Fershtman and Neihsl speak at national equine law conference
Foster Swift attorneys Julie I. Fershtman and April L. Neihsl were speakers at the 26th Annual National Conference on Equine Law in Lexington, Kentucky on May 4. The National Conference on Equine Law is the world's largest conference on Equine Law and in 2011 attracted attendees from 24 states and 2 continents.
Also, at a recent meeting of the American College of Equine Attorneys, Fershtman was named secretary/treasurer.
Fershtman is a shareholder with Foster Swift Collins & Smith, P.C. in its Farmington Hills office. She is president-elect of the State Bar of Michigan and a Trustee of the Michigan State Bar Foundation. She also serves on the ABA House of Delegates and is a vice chair of a committee of the ABA Tort, Trial & Insurance Practice Section. She has tried cases in four states. A frequent writer and speaker, she is the author of three books, more than 200 published articles and has spoken at conferences in 27 states. Fershtman focuses her law practice in the areas of commercial litigation, insurance law and equine law. She graduated from Emory College in 1983 and Emory Law School in 1986.
Neihsl is an associate in the Farmington Hills office where she focuses her practice in the areas of commercial litigation, insurance defense, insurance coverage and equine law. She is a member of the State Bar of Michigan Representative Assembly. Neihsl is a 2003 graduate, with high honors, from Michigan State University and a 2006 graduate, cum laude, from Wayne Law School where she was a member and editor of the Wayne Law Review.
Flint faces $610,000 bill for drying wet court documents
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Flint doesn't need this: a $610,000 bill from a company that dried court documents soaked in a building flood last year.
Records at 68th District Court were saved after they were freeze-dried, a very technical and expensive process. Flint benefits manager Bob Erlenbeck informed council members about the bill Wednesday.
The Flint Journal says the company has agreed to waive interest and accept payments over 2? years. Flint has financial problems and is anticipating a multimillion-dollar budget deficit.
Erlenbeck says the city is investigating whether Genesee County, the owner of the court building, could be liable for some of the bill. Flint's 68th District Court is now operating in the basement of city hall until the city and county agree on a new lease at the McCree Building.
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