Anne Foster is a civil trial lawyer and trusted business advisor. She specializes in complicated business disputes and catastrophic injury claims. In addition to counseling clients in ways to protect their interests and avoid protracted litigation, Anne has successfully tried to verdict well over 30 cases in Oregon and Washington. Anne gets results while providing personal attention to all of her clients. Anne was selected for inclusion in 2009 Oregon Rising Stars in Business Litigation by Oregon Super Lawyers. She is a member of the Agriculture and Natural Resources, Insurance Defense and Governmental Affairs teams at Dunn Carney.
Prior to becoming a lawyer, Anne was the speech writer for David Frohnmayer, President of the University of Oregon and former Attorney General of Oregon. She also assisted the National Association of Attorneys General in distributing over $9.6 billion of discretionary funds from the national tobacco settlement to the many states and provinces involved.
Bar Admissions
- Oregon, 1999
- Washington, 2000
- U.S. District Court District of Oregon, 1999
- U.S. Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit, 2002
- Supreme Court of the United States, 2003
Education
- University of Oregon School of Law, J.D., 1999
- University of Oregon, B.A., 1993
Recent Results
Defendants:
- Defense Verdict- injuries totaling $420k as a result of injuries from a shade umbrella
- Defense Verdict- injuries totaling $500k as a result of a slip and fall
- Defense Verdict- property and lost profits claim against rental agency
- Successful resolution for producer of claims arising from international recall of product
Plaintiffs:
- $1,950,000 settlement of wrongful death claim
- $1,150,000 settlement of traumatic brain injury matter
- $1,000,000 policy limits settlement of wrongful death claim
- $515,000 settlement of injuries from motor vehicle accident
Results achieved on behalf of one client in one matter does not necessarily indicate that similar results can be obtained for other clients.
Professional Associations
- Annual Providence Portland Medical Foundation Positive Perspectives Cancer Luncheon, Committee Member
- Soulful Giving- local organization raising money to support cancer research and care, Board Member
- Oregon State Bar, Product Liability Section, Member of the Executive Committee
- Washington State Bar, Member
- Oregon Women Lawyers, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Clark County Bar Association, Member
- Oregon Association of Defense Counsel, Member
- Defense Research Institute, Member
- Multnomah Bar Association
Published Works
- “To An Unknown God: Religious Freedom on Trial” (Assistant Editor), Professor Garrett Epps
Presentations
- Litigation Revolution: How the iPad Might Change the Game, Meritas Annual Meeting, April 2012
- Divorcing the Married Product: Must A ‘Good’ Product Warn of a ‘Bad’ Product Simply Because They Are Used Together?, DRI Product Liability Conference, 2000
- Panelist, Care and Treatment of Your Other Client – the Insured, Oregon Association of Defense Counsel (OADC) Annual Summer Conference, 2003
