HON. DAVID S. FOSTER
EDUCATION: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, B.A. 1947-1951; Tulane University Law School, New Orleans, LA, 1961-1964 - Juris Doctor Degree.
BAR ADMISSION: Louisiana 1964, Federal Bar 1980.
LEGAL EMPLOYMENT & EXPERIENCE:
Work History: Self-employed Arbitrator and Mediator, 1988-present; Judge Ad Hoc, Pro Tem and City Arbitrator, Lafayette, Louisiana City Court, 1984-93; Judge Pro Tem, 15th Judicial District Court, State of Louisiana covering three counties, 1983; Trial Attorney and General Practice, David S. Foster, PC, Lafayette, Louisiana, 1971-82; Instructor of Mineral and Real Estate Law, University of Southwestern Louisiana Night School, 1974-78; Partner, Voorhies & Labre Law Firm, Lafayette, Louisiana, 1964-71.
Experience: Have been involved as a Mediator and/or Arbitrator since 1984; Nineteen years as a Trial Attorney; Nine years as a City and State Judge handling Civil, Criminal and Juvenile cases; Chairman of a Medical Mal-practice Review Board; Chairman of City Traffic Citation Appeals Board; General Counsel of a Hospital, A Helicopter Company and a Land Development Company; Speaker at Mediation and Arbitration Seminars.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: American Bar Association, Louisiana State and Lafayette, LA Bar Associations (President, Lafayette Parish Bar Association 1975) 15th District Bar Association; Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution.
MEDIATION/ARBITRATION TRAINING: Five day mediation course, Orlando, Florida middle 1970's; AAA Basic Arbitrator Training, New Orleans, 10-91; One day AAA advanced construction arbitration 12-93; On Faculty, AAA Arbitrator Training Workshop, Charlotte, NC, 7-96; - 3 Day Small Business & Misdemeanor Mediation Training, NC, 10-97; AAA Construction Arbitration Training, Atlanta, GA, 11-97.
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CASES HANDLED: Several Hundred.
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE: Personal Injury; Construction; Medical Malpractice; Insurance Law; Business Law; Family Law; Securities; Product Liability; Labor & Employment