Attorney Profiles

William C. Foster 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Shareholder
phone (215) 575-4551
fax (215) 575-0856
email wcfoster@mdwcg.com

Bill devotes the majority of his practice to the defense of insurance coverage and bad faith claims, construction litigation, as well as products liability matters. He has taken more than 100 cases to trial and has successfully defended many of these in front of a jury.

Over the course of his legal career, Bill has provided successful representation for major insurance carriers regarding bad faith claims, numerous products liability claims, e.g. a major heavy duty truck manufacturer and a manufacturer of press brakes and shears, as well as successful representation of a major insurance carrier in an action relating to a catastrophic construction accident that involved numerous personal injury and property damage claims.

In 1966 Bill graduated from the University of Notre Dame. Thereafter, he attended Rutgers University School of Law where he earned his J.D. in 1970. Since that time, he has been licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and subsequently in New Jersey.

Bill has given a number of presentations to clients regarding bad faith and he has frequently appeared as a panelist at seminars relating to bad faith organized by the National Business Institute and the Pennsylvania Law Institute. He has also given presentations relating to trial advocacy and other issues.

Bill has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in the years 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010.

Areas of Practice:
Bad Faith and Other Insurance Issues
Products Liability
ERISA
General Liability
Commercial Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Pennsylvania, 1970
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1970
U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1990
New Jersey, 1990
U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1990
U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 2000
Education:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Newark, Newark, New Jersey, 1970
J.D.


University of Notre Dame, 1966
B.B.A.


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Various Seminars, re: Bad Faith, National Business Institute (NBI), 2001 - 2003


Bad Faith Update, Pennsylvania Bar Institute Annual Seminar, Atlantic City, NJ, 2000 - 2003, 2007


PLI Seminar, 2002, 2003


Honors and Awards:
AV Peer Review Rating by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell


Pennsylvania Super Lawyer - 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Pennsylvania Bar Association


Philadelphia Bar Association


Past Employment Positions:
Kelly, McLaughlin, Foster, Bracaglia, Daly, Trabucco & White, LLP


Deasey, Scanlan & Bender


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