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Matthew K. Foster
Tallahassee, Florida

 

Partner, since 1997
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Matthew K. Foster became a partner in our firm in 1996 when he was only 28 years old. He is a native of Tallahassee. He received an athletic scholarship to attend Florida State University and was awarded the FSU Top Scholar Athlete Award in 1989 and 1990. Matt graduated cum laude from FSU with a major in criminology and attended FSU Law School, graduating with high honors in 1994. Matt was nominated as a candidate for the Rhodes Scholarship Award and was fortunate enough to be selected for a Supreme Court internship. Matt also received the highest lawyer rating available (AV rating) based upon reviews by local lawyers and judges through Martindale-Hubbell's rating system. Matt has also served as an Adjunct Professor at the Florida State University College of Law for the last eight years, focusing on Trial Technique.

Matt is a former president of the Florida Young Lawyers Section of the Tallahassee Bar Association and past president of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Leon County Division. He has committed his professional career to aggressively protecting the rights of the accused in criminal defense, as well as helping ensure that accident victims are treated fairly when dealing with insurance companies. He is an Eagle Member of the Florida Justice Association, an organization dedicated to making sure accident victims are fairly treated in our civil justice system. 

He and his wife have two sons and are members of Trinity United Methodist Church.

Areas of Practice:

Criminal Defense
DUI
Accident Victims
Personal Injury
Negligent Security - Victim's Rights
Medical Malpractice

Bar Admissions:

Florida, 1994

Education:

Florida State University College of Law, Tallahassee, Florida, 1994
Honors: With High Honors
Honors: Nominated, Rhodes Scholarship Award
Honors: Member, Moot Court Team
Honors: Selected for a Supreme Court Internship

Florida State University
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Top Scholar Athlete Award, 1989 & 1990
Major:  Criminology

Honors and Awards:

A.V. rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Mock Trial Champion, 1994, Florida Justice Association Competition.
Two time recipient of the Florida State University Top Scholar Athlete Award (1989, 1990)

Professional Associations and Memberships:

-Eagle Member of the Florida Justice Association which is dedicated to protecting
 the rights of injury victims in civil actions

-Adjunct Professor at the Florida State University College of Law

-Past Member of the Florida Bar Grievance Commitee

-Tallahassee Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section
 Former President

-Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
 Past President, Leon County Division

 

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