Attorney
Mark P. Foster, Jr. – mpfoster@nccriminaldefense.com
Born Downey, California, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, California, 1996, North Carolina. Admitted to practice in U.S. District Court, Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of North Carolina, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. Also admitted in VA, MD, and DC. Education: B.A., University of Southern California, 1978; J.D., U.C.L.A. School of Law, 1981.
CAREER: Deputy district attorney, Orange County, California, 1981-1984, 1990-1992; judge advocate, U.S. Marine Corps, active duty 1984-1987, retired as Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, 2004. Business Litigation Attorney, Palmieri, Tyler, Wiener, Wilhelm & Waldron, Irvine, CA, 1988 to 1990. Trial Attorney, National Credit Union Administration, 1993 to 1995. Criminal defense practice in Charlotte, NC, 1996 to present.
MEMBER: Mecklenburg County and North Carolina Bar Associations; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
PRACTICE AREAS: Federal Criminal Defense; State Criminal Defense; White Collar Criminal Defense; Capital and Non-Capital Murder Defense; Federal and State Criminal Appeals; Traffic and DWI.