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SOUTHFIELD, Mich. –Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC welcomes attorney Sarah J. Gabis to its Southfield office. Sarah will practice, as a member of the administrative and municipal practice group. She joins Foster Swift from her private practice in Troy, Michigan.
LANSING, Mich. – Foster Swift attorney Richard Kraus was recently reelected to the Executive Committee of the American Bar Association Council of Appellate Lawyers (CAL).
LANSING, Mich. –On Wednesday, November 7, five new Foster Swift attorneys were sworn in at the Michigan Supreme Court in Lansing.
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Foster Swift attorneys Michael R. Blum, Lisa J. Hamameh and Frank T. Mamat have been named to the 2019 Top Lawyers list by dbusiness magazine.
LANSING, Mich. — Foster Swift was included in the 2019 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" list as a Tier 1 Law firm in 27 practice areas.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. –Engaging in estate planning, while essential, is often emotional and generates many questions.
LANSING, Mich. –Foster Swift business attorney David S. Nows will be among the speakers for the Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC) annual conference on Friday, October 19 in Chicago.
LANSING, Mich. – Foster Swift shareholder Scott L. Mandel has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America.
LANSING, Mich. –Foster Swift welcomes attorney Warren H. Krueger III, to its Trusts & Estates practice group. Warren will practice in the firm’s Lansing office, focusing in the areas of estate planning, estate administration and probate, civil litigation and real property.
HOLLAND, Mich. — Foster Swift attorney Brett R. Schlender has been elected President of the Lakeshore Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors. Schlender joined the board in 2014 and previously served as board secretary.
Foster Swift shareholder has built a reputation as a leader, mentor in the legal profession
LANSING, Mich. – Julie Fershtman, an attorney and shareholder with Foster Swift Collins & Smith, will be presented with the highest honor from the State Bar of Michigan at the State Bar’s NEXT Conference and Annual Meeting on Sept. 26-28 at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids.
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. –Foster Swift labor and employment attorney Frank T. Mamat was recently elected to the board of directors for the Detroit Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG.)
Lansing, Mich. —18 lawyers from Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC have been selected to the 2018 Michigan Super Lawyers list while 13 have been selected as "Rising Stars.”
Grand Rapids, Mich. –Foster Swift attorney Laura J. Genovich has earned the 2018 Michigan Assessors Association’s (MAA) Michigan Property Tax Achievement award.
Foster Swift attorney Robert Easterly has been elected to Vice President of the Davis-Dunnings Bar Association (DDBA.)
45 lawyers from Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2019 edition.
Six attorneys from the Lansing office of Foster Swift Collins & Smith, P.C. have been named Best Lawyers® 2019 "Lawyer of the Year".
Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC shareholder, Mindi M. Johnson has been selected to the “Women in the Law” Class of 2018 by Michigan Lawyers Weekly.
Foster Swift welcomes attorney Mark T. Koerner from The Koerner Law Group. Mark’s practice focuses on municipal law (with substantial experience in transit, drain and labor and employment matters), business law, technology law, as well as related litigation. Mark will be based in the firm’s Lansing office.
Foster Swift litigation attorney Joshua K. Richardson, was named President of the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel (MDTC) on July 1. Richardson served as the organization’s Vice President in 2017.
Foster Swift attorney Lisa J. Hamameh is one of five attorneys elected to serve on the 2018-19 State Bar of Michigan’s (SBM) Board of Commissioners. The SBM Board of Commissioners provides oversight to the State Bar on finance, public policy, professional standards and member services and communications.
Sharla Clements and Kim Hafley of Foster Swift have been named to Michigan Lawyer Weekly’s list of ‘Unsung Legal Heroes’ Class of 2018.
Foster Swift attorney, Charley Janssen, was presented with the Community Foundation Philanthropy award, at the 2018 Governor’s Service Awards (GSA) ceremony on June 5.
Foster Swift welcomes attorney Andrea Badalucco to the firm. Andrea will practice in the firm’s Southfield office in the areas of civil, criminal, family law and juvenile matters.