Name: Julie I. Fershtman
Item: Julie I. Fershtman
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Julie I. Fershtman is an Equity Shareholder of the 90-lawyer firm Foster Swift. Named “Woman of the Year” in Michigan’s legal profession by Michigan Lawyers Weekly and one of Michigan’s “Top 100 Lawyers” and “Top 50 Women Lawyers” by Michigan Super Lawyers, Ms. Fershtman handles a broad range of civil matters including commercial litigation, insurance coverage, insurance defense, contract disputes, premises liability, sporting and recreational liability, construction, agribusiness, business torts, and fraud matters. Her experience includes trials, arbitrations, mediations/facilitations, and appeals. In addition, she is widely recognized as one of the nation’s leading lawyers in equine and agribusiness law.

Ms. Fershtman has tried cases before juries in four states and has litigated cases before the Michigan Supreme Court and Michigan Court of Appeals. For a decade, she has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Insurance Law and Commercial Litigation. With national experience, she has been pro hac vice (specially admitted out-of-state counsel) in state and federal courts in 20 jurisdictions and is rated “AV” 5.0/5 (highest possible rating for abilities and ethics) by Martindale.

She is a past president of the 46,000-member State Bar of Michigan and was only the 5th woman in 80 years to be elected to that position. She now serves on the ABA House of Delegates. For her contributions to the profession, she received the State Bar of Michigan’s highest honor, the Roberts P. Hudson Award. The ABA awarded her its “Excellence in the Advancement of Animal Law” Award. She also received the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan’s prestigious “Jean King Leadership Award.” Crain's Detroit Business recognized her among its “40 Under 40” Detroit business leaders, “Notable Woman Lawyer,” and “Woman to Watch.” DBusiness Magazine has consistently listed her as a “Top Lawyer.”

She is a Fellow of ABA, Michigan, Detroit, and Oakland County Bar Foundations. She is also a Senior Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, a national, invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society.

Her speaking engagements span 29 states on topics of liability, insurance, and risk management. She has authored over 400 published articles and 4 books. In 2019, the ABA published her latest book, which received four national awards. She earned her undergraduate and law degrees from Emory University.

For more information, please visit www.fosterswift.com and www.fershtmanlaw.com

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