LANSING—Eighteen attorneys from Foster Swift's Lansing office were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2022. They are: 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 – Municipal, Litigation – Real Estate, Workers' Compensation Law – Employers; Matt G. Hrebec, Banking and Finance Law, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Charles A. Janssen, Elder Law, Trusts and Estates; James B. Jensen, Jr., Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Tax Law, Richard C. Kraus, Appellate Practice, Health Care Law; David M. Lick, Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Mediation, Project Finance Law; Scott L. Mandel, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation – Antitrust; Thomas R. Meagher, Commercial Litigation; Douglas A. Mielock, Elder Law, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Nonprofit/Charities Law, Trusts and Estates; David R. Russell, Commercial Litigation; Michael D. Sanders, Workers' Compensation – Employers; Jean G. Schtokal, International Trade and Finance Law; Scott A. Storey
Commercial Litigation, Litigation-Real Estate, Product Liability Litigation-Defendants; Deanna Swisher, Commercial Litigation; and Brent A. Titus, Litigation – Real Estate, Real Estate Law.
Firm-wide, 37 attorneys were included on the list.
Three attorneys were also named Best Lawyers® 2022 “Lawyer of the Year”: James B. Jensen, Jr., Best Lawyers® 2022 Corporate Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Lansing; Scott L. Mandel, Best Lawyers® 2022 Bet-the-Company Litigation “Lawyer of the Year” in Lansing; and Douglas A. Mielock, the Best Lawyers® 2022 Elder Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Lansing.
Mark J. DeLuca, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Trusts and Estates, was named
2022 “One to Watch.”
- Posted September 02, 2021
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Lansing Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2022

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