 1964
- George Romney Campaign for President, Midwest Coordinator, 1968
