Mr. Foret's firm specializes in product
liability, medical malpractice, injuries
resulting from truck and auto accidents,
police misconduct, unsafe premises and other
personal injury. Mr. Foret's experience and
knowledge in these fields have resulted in
significant settlements and jury awards for
his clients through creative resolution of
legal issues and major disputes.
Mr. Foret has represented injured parties
exclusively for more than a decade. Prior to
that, he worked with doctors, insurance
companies and manufacturers, so he
understands firsthand the tactics and
strategies used by defense attorneys and
uses that knowledge to better represent you,
the injured party.
Professional Organizations
American Association for Justice
Professional Negligence Section
Scientific and Medical Integrity
Committee
Public Education Committee
Breast Cancer Litigation Group
Industrial & Agricultural and Vehicles
Litigation Group
Interstate Trucking Litigation Group
The Roscoe Pound Foundation, Supporting
Fellow
Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan
Washington, DC
President, 2003-2004
President-Elect, 2002 - 2003
Vice-President, 2001 - 2002
Treasurer, 2000 - 2001
Secretary, 1999 - 2000
Board of Governors, 1996 - 2005
Executive Committee, 1999 - 2004
Membership Committee Chair and Co-Chair,
1996 - 1999
District of Columbia Bar
Injury to Persons and Property Section
Steering Committee, 1996 - 1997
Medical Malpractice Committee Chair,
1996 - 1997
The Bar Association of the District of
Columbia
Judicial Conference of the District of
Columbia
Case Evaluator & Arbitrator, Superior
Court of the District of Columbia
Maryland Trial Lawyers Association
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
The Counsellors
Education
Bachelor of Arts, 1974, Colgate University
Juris Doctor, 1977, Gonzaga University
Member of Gonzaga Law Review and the
Student Bar Association
Legal Intern, Spokane County Public
Defender's Office.
Law Clerk, United States Attorney for
the Eastern District of Washington.
Admitted To Practice
Maryland
District of Columbia
Various Federal Courts
United States Supreme Court
Honors, Past and Present
• The Best Lawyers in America
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• Who's Who in Executives and
Professionals
• Who's Who in American Law
• International Who's Who of
Professionals
• Judge for trial and moot court
competitions
Publications
• Patients as Plaintiffs: How
Physician-Patient Confidentiality
Survives the Filing of a Lawsuit. D.C.
Trial, Vol. X, Issue II (March/April
1996).
Presentations
• Errors and Omissions Insurance
Coverage - Is It Necessary? Real
Estate Appraisal Malpractice Seminar,
Tysons Corner, Virginia, October 29,
1986.
• Legal/Liability Issues for
Contractor Occupational Health
Professionals. NASA Occupational
Health Meeting, Charleston, South
Carolina, November 6, 1986.
• Negligence Per Se Revisited in
the District of Columbia. DC Defense
Lawyer's Association Annual Meeting,
Irving, Virginia, September 18, 1987.
• Practical Issues of
University/Off-Campus Collaboration -
General, Tort and Product Liability
Issues. National Association of
College and University Attorney's CLE
Workshop, Washington, DC, November 14,
1987.
• Medical Malpractice. Health
Care Law Seminar, American University
Law School, Washington, DC, March 7 & 9,
1988.
• How to Prove Loss of Quality of
Life Damages. District of Columbia
Bar: Injury to Persons and Property
Section, Labor Relations Section;
Metropolitan Washington Employment
Lawyers Association, November 24, 1992.
• Effective Trial Court Advocacy.
District of Columbia Bar: Litigation
Section, February 17, 1993.
• Americans with Disabilities Act.
Hemophilia Association of the Capital
Area, March 16, 1993.
• Ethical Concerns in the Practice
of Intellectual Property Law I. The
Bar Association of the District of
Columbia: Patent, Trademark and
Copyright Section, May 25, 1993.
• Ethical Concerns in the Practice
of Intellectual Property Law II. The
Bar Association of the District of
Columbia: Patent, Trademark and
Copyright Section, June 1, 1994.
• Medical Malpractice. District
of Columbia Bar: Injury to Persons and
Property Section, January 28, 1997.
• Effective Use of Demonstrative
Evidence: A Picture is Worth a Thousand
Words. Trial Lawyers Association of
Metropolitan Washington, D.C. Seminar,
Clearing the MIST: Winning Big in Tough
Auto Cases, October 20, 2000.
•
The Better Venue: Differences in Federal
v. D.C. Superior Court. Trial Lawyers
Association of Metropolitan Washington,
DC, Dinner Meeting, February 13, 2003.
• The Catastrophe Injury
Case/Use of Life Care Plans. District
of Columbia Bar: Tort Law and Litigation
Sections Seminar, The Far Side of
Damages, April 4, 2003.
• Trial/Jury Bias. Trial
Lawyers Association of Metropolitan
Washington, DC Seminar, Automobile
Cases, October 10, 2003.
• Juror Bias and Voir Dire: Improving the
Odds. Trial Lawyers Association of
Metropolitan Washington, DC Seminar.
Advanced Litigation Workshop, Cutting
Edge Techniques from Top Lawyers,
Physicians, Experts and Trial
Consultants, March 12, 2004.
