LANSING– After 60 years at the firm of Foster Swift, name partner Webb A. “Tony” Smith officially retired as of July 31.
The Lansing native joined the law firm of the then-named Foster, Campbell, Lindemer & McGurrin on June 6, 1962, after receiving his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University and his juris doctorate from the University of Michigan Law School. In 1989, his name was added to the masthead, giving the firm the name by which it is known today: Foster Swift Collins & Smith.
A few of his many accomplishments include: 2020 Outstanding Achievement Award by Negligence Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan; Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Litigation Counsel of America; The Ingham County Bar Association’s Leo Farhat Outstanding Attorney award; The Ingham County Bar Association’s Thomas E. Brennan Lifetime Achievement award; Induction to the Inaugural Hall of Fame Class by Michigan Lawyers Weekly in 2019
Smith has served as mentor to dozens of junior attorneys over the years and served as head of the firm’s Diversity Committee.
