I advise attorneys on professional responsibility, legal ethics, and professional practice issues.
Jason Foster's Bio:
Jason Foster's Experience:
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Professional Responsibility Counsel at ArentFox Schiff LLP
July 2015 - Present | Chicago, Illinois► Counsel firm attorneys on sensitive professional responsibility and liability issues, as well as application and interpretation of relevant rules of professional conduct in several jurisdictions ► Research and draft memoranda regarding developments in legal ethics laws as well as professional conduct policy; present relevant results to practice group leaders ► Identify ethical conflicts and develop appropriate solutions in collaboration with the general counsel and firm attorneys ► Review outside counsel guidelines, engagement letters, and other matter intake documents for potential legal and business issues; draft responses and clarifications as needed ► Negotiate engagement terms with client representatives in consultation with relationship partners ► With the general counsel, consult and advise outside counsel regarding litigation in which the firm is a party; assist in the response to citations and subpoenas served upon the firm and its attorneys ► Draft conflict and advance waivers, as well as engagement letters and other client correspondence ► Facilitate resolution of issues connected with new client intake, as well as new attorney and staff hiring ► Conduct and review due diligence on potential clients to expose possible issues ► Develop and deliver continuing legal eduction programs tailored to firm practice groups ► Assist non-lawyer managers and directors in developing, communicating, and implementing firm-wide policies and procedures regarding professional responsibilities and legal ethics
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Attorney at Jason Foster Law Office
December 2014 - July 2015 | Chicago, Illinois► Reviewed and revised form contracts for wedding and portrait photographers, including form event contracts, copyright releases, and model releases ► Assisted arts education non-profit organization with reorganization of governance structure; drafted employment, independent contractor, and board member contracts; advised board in connection with possible litigation ► Advised artists engaged in theatrical and costume design and distribution on possible business entity incorporation; assisted in the incorporation of arts-related LLC
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Research Assistant to Professor Allison Christians at University of Wisconsin Law School
May 2011 - May 2012 | Madison, WI► Researched, analyzed, and summarized tax treaties and scholarly articles on topics such as Bush-era tax cuts, taxation and globalization, and tax implications of Rawlsian cosmopolitanism. ► Discussed research results and recommendations.
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Judicial Intern to the Honorable David T. Prosser, Jr. at Wisconsin Supreme Court
August 2011 - December 2011 | Madison, WI► Drafted bench memoranda analyzing legal issues of pending cases and appellate briefs; recommended case dispositions. ► Researched and analyzed Wisconsin, New York, and Colonial-era law.
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Student Attorney at Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic, University of Wisconsin
June 2011 - December 2011 | Madison, WI► Researched and wrote legal memoranda on issues concerning entity formation, as well as license, service, design, and webpage development agreements. ► Drafted license and design agreements. ► Interviewed potential clients and counseled clients in business strategy, risk assessment and management. ► Drafted internal research memoranda, as well as letters and memoranda to clients.
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Summer Associate at Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren SC
June 2010 - July 2010 | Milwaukee, WI► Researched and wrote legal memoranda on issues including international and domestic estate and trust taxation, gift taxation, corporate and transfer tax policy, Internal Revenue Code and Bankruptcy Code interpretation, Wisconsin and Texas civil procedure, and contract law. ► Drafted various legal documents, including responses to motions in tax controversies and affirmative defenses in civil litigation. ► Accompanied attorneys to hearings. ► Attended advanced-topic practice group seminars.
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Real Estate Legal Secretary at Baker & McKenzie LLP
April 2007 - August 2009 | Chicago, IL► Edited and proofread various legal documents, such as sales contracts and estoppel certificates, as well as hotel management, license, lease, and employment agreements. ► Drafted correspondence to clients, including status updates, notifications, and inquiries. ► Collaborated with colleagues to create secretary's guide to cross-culture business etiquette and secretarial practice group reference manual. ► Wrote software application exercises for legal secretary professional development program. ► Developed subject matter and agendas for LGBT Affinity Group meetings; organized group social events.
