Julie I. Fershtman, Attorney at Law
Highly Experienced Lawyer Representing Businesses and Individuals Locally and Nationally
Equity Shareholder at Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC
Experience Matters
Julie I. Fershtman is a lawyer with 40 years of experience in the practice of law. An Equity Shareholder with the full-service law firm of Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC, based out of its Southeastern Michigan office, her practice primarily focuses on business litigation (plaintiff and defense), general insurance defense, insurance coverage, real estate litigation, product liability, premises liability, construction defect, sales disputes, fraud litigation, sporting and recreational liability, contract disputes, and equine (horse-related) law (www.equinelaw.net). Her experience includes trials, appeals, and arbitrations/ADR.
Leadership - Local, State, and National
Past President of the 42,000-member State Bar of Michigan (2011-2012) and only the 5th woman in 80 years to be elected to this position. Please visit www.sbmpres2012.com for Julie Fershtman’s presidential blog that provides insights into this exceptional presidential year.
Past director and officer of the Oakland County Bar Association, which is Michigan’s largest voluntary bar association.
Served as a Vice-Chair of a committee of the ABA Tort, Trial & Insurance Practice Law Section.
Co-Chair of the State Bar of Michigan’s 21st Century Practice Task Force (2015-2016). Past director and officer of the Michigan State Bar Foundation. Past director of the Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society.
Past Chair of the State Bar of Michigan Representative Assembly, its 150 lawyer and judge final policy-making body (2001-2002). Past Chair of the State Bar of Michigan Young Lawyers Section (1995-1996).
Past member of the ABA House of Delegates, which is the ABA’s policy-making body, and recently appointed by the State Bar of Michigan to serve another term as one of its ABA Delegates beginning 2027.
Serving Clients Locally and Nationally