Background
Foster, Junior, Clifford D. was born on August 24, 1952 in Seattle, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
Foster, Junior, Clifford D. was born on August 24, 1952 in Seattle, Washington, District of Columbia, United States.
University of Washington (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1974). University of Puget Sound (Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1979). Managing Editor, University of Puget Sound Law Review, 1979.
Worked at Vandeberg Johnson & Gandara (Tacoma, Washington) specializing in Civil Trial, Appellate and Administrative Practice. Antitrust, Business, Construction, Corporations, Estate Planning, Labor and Employment, Municipal, Pension, Real Estate and Land Use, Securities and Taxation Law. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Washington.
Managing Editor, University of Puget Sound Law Review, 1978-1979.
Author: "State Promises and the Contract Clause: An Untimely Resurrection, 1 University of Puget Sound Law Review 299, 1978. Adjunct Professor, Education Law, University of Puget Sound, School of Education, 1984-1991.
Assistant Attorney General, State of Washington, 1979-1982. Member: Tacoma-Pierce County (Chair, Pro Bono Committee, 1988), Washington State (Member, Board of Bar Examiners) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations.
Washington Council of School Attorneys (President, 1986).
Vandeberg, Johnson & Gandara was formed by the combination of an established Seattle law practice with the Tacoma firm of Vandeberg & Johnson. The roots of the present firm reach back to the early 1950"s in the practice of private and public law throughout Western Washington. With offices located in both downtown Tacoma and Seattle, the firm now serves a regional clientele of individuals, businesses and public entities, and actively practices before all levels of state and federal courts and administrative agencies throughout Western Washington.
Member: Tacoma-Pierce County (Chair, Pro Bono Committee, 1988), Washington State (Member, Board of Bar Examiners) and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations. Washington Council of School Attorneys (President, 1986).