Foster Swift attorneys selected as 2023 Michigan Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Four attorneys from the Lansing office of Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC have been selected to the 2023 Michigan Super Lawyers list while three others have been selected as "Rising Stars”. 

2023 Michigan Super Lawyers and their area(s) of practice:

• Charles E. Barbieri – Environmental

• Charles A. Janssen – Estate & Probate

• Scott L. Mandel – Business Litigation

• Douglas A. Mielock – Estate & Probate

2023 "Rising Stars" and their area(s) of practice:

• Taylor A. Gast – Business/Corporate

• Warren H. Krueger III – Estate & Probate

• Brandon M.H. Schumacher* - (new to the list) Business Litigation

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 been in practice for 10 years or less.