Background
Foster, Joseph H. was born on December 28, 1928.
Foster, Joseph H. was born on December 28, 1928.
LaSalle College (Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, 1950). University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Laws, 1953).
Worked at White and Williams (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) specializing in General Practice, Civil Litigation (Business and Casualty), Corporate, Creditors" Rights, Director and Officers Liability, Environmental and Toxic Tort Litigation, Finance and Banking, Health Care and Medical Malpractice, Insurance Coverage and Reinsurance, Labor (Management), Products Liability, Professional Liability, Property and Subrogation, Litigation, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation and Estates, Workers Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1953, Pennsylvania. Law Clerk to Honorary T. McKeen Chidsey, Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 1956.
Company-Author: "Disputes Between Insurer and Insured Under A Typical Liability Policy," Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1977.
Lecturer in Law, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1967 and 1984. President, Pennsylvania Defense Institute, 1973.
Member, Board of Governors, 1975, Vice-Chancellor, 1979, Chancellor-Elect, 1980 and Chancellor, 1981, Philadelphia Bar Association. Member, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Civil Procedure Rules Committee, 1986.
Member, Board of Directors, Pennsylvania Manufacturer"s Association Insurance Company, 1989.
White and Williams is a large, diversified law firm engaged in substantially all aspects of civil practice for a wide range of sophisticated clients. The firm provides high quality, specialized services in a variety of disciplines, with particular emphasis on litigation, transactional matters, and general corporate representation.
Member, Board of Governors, 1975, Vice-Chancellor, 1979, Chancellor-Elect, 1980 and Chancellor, 1981, Philadelphia Bar Association. Member, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Civil Procedure Rules Committee, 1986. Member, Board of Directors, Pennsylvania Manufacturer"s Association Insurance Company, 1989.