Foster Swift Collins & Smith, P.C.

Overview

Foster Swift Collins & Smith, P.C. is a law firm in Lansing, Michigan. Its work spans business and tax law, employer services, finance, real estate and bankruptcy, litigation, municipal and public entity law, and trusts and estates. It handles business and corporate law, civil litigation, tax law, estate planning and probate, real estate law, government and municipal law, family law, construction law, employment law, energy and natural resources, immigration law, insurance law, intellectual property, banking and finance law, elder law, bankruptcy law, health care law, appeals, mediation and arbitration, environmental law, criminal defense, class action and mass tort, transportation and aviation, education law, and workers' compensation.

You can talk to the firm about business law, agri-business, business contracts, business succession planning, and women-owned business certification services.

Foster Swift Collins & Smith, P.C. has 9 attorneys, including Charles E. Barbieri, Dirk H. Beckwith, and Michael R. Blum. It was one of just 39 businesses in the country selected for the President's E Award for 2020.

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Every case is different, so when you speak to the firm, explain what happened and where, and ask whether they have handled matters like yours. It is also worth asking about deadlines, the documents you will need, fees and what happens next.

What Foster Swift Collins & Smith, P.C. handles

These are the kinds of cases the firm says it handles. Not sure if yours fits? Ask the firm when you get in touch.

Before you contact Foster Swift Collins & Smith, P.C.

Before your first call about your business and corporate law matter, jot down a short timeline of what happened, where it happened, any letters or notices you have received and your next deadline. If you already have an open case or claim, keep the case number handy, along with the name of the court, agency, insurer or other side. Write down what you want to achieve and the questions you want answered, so nothing gets missed. Hold on to your original documents until the firm tells you how to share them safely.

• Do you handle business and corporate law cases like mine in Michigan?
• Who would work on my case, and how will you keep me updated?
• Are there deadlines, notices or evidence I need to deal with right away?
• How do you charge, and will you explain consultation fees, retainers or hourly rates before any work starts?

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