17 Attorneys Selected to 2023 Michigan Super Lawyers and “Rising Stars”

LANSING, Mich. —Nine lawyers from Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC have been selected to the 2023 Michigan Super Lawyers list while eight 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 100 Michigan Super Lawyers” and “Top 50 Women Michigan Super Lawyers”. 

2023 Michigan Super Lawyers and their area(s) of practice for which they are listed:

Southfield

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

Grand Rapids

Frederick D. Dilley

General Litigation

Lansing

Charles E. Barbieri	Environmental
Charles A. Janssen	Estate & Probate
Scott L. Mandel	Business Litigation
Douglas A. Mielock	Estate & Probate

2023 "Rising Stars" List and their area(s) of practice for which they are listed:

Southfield

Attorney	Practice Area
Adam A. Fadly	Civil Litigation: Defense
Robert A. Hamor	Business/Corporate
Rachel G. Olney	General Litigation

Grand Rapids

Benjamin C. Dilley	Civil Litigation: Plaintiff
Laura J. Genovich	Bankruptcy: Business

Lansing

Taylor A. Gast	Business/Corporate
Warren H. Krueger III	Estate & Probate
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.