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Webb A. Smith

Listed in Best Lawyers in America since 1994, Webb brought his knowledge and expertise to Foster, Swift in 1963. In recognition of his efforts, he was distinguished as the recipient of the Leo Farhat Outstanding Attorney Award in 1997, and is a Master of the Thomas M. Cooley Law School American Inns of Court. He received the 13th Annual Excellence in Defense Award in 2005, and was named a “Top Commercial Litigator” in 2006.

A native of Lansing, Michigan, Webb completed his undergraduate studies at Michigan State University and received his juris doctorate from the University of Michigan Law School before joining the firm in 1963.

Webb is admitted to practice in Michigan, the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Michigan. He is a member of the Federal Bar Association as well as the American Bar Association and its Litigation and Natural Resources Sections. He is an American Bar Foundation Fellow, a Michigan State Bar Foundation Fellow, an Ingham County Bar Foundation Founding Fellow and is active in the State Bar of Michigan, where he currently serves on its Committee for Resolution of Disputes Among Attorneys. He is also a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. He previously served on the State Bar Civil Procedures Committee and Committee on Judicial Qualifications. He is also a current member and past President of the Ingham County Bar Association. Webb’s previous involvement includes sitting on the Character and Fitness Committee of Ingham County’s 30th Judicial Circuit Court for a dozen years, spending over seven years as a member of Client Security Fund, and serving as a member of the Representative Assembly of the State Bar of Michigan. He is a member and formerly served on the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel’s Board of Directors. He is also a member of both the Michigan Oil and Gas Association and the American Association of Insurance Attorneys. He has distinguished himself further as a Life Member of the Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference and is also a member of the Ingham County Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors.

Highlights & Recognitions

News

• 21 Foster Swift Attorneys named to 2011 Michigan Super Lawyers; 4 named Michigan Rising Stars, September 12, 2011
• Five Foster Swift Attorneys named 'Lawyer of the Year', November 1, 2010
• 18 Foster Swift Lawyers Included on 2010 Super Lawyers List, October 28, 2010
• Foster Swift's 2011 Best Lawyers, August 17, 2010
• State Bar Celebrates 35th Legal Milestone, June 9, 2010
• Smith and Mandel Announced as Super Lawyers, February 26, 2010
• Nineteen Foster Swift Attorneys Named in 2009 Super Lawyers, September 22, 2009

Memberships & Affiliations

Legal Affiliations:

• Ingham County Bar Foundation, Board of Directors
• Ingham County Bar Association, Past President
• State Bar of Michigan
• American Bar Association
• Ingham County Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• Eaton County Bar Association
• Michigan State Bar Foundation, Fellow
• Ingham County Bar Foundation, Founding Fellow
• Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow
• Diversity Law Institute, Member
• Institute of Trial Presentations, Member 
• Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
• U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan, Clinton County, Eaton County and Ingham County, Voluntary Facilitative Mediator
• Historical Society of the U.S. District Court for Western District of Michigan, Past Member of the Board of Trustees
• Association of Defense Trial Lawyers
• Defense Research Institute
• Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference, Life Member
• American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow 

Industry & Professional Associations:

• Michigan Oil and Gas Association

Community Involvement:

• Peppermint Creek Theater Company Advisory Board
• Michigan State University's Wharton Center Advisory Council