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| | Address | | Shelby Congress Building, 607 Shelby, Seventh Floor | | Detroit, Michigan 48226 | | (Wayne Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 313-961-3234 | | Facsimile: 313-961-6184 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.fmblawpc.com |  | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Foster, Meadows & Ballard, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice. Admiralty and Maritime Law, Aviation, Railroad Law, Transportation, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Asbestos Litigation, Employment Litigation, Professional Liability, Premises Liability, Insurance, Insurance Defense, Subrogation, Corporate Law, Business Law, Business Litigation, Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts and Estates, Elder Law, Probate, Real Estate. | | Year Established: 1940 | Firm Profile:
Foster, Meadows & Ballard, P.C. was founded in 1940. During the early years the firm was primarily engaged in the representation of domestic and foreign ship owners and their underwriters. The firm continues to exercise its expertise in the field of Admiralty and Maritime Law representing numerous insurance companies, domestic and foreign, together with specialized insurance organizations worldwide, but the present emphasis continues to be expanding the firm's services into all fields of general, commercial and civil practice. The firm is listed in Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. Foster, Meadows & Ballard, P.C. handles cases at the trial and appellate levels in State and Federal courts throughout Michigan and in foreign jurisdictions. Our lawyers are licensed to appear before State and Federal Administrative Agencies inclusive of tax tribunals. | | Firm Size: 7 | Clients:
COUNSEL FOR: RSK Co.; Adjusting Services Unlimited (ASU) Risk Mamnagement; Bay Auto Auction, Inc.; Berg Steel Corporation; Canadian National/Illinois Central Railroad Company; ACE USA Inc.; Chubb Group of Insurance Companies; Citizens Insurance Co.; Coon DeVisser Company; CNA Risk Management; Detroit Land Development and Holding, LLC; Detroit Ready Mix Concrete, Inc.; Great American Insurance Co.; Greater Zion Hill Baptist Church; Imperial Casualty & Indemnity; Indiana Insurance Company; Interstate Insurance Group; Jack Doheny Supplies Inc.; Markel Rhulen; Metropolitan Property & Casualty Ins. Co.; Mutual Marine Insurance Co.; Nor-Cote, Inc.; Phoenix Aviation Managers, Inc.; Sedgwick Group; United State Steel Corporation; Federal Express Corporation; R.W. LaPine, Inc.; St. Paul Companies; Tedson Industries; Utica Mutual Insurance Co.; WWK Investments, Inc.; Security Corporation; Michigan Gators Football Club; Orange Industrial Services, Inc.; Royal Insurance Company; Church Insurance Company. |
ADMIRALTY COUNSEL FOR: Al Marine Associates of Illinois, Inc.; Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co.; Cleveland Tankers Ship Management, Inc.; Farmers Insurance Group; International Marine Underwriters; Marina Operators Association of America; Osprey Ship Management, Inc.; Sheplers, Inc.; Star Line Corp.; Zurich American Insurance. |
DETROIT CORRESPONDENTS FOR: Assuranceforeningen Gard; British Marine Mutual Insurance Association, Ltd.; Britannia Steam-Ship Insurance Association, Ltd.; Japan Ship Owners Mutual Protection & Indemnity Assn.; Liverpool and London Steamship Protection & Indemnity Association Limited; London Steam Ship Owners Mutual Insurance Assn.; Newcastle Protection and Indemnity Assn.; North of England Protection and Indemnity Assn.; Ocean Marine Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association Ltd.; Sphere Drake; United Kingdom Mutual Steamship Owners Protection and Indemnity Assn.; The Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association Limited; The Shipowners' Mutual Protection and Indemnity Association, Ltd.; The West of England Steam Ship Owners' Protection & Indemnity Assn.; Transmarine Mutual Loss of Hire Assurance Association Limited. | | Sparkman D. Foster (1897-1967). | | Raymond A. Ballard (1921-1996). | | Paul D. Galea (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, September 10, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Michigan; 1993, Ohio. Education: University of Detroit (B.A., cum laude, 1975); Detroit College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Member, Moot Court Board. Member, Detroit College of Law Review, 1977-1978. Author: "Runyon v. McCary: Discriminatory Practices in the Private Sector," 401 Detroit College of Law Review, 1977. Member: State Bar of Michigan; American and Ohio State Bar Associations; Maritime Law Association of the United States. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Transportation; Asbestos Litigation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Insurance; Insurance Litigation; Professional Liability. Email: Paul D. Galea | | Richard A. Dietz (Member) born Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, December 17, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Michigan; 1992, Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., with distinction, 1977); University of Detroit (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Member: State Bar of Michigan; American and Ohio State Bar Associations; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Maritime Law Association. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Railroad Law; Transportation; Professional Liability; Products Liability; Insurance; Insurance Defense; Insurance Litigation. Email: Richard A. Dietz | | Camille A. Raffa-Dietz (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, November 8, 1954; admitted to bar, 1985, Michigan. Education: Wayne State University (B.S., with honors, 1982); University of Michigan (J.D., 1985). Member: State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Railroad Law; Transportation; Asbestos Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance; Insurance Defense; Premises Liability; Professional Liability. Email: Camille A. Raffa-Dietz | | Michael J. Liddane (Member) born Albany, New York, January 24, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Michigan. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., 1982); Detroit College of Law (J.D., 1985). Member: State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association; Maritime Law Association; Association for Transportation Law. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Transportation; Railroad Law; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Asbestos Litigation; Insurance Defense; Subrogation; Premises Liability. Email: Michael J. Liddane | | —————————— | | A. Poppy Goudsmit (Associate) born 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1995); Wayne State University (J.D., 2000). Member: State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Construction Litigation; Civil Rights. | | Gordana Misovski (Associate) born Detroit, Michigan, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Michigan. Education: Wayne State University (B.S., 2000); University of Detroit Mercy (J.D., 2003). Member: Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan. Languages: Serbian. Practice Areas: Collections; Litigation. Email: Gordana Misovski | | OF COUNSEL | | Charles R. Hrdlicka (Of Counsel) born Chicago, Illinois, September 2, 1936; admitted to bar, 1962, Michigan; 1965, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Western Michigan University (B.A., 1960); Detroit College of Law (J.D., 1963). Delta Theta Phi. Drew Lewis U.S. Secretary of Transportation Appointee to the Maritime Advisory Committee. Member: State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. [U.S. Navy, 1954-1957]. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Estate Planning; Probate; Real Estate; Commercial Law; Transportation. Email: Charles R. Hrdlicka | | Robert G. Lahiff (Of Counsel) born Royal Oak, Michigan, March 1, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Michigan. Education: Wayne State University (B.A., Political Science, with distinction, 1981); Detroit College of Law (J.D., 1984). Licensed Real Estate Broker, Michigan. Licensed Property and Casualty Insurance Agent, Michigan. Member: State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association (Member, Litigation and Real Property Sections). Practice Areas: Railroad Law; Transportation; Corporate Law; Business Law; Business Litigation; Personal Injury; Employment Litigation; Estate Planning; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Probate; Real Estate. Email: Robert G. Lahiff |
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