17 Attorneys Selected to 2024 Michigan Super Lawyers and “Rising Stars”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—August 12, 2024

LANSING, Mich. —12 lawyers from Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC have been selected to the 2024 Michigan Super Lawyers list while five 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.

* Indicates a new addition to the list. **Indicates additional honors. In addition to her listing in Super Lawyers, Julie Fershtman was also listed in the “Top 50 Women Michigan Super Lawyers” and "Top 100 Michigan Super Lawyers".

2024 Michigan Super Lawyers and their area(s) of practice for which they are listed:

Southfield

Attorney	Practice Area
Dirk H. Beckwith	Transportation/Maritime
Michael R. Blum	Employment & Labor
Julie I. Fershtman **	Civil Litigation: Defense
Paul J. Millenbach	Business Litigation

Grand Rapids

Frederick D. Dilley

General Litigation

Lansing

James F. Anderton, V *	Tax
Charles E. Barbieri	Environmental
Charles A. Janssen	Estate & Probate
Scott L. Mandel	Business Litigation
Douglas A. Mielock	Estate & Probate
Michael G. Oliva	Energy & Resources
Jeffrey S. Theuer	Business Litigation

2024 "Rising Stars" List and their area(s) of practice for which they are listed:

Southfield

Attorney	Practice Area
Robert A. Hamor	Business/Corporate
Rachel G. Olney	General Litigation

Grand Rapids

Benjamin C. Dilley

Civil Litigation: Plaintiff

Lansing

Taylor A. Gast	Business/Corporate
Brandon M.H. Schumacher	Business Litigation

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.