Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC has elected officers to serve on its executive committee for 2022:
Anne M. Seurynck, based in the Grand Rapids office, will continue as the firm’s president and head of the executive committee. Elected firm president in 2020 and the first woman president elected in the firm’s 120-year history, Seurynck practices municipal and public entity law, library law, and school law services.
Joel C. Farrar will continue as secretary and will also serve as co-vice president of the Lansing office. He is a business lawyer with specialties in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), legal issues surrounding start-up businesses, and executive compensation planning.
Douglas A. Mielock, who will serve as co-vice president of the Lansing office, represents and counsels clients in the following areas: estate planning, estate litigation, estate administration and marital agreements.
David R. Russell will continue to serve as co-vice president of the Lansing office. His practice serves a wide-range of client needs, including commercial litigation, business law, real estate law, sports and entertainment law and food, hospitality and liquor law.
Todd W. Hoppe will continue to serve as the firm’s treasurer and will also serve as vice president of the Grand Rapids office.
Michael R. Blum will serve as vice president of the Southfield office.
Warren H. Krueger III will serve as the firm’s Trusts & Estates practice group leader. Krueger practices in the Lansing office, focusing in the areas of estate planning, estate administration and probate, civil litigation, and real property.
The other practice group leaders for 2022 are: Business and Tax – Mindi M. Johnson and Nicholas M. Oertel; Employer Services – Brian G. Goodenough; Finance, Real Estate and Bankruptcy – Patricia J. Scott; General and Commercial Litigation – Paul J. Millenbach, and Andrew C. Vredenburg; and Municipal and Public Entity – Michael D. Homier.
