Fershtman is a is an equity shareholder with Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith P.C. Her practice is primarily focused on business litigation (plaintiff and defense), general insurance defense, insurance coverage, premises liability, sales disputes, sporting and recreational liability, contract disputes, fraud litigation and equine law.
She is a graduate of Emory College (1983) and Emory Law School (1986) and is a member of the American Bar Association, where she served as a vice-chair of the TIPS Animal Law Committee and a past member of the ABA House of Delegates. Fershtman has authored two books and contributed to four books published by the ABA. She has written more than 400 published articles, including five for the ABA Tort, Trial & Insurance Practice Section Law Journal.
Fershtman is a past president of the State Bar of Michigan and the fifth woman to be elected its president. She was named “2016 Woman of the Year” for the State of Michigan by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. In addition, Fershtman is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013-17 for Business Litigation and Insurance Law. Michigan Lawyers Weekly named her a 2010 “Leader in the Law.” Michigan Super Lawyers® listed her from 2008-16 and named her one of the “Top 25 Women Business Lawyers” in Michigan for 2013-16 and one of the “Top 50 Women Lawyers” in Michigan for 2013-16.
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