Twenty five attorneys from Foster Swift's Lansing office were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2018 list. Firm-wide, 46 Foster Swift attorneys were included.
The Lansing attorneys are:
Allan J. Claypool, Tax Law, Trusts and Estates; Anna K. Gibson, Trusts and Estates; Brent A. Titus, Litigation – Real Estate; Brian G. Goodenough, Insurance Law, Litigation – Municipal, Litigation – Real Estate, Workers' Compensation Law – Employers; Charles A. Janssen, Elder Law, Trusts and Estates; Charles E. Barbieri, Environmental Law, First Amendment Law, Litigation – Environmental, Litigation – First Amendment, Natural Resources Law; David M. Lick, Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Mediation, Project Finance Law; Deanna Swisher, Commercial Litigation; Douglas A. Mielock, Elder Law, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Non-Profit/Charities Law, Trusts and Estates; Frank H. Reynolds, Bet-the-company Litigation, Criminal Defense: General Practice, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Family Law; Gary J. McRay, Health Care Law; James B. Jensen, Jr., Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Tax Law; Jean G. Schtokal, International Trade and Finance Law; Matt G. Hrebec, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Melissa J. Jackson, Employment Law – Management; Michael D. Sanders, Workers' Compensation – Employers; Richard C. Kraus, Health Care Law; Scott A. Chernich, Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Scott A. Storey, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Real Estate, Product Liability Litigation – Defendant; Scott L. Mandel, Bet-the-company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Antitrust; Stephen I. Jurmu, Corporate Governance Law, Corporate Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Stephen J. Lowney, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law; Steven L. Owen, Banking and Finance Law, Financial Services Regulation Law, Real Estate Law; Thomas R. Meagher, Commercial Litigation; Webb A. Smith, Commercial Litigation, Energy Law, First Amendment Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil and Gas Law
Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC is a full service law firm founded in 1902. The firm employs 97 attorneys and over 100 support staff in Lansing, Detroit, Southfield, Grand Rapids, St. Joseph and Holland.
- Posted September 04, 2017
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Foster Swift attorneys named to 'Best Lawyers in America'

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