Southfield Attorneys Listed in Best Lawyers® 2026
August 21, 2025
Southfield, Mich. — Six attorneys from Foster Swift’s Southfield office were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2026. Firm-wide, 39 attorneys were included. Each year’s new edition is launched for the following calendar year.
In addition, another was listed as a “One to Watch”. Listed attorneys and their areas of practice are as follows:
2026 Best Lawyers:
- Dirk H. Beckwith – Construction Law
- Michael R. Blum – Employment Law – Management, Labor Law – Management
- Bryan Cermak – Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- Julie I. Fershtman – Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law
- Paul J. Millenbach – Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Defendants
- Brian J. Renaud – Administrative/Regulatory Law
2026 “One to Watch”
- Jeffrey G. Schultz – Insurance Law, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
“Ones to Watch” awards are given to attorneys that are early in their careers, for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the U.S. Recipients typically have been in practice for 5-9 years.
Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. Lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. For more information, visit www.bestlawyers.com.