44 lawyers from Foster Swift Collins & Smith have been selected by their peers and listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2017. Each year's new edition is launched for the upcoming calendar year.
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.
Listed attorneys and their areas of practice:
GRAND RAPIDS, MI
- Frederick D. Dilley
Arbitration
Mediation
Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs - Scott H. Hogan
Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Litigation – Bankruptcy - Todd W. Hoppe
Tax Law - Lawrence Korolewicz
Litigation and Controversy – Tax - Jack A. Siebers
Corporate Law - Thomas R. TerMaat
Insurance Law - Jack Van Coevering
Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Tax Law - Lynwood P. VandenBosch
Corporate Law - Paul D. Yared
Corporate Law
Insurance Law
LANSING, MI
- 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 - Allan J. Claypool
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates - 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 - Melissa J. Jackson
Employment Law – Management - Charles A. Janssen
Elder Law
Trusts and Estates - James B. Jensen, Jr.
Corporate Law
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Tax Law - Stephen I. Jurmu
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Law
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law - Richard C. Kraus
Health Care Law - David M. Lick
Arbitration
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Mediation
Project Finance Law - Stephen J. Lowney
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law - Thomas R. Meagher
Commercial Litigation - Douglas A. Mielock
Elder Law
Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Non-Profit/Charities Law
Trusts and Estates - Gary J. McRay
Health Care Law - Steven L. Owen
Banking and Finance Law
Financial Services Regulation Law
Real Estate Law - Scott L. Mandel
Bet-the-company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law
Litigation – Antitrust - Frank H. Reynolds
Bet-the-company Litigation
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Family Law - Michael D. Sanders
Workers' Compensation – Employers - Jean G. Schtokal
International Trade and Finance Law - Webb A. Smith
Commercial Litigation
Energy Law
First Amendment Law
Natural Resources Law
Oil and Gas Law - Scott A. Storey
Commercial Litigation
Litigation – Real Estate
Product Liability Litigation – Defendants - Deanna Swisher
Commercial Litigation - Brent A. Titus
Litigation – Real Estate
SOUTHFIELD, MI
- Dirk H. Beckwith
Construction Law - Michael R. Blum
Employment Law – Management
Labor Law – Management - Julie I. Fershtman
Commercial Litigation
Insurance Law - Gilbert H. Frimet
Health Care Law - Lisa J. Hamameh
Municipal Law - John M. Kamins
Corporate Law - Frank T. Mamat
Labor Law – Management - Paul Millenbach
Mass Tort Litigation - Brian J. Renaud
Administrative/Regulatory Law - Bruce A. Vande Vusse
Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants