Attorney Profile

Mitchell T. Foster

Mitchell Foster

Mitch Foster Law
PO Box 798
Milford, MI 48381
Contact Contact Mitchell T. Foster
T: 248-684-8400
F: 248-684-8401

Visit: www.mitchfosterlaw.com
Practice areas: Criminal Defense (50%), Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI (40%), Bankruptcy: Consumer (10%)

Profile

Mitch Foster represents individuals accused of felonies, misdemeanors and DUI throughout Michigan. He has gained recent acquittals for clients accused of assault and battery, domestic violence, criminal sexual conduct, home invasion, larceny, breaking and entering, fleeing and eluding, and driving while license suspended. Mr. Foster also handles criminal appeals, having gained early releases for several clients serving prison and county jail sentences. Mitch graduated from University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in 1992. He is a member of the National College for DUI Defense, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan.

Selected to:

Michigan Super Lawyers 2009
Michigan Super Lawyers 2008
Michigan Super Lawyers 2007

About Mitchell Foster

Admitted: 1992, Michigan

Professional Webpage: www.mitchfosterlaw.com/about_us/index.html

Honors and Awards: Mitch participates in the representation of indigent prisoners in the pro bono prisoner civil rights litigation program by representing clients through settlement or trial of these civil rights cases, Certificate of Appreciation - Pro Bono Recognition, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 2006
Special Licenses/Certifications: Certified in the Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, including the three recognized standardized field sobriety tests by NHTSA (National Highway Transportation Safety Administration): (1) HGN - Horizantal Gaze Nystagmus; (2) Walk and Turn; and (3) One Leg Stand, 2007
Bar/Professional Activity: Member of the State Bar Committee on Criminal Law and Jurisprudence, 2006, Barrister in the Oakland County Bar Association chapter of the American Inns of Court, 2006
Pro bono/Community Service: Participation in the pro bono program through the Oakland County Bar Association, including representing clients at no charge and volunteering with the Mobile Law Office for free consultations with indigent individuals., 2008
Other Outstanding Achievements: Participation in the Michigan Supreme Court's "Court Community Connections" Program in Historic Barry County Courthouse.  Successfully argued against the Macomb County Prosecutor's coercive "all or nothing" packgage plea bargain policy.  On June 13, 2008, the Supreme Court ruled that there was an inadequate factual basis for the client's guilty plea and reversed his plea based conviction.  The program included a luncheon, and after argument debriefing with questions and answers with local high school students, to help educate them on the legal system and the experience before the Supreme Court.  People v. Lamorand, 480 Mich 1111 (2008), 2008
Educational Background: JD - University of Detroit Mercy, School of Law, 1992, BS - Business Adminsitration - University of Denver, Denver, CO, 1989
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