Foster Meadows & Ballard

Founded in 1940 the Firm remains the pre-eminent transportation firm in Michigan. The Firm continues to expertly litigate admiralty and maritime cases of every type, covering a wide range of claim areas including personal injury, property damage, collision, allision, cargo loss, environmental damages, passenger injury, Limitation Act matters, salvage claims and immigration issues. With the expansion of intermodal transportation of goods, the Firm’s expertise expanded to representing the interest of parties involved in every step of cargo transportation property losses, including freight forwarders and non-vessel operating common carriers. Within its admiralty practice, the Firm represents 12 of the 15 international Protection & Indemnity Clubs as well as a host of domestic Ocean Marine underwriters and numerous Great Lakes shipping companies directly. Beyond its unparalleled transportation litigation expertise, Foster, Meadows & Ballard, P.C. has significant experience litigating insurance agent errors and omissions matters, No-Fault auto cases, marina injury and lien enforcement, warehouse liabilities, ecclesiastic negligence, and toxic tort matters, including a high volume of asbestos product liability cases, as well as marine asbestos cases defended on behalf of merchant vessel owners and operators. Over the course of the last decade, the firm has expanded its services to assist individual and family estate planning including wills, trusts, and special needs planning.