Mark W. Foster
Partner
Practice focus
Education
- Harvard Law School, J.D., 1971
- Yale University, B.A., 1965
Bar admissions
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District of Columbia
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Maryland
Court admissions
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U.S. Supreme Court
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U.S. Claims Court
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U.S. Tax Court
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U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
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U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
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U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
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U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
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Court of Appeals of Connecticut
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Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia
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Court of Appeals of Maryland
Government service
- Public Defender
- Chief of Felony Trial Division
- District of Columbia
Professional leadership
- Adjunct Professor of Law, The George Washington University Law School
- Former Member and Vice Chair, Legal Ethics Committee, District of Columbia Bar (1993-1999)
- Former Member, Committee to Study Revisions of the Rules of Professional Conduct, District of Columbia Bar (1992-1999)
- Former Member, Disciplinary System Review Committee, District of Columbia Bar (1992-1993)
- Former Chair, Board on Professional Responsibility, District of Columbia Court of Appeals (1984-1988)
- Former Member and Vice Chair, Board on Professional Responsibility, District of Columbia Court of Appeals (1982–1983)
- Former Member, Hearing Committee #6, Board on Professional Responsibility, District of Columbia Court of Appeals (1980-1982)
Community involvement
Representative matters
News
Recognitions
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2020 Lawyer of the Year, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants, The Best Lawyer in America
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2018 Lawyer of the Year, Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants, The Best Lawyer in America
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2009 Finalist, Top Washington Lawyers: Corporate Litigation, Washington Business Journal
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AV® Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
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The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law, Trusts and Estates Litigation, Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants, Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
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Benchmark Litigation, Local Litigation Star (Washington, DC)
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Super Lawyers (Washington, DC)

Mark W. Foster
Partner