Seven attorneys from the Lansing office of Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC have been selected to the 2024 Michigan Super Lawyers list while two others were selected as "Rising Stars”.

2024 Michigan Super Lawyers:

• James F. Anderton, Tax;

• Charles E. Barbieri – Environmental;

• Charles A. Janssen – Estate & Probate;

• Scott L. Mandel – Business Litigation;

• Douglas A. Mielock – Estate & Probate;

• Michael G. Oliva – Energy & Resources;

• Jeffrey S. Theuer – Business Litigation

2024 Rising Stars:

•T aylor A. Gast – Business/Corporate;

• Brandon M.H. Schumacher*, Business Litigation.

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