LANSING, Mich. —Foster Swift attorney Scott A. Storey is the 2021 recipient of the Ingham County Bar Association's (ICBA) Theodore W. Swift Civility Award.

Named after and first given posthumously to the firm’s name partner in 2000, this award is presented to a member of the ICBA who has “distinguished himself or herself by manifesting civility in his or her relations with the Bench, Bar, clients, and the public, while adhering to and advancing the highest principles and traditions of the legal profession.”

Storey practices out of Foster Swift’s Lansing office, where he serves as the firm’s general counsel and focuses his practice on energy law, litigation and mediation. He is president of the Ingham County Bar Foundation and has served on the boards of several other civic and professional organizations.

Storey is the fourth attorney from Foster Swift to receive this award. This year's ICBA awards banquet will be held virtually via Zoom on Thursday, November 11 and is free to attend.

Separate registration is required for the presentation and the reception. See registration links below:

• Register for the Reception here
• Register for the Presentation here

Scott is a proud Ann Arbor native and University of Michigan alumnus. He provides legal and business solutions to a wide range of clients, while also serving as the firm’s General Counsel.

Over the course of his career, Scott has gained significant experience while immersing himself into a wide variety of legal disciplines. In an era when many lawyers tend to specialize in just two or three areas, Scott offers a distinct advantage to clients in that his expertise is both deep and broad.

His palette of expertise was built handling cases involving just about every kind of law, including insurance, estate planning, employee benefits, contracts, labor, civil rights, products liability, trade secrets, tax, corporate law, administrative law, utilities, environmental, oil and gas, criminal law, class actions, real estate, professional malpractice (attorneys, accountants, physicians, veterinarians, etc.), bankruptcy, education, defamation, sports and entertainment, personal injury, banking, collections, agri-business as well as natural resources.

To date, he has tried more than 60 cases in 25 different jurisdictions and has represented Foster Swift clients in litigation in every county in the lower peninsula and four counties in the upper peninsula. While he serves clients throughout Michigan, many of the client and other professional relationships he has developed over the years derive from his Ann Arbor roots.

Additionally, Scott’s experience uniquely qualifies him to be an effective mediator. He is certified under Supreme Court rules to serve as a Circuit Court Civil Mediator. His range of legal knowledge also led to his selection as the firm's first General Counsel, a position he has held officially since 2006.

Today Scott's practice focuses on:

• Energy Law: Assisting clients with oil and gas, wind power, alternative energy, administrative hearings, litigation, environmental, leasing, land use, and matters before the Michigan Public Service Commission and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
• Law of Lawyering: Counseling attorneys and law firms on the legal aspects to the practice of law including law firm partnership and employment issues, insurance, malpractice, client conflicts, and counseling attorneys on matters before the State Bar of Michigan such as grievances, Bar appeals, and attorney discipline.
• Litigation: Representing clients in insurance, professional liability, products liability, contract disputes, intellectual property, trade secrets, personal injury, real estate, employment, civil rights, agri-business, and banking matters in all stages of arbitration, mediation, and litigation.
• Construction: Providing legal counsel on construction defects, contracts, permits and licensing, land use and zoning, construction management, insurance, and related-litigation.
• Appeals: Developing appellate briefs and oral argument strategies on behalf of clients.

In addition to his diverse professional portfolio, Scott is active in many professional and community organizations and holds a residential builder license for the State of Michigan.

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