39 Foster Swift Attorneys Listed in 2026 Best Lawyers in America©

LANSING, Mich. — 39 lawyers from Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^© 2026.

Each attorney and their areas of practice for which they are listed are as follows.

SOUTHFIELD

Dirk H. Beckwith	Construction Law
Michael R. Blum	Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
Bryan Cermak	Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Julie I. Fershtman	Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
Paul J. Millenbach	Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions-Defendants
Brian J. Renaud	Administrative/Regulatory Law

GRAND RAPIDS

Karl W. Butterer	Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Management
Jonathan J. David	Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Trusts and Estates
Frederick D. Dilley	Arbitration, Mediation, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Laura J. Genovich	Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy, Municipal Law
Scott H. Hogan	Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation – Bankruptcy
Mindi M. Johnson	Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Tax Law
Lawrence Korolewicz	Insurance Law
Thomas R. TerMaat	Insurance Law
Steven J. Tjapkes	Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates
Lynwood P. VandenBosch	Corporate Law
Andrew C. Vredenburg	Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Environmental Law

HOLLAND

Ryan E. Lamb	Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Real Estate Law
Jennifer B. Van Regenmorter	Health Care Law

LANSING

James F. Anderton, V	Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Real Estate Law, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates
Charles E. Barbieri	Environmental Law, First Amendment Law, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – First Amendment, Natural Resources Law
Scott A. Chernich	Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Anna K. Gibson	Trusts and Estates
Brian G. Goodenough	Insurance Law, Litigation – Real Estate, Workers' Compensation Law – Employers
Matt G. Hrebec	Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Charles A. Janssen	Elder Law, Trusts and Estates
Michael R. Kluck	Labor Law – Management
Mark T. Koerner	Municipal Law
Scott L. Mandel	Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Antitrust
Paula K. Manis	Arbitration, Mediation, Oil and Gas Law
Thomas R. Meagher	Commercial Litigation
Douglas A. Mielock	Elder Law, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Nonprofit/Charities Law, Trusts and Estates
Michael G. Oliva	Administrative/Regulatory Law, Energy Law
Kevin J. Roragen	Commercial Litigation, Municipal Law
David R. Russell	Commercial Litigation
Michael D. Sanders	Workers' Compensation Law – Employers
Deanna Swisher	Commercial Litigation
Jeffrey S. Theuer	Commercial Litigation, Construction Law
Brent A. Titus	Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law

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39 Foster Swift Attorneys Listed in 2026 Best Lawyers in America©

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