Don P. Foster
Principal

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Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation
Real Estate Litigation and Title Claims Litigation
Intellectual Property
Health Care
Business Formation and Governance

Practice Focus

Don Foster is a seasoned trial lawyer with a proven track record in the courtroom. He is regularly asked to prosecute or defend to verdict cases involving significant financial risk to the client.  His trial and dispute resolution experience is varied and includes matters involving title insurance, agent defalcations, intellectual property, health care, franchising, corporate governance and law firm partnership disputes.

Education

J.D., Dickinson School of Law
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, (Morehead Scholar), cum laude

Bar and Court Admissions

Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Points of Distinction

Mr. Foster is a member of the Board of Directors of Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield, one of the largest Blue Plans in the nation.  Prior to the formation of Highmark, he served on the Board of Pennsylvania Blue Shield. He served as Chairman of Highmark's Audit Committee for ten years.  Currently, he serves as Chairman of the Investment Committee, and is a member of the Executive Committee and Corporate Governance Committee.

Mr. Foster has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer® consecutively since 2007 by a vote of his peers.

Activities

Mr. Foster is active in professional and community organizations.  He was selected to be a member of the American Bar Foundation.  He is a former Chairman of the Philadelphia Bar Association's Professional Responsibility Committee and the Federal Courts Committee.  He frequently is asked to instruct practicing lawyers on trial practices and procedures and professional responsibility.

Before entering private practice, he worked for two years as a law clerk to the Hon. James S. Bowman, President Judge of the Commonwealth Court and then for two years as a legal consultant to the International Energy Agency in Paris, France.

Publications/Speeches

"Law Firm Compensation to Departing Lawyers", The Legal Intelligencer and The Pennsylvania Law Weekly, March 6, 2012

"Do's and Don'ts for Lawyers Departing a Law Firm", Three part series from the Legal Intelligencer Blog, February 2012

"Overview of Insurance Title Claims and Litigation", updated February 20, 2012

“Mastering Real Estate Titles and Title Insurance in Pennsylvania," presentation at the National Business Institute Seminar

Contact Info:
Email:	dfoster@offitkurman.com
Office Phone:	267.338.1357
Fax Phone:	267.338.1335
Mailing Address:	Ten Penn Center 1801 Market Street Suite 2300 Philadelphia, PA 19103