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.” Only five percent of the lawyers in Michigan are selected by Super Lawyers while the "Rising Stars" list recognizes no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in each state.
Super Lawyers is a research-driven rating system of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Annual selections are made using a multiphase process that includes peer nominations, independent research by Super Lawyers and evaluations from a highly credentialed panel of attorneys.
To be eligible for inclusion in Rising Stars, a candidate must be either 40 years of age or younger, or have been in practice for 10 years or less.
2018 Michigan Super Lawyers and their area(s) of practice for which they are listed:
Southfield
Dirk H. Beckwith
- Business Litigation
Michael R. Blum
- Employment & Labor
Julie I. Fershtman
- Civil Litigation: Defense
Lisa J. Hamameh
- State/Local/Municipal
Frank T. Mamat
- Employment & Labor
Paul J. Millenbach
- Business Litigation
Grand Rapids
Frederick D. Dilley
- General Litigation
Lansing
Charles E. Barbieri
- Environmental
Allan J. Claypool
- Estate & Probate
Charles A. Janssen
- Estate & Probate
Richard C. Kraus
- Appellate
David M. Lick
- Construction Litigation
Scott L. Mandel
- Business Litigation
Gary J. McRay
- Health Care
Douglas A. Mielock
- Estate & Probate
Frank H. Reynolds
- Criminal Defense
Webb A. Smith
- Business Litigation
Scott A. Storey
- Energy & Resources
2018 "Rising Stars" List and their area(s) of practice for which they are listed:
Southfield
Alicia W. Birach
- Workers' Compensation
Nicholas Camargo
- Estate & Trust: Litigation
Adam A. Fadly
- Civil Litigation: Defense
Robert A. Hamor
- Real Estate
Ray H. Littleton II
- General Litigation
Trevor J. Weston
- Estate & Probate
Grand Rapids
Laura J. Genovich
- Bankruptcy: Business
Todd W. Hoppe
- Business/Corporate
Lansing
Zachary W. Behler
- Business Litigation
Allison M. Collins
- Insurance Coverage
Liza C. Moore
- General Litigation
Joshua K. Richardson
- Civil Litigation: Defense
Patricia J. Scott
- Civil Litigation: Plaintiff