Background
Foret, L. Palmer was born on July 17, 1952 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Marcel J. and Billie P. Foret.
Foret, L. Palmer was born on July 17, 1952 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Marcel J. and Billie P. Foret.
Colgate University (Bachelor of Arts, 1974). Gonzaga University (Juris Doctor, 1977).
Worked at Foret & Thompson (Washington, DC) specializing in Civil and Criminal Litigation. Practice before Federal and State Courts and Agencies. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Maryland.
1978, United States. District Court, District of Maryland. 1979, District of Columbia. 1980, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
1983, United States. District Court for the District of Columbia. 1986, United States. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. 1993, United States. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania.
1996, United States. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Member, Gonzaga Law Review, 1975-1976. Member, Judicial Conference of the District of Columbia.
Case Evaluator and Arbitrator, Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Member: District of Columbia Bar (Member, Injury to Persons and Property Section, Steering Committee, 1996). Bar Association of the District of Columbia.
Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. (Member, Board of Governors, 1996.
Chair, Membership Committee, 1996). The Counsellors; George Washington American Inn of Court (Master). Fellow, The Roscoe Pound Foundation.
Confining its practice to trial work and litigation, Foret & Thompson represents primarily plaintiffs in cases involving personal injury, products liability, medical malpractice, and premises liability. The firm also represents both plaintiffs and defendants in commercial litigation.
Member, Gonzaga Law Review, 1975-1976. Member, Judicial Conference of the District of Columbia. Case Evaluator and Arbitrator, Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Member: District of Columbia Bar (Member, Injury to Persons and Property Section, Steering Committee, 1996). Bar Association of the District of Columbia. Maryland State and American Bar Associations.
Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. (Member, Board of Governors, 1996. Chair, Membership Committee, 1996).
The Counsellors; George Washington American Inn of Court (Master). Fellow, The Roscoe Pound Foundation. Fellow, The Roscoe Pound Foundation.
Married Mari Tuma, April 20, 1991.