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Insurance Litigation Paralegal/Legal Secretary at Robert K. Blinick PC
July 2004 - April 2007 | Northbrook, IL► Drafted various legal documents, including complaints, motions, attorney-client agreements, citations to discover assets, disclosure and discovery materials, as well as narrative fact descriptions for arbitration proceedings. ► Prepared and assembled various legal documents for submission to clients and courts, including affidavits, evidentiary materials, and jury instructions. ► Discussed case matters with clients, witnesses, court clerks, and opposing counsel.
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Academic Advisor, College of Letters & Science Honors Program at University of Wisconsin-Madison
August 2003 - May 2004 | Madison, WI► Advised students on academic matters. ► Collaborated with colleagues to unify and improve advising techniques. ► Developed agendas for and led advisory team's professional development meetings. ► Wrote and delivered team member performance evaluations.
Jason Foster's Education:
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University of Chicago Booth School of Business
2018 – 2021MBAConcentration: General Management, Behavioral Science, Economic, Strategic ManagementActivities: ► HONORS • Dean's Honor List ► LEADERSHIP • Office of Admissions (MBA Admissions Committee Member; Student Ambassador) ► AFFILIATIONS • Booth Pride (part-time LGBT business student association) -
Northwestern University School of Law
2012 – 2013Master of Laws (LLM)Concentration: Taxation -
University of Wisconsin Law School
2009 – 2012Juris Doctor (JD)Concentration: Taxation, International Taxation, International and Comparative LawActivities: ► HONORS • Moot Court Board • Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society (Outstanding Cite Checker) • Contracts I Teaching Assistant • Advanced Opportunity Fellowship • Julie Sterns Memorial Award and Scholarship ► LEADERSHIP • Student Bar Association (Vice President) — Oversaw Academic Affairs Committee and student mentoring programs; raised funds for student organizations through used-book drive and other initiatives; collaborated with writing program administration to develop academic support programs; appointed student members to faculty governance committees. • QLaw (President; LGBTQ law student association) — Developed and implemented LGBTQ-specific fellowship and scholarship; organized annual Gala celebration and fundraiser; redesigned branding and marketing materials, including website. • Latino Law Student Association (Diversity Committee Representative, Treasury Committee Member). ► AFFILIATIONS • Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity • State Bar of Wisconsin Diversity Clerkship -
University of Wisconsin-Madison
2001 – 2004Bachelor of Arts (BA) (Honors)Concentration: Philosophy, Political PhilosophyActivities: ► HONORS • Graduated with Honors in the Major, Honors in the Liberal Arts, and Distinction • Trewartha Undergraduate Honors Thesis Research Grant • Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, Golden Key International Honour Society, and National Society of Collegiate Scholars ► HONORS THESIS • Cosmopolitan Fairness: The Law of Peoples as Realistically Utopian ► LEADERSHIP • Wisconsin Student Public Interest Research Group (Vote 2002 Campaign Strategist) — Collaborated with various student groups campus-wide to educate student voters and increase student voter registration through on-campus tabling events, literature distributions, and canvassing. -
The Theatre School at DePaul University
1999 – 2001Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) (not conferred)Concentration: Acting -
Cedarburg High School
1993 – 1996DiplomaConcentration: General CourseActivities: International Thespian Society
Jason Foster's Interests & Activities:
Jason Foster has been active in the creative and performing arts for nearly thirty years. He has performed with multiple winterguards and drum corps from around the country, and studied acting, dance, and vocal performance, all in conservatory settings. Additionally, he has studied and researched art philosophy, art theory, and cultural theory as related to art and performance, all in rigorous academic settings. Jason’s professional experience includes serving as choreographer, designer, consultant, and technician to multiple drum corps and marching bands from around the Midwest. For pro bono work, he assists creative and performing artists, arts-related institutions and organizations, as well as various other nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations with complex and challenging legal, tax, and business issues. He also sits on executive boards for multiple arts, theater, and performance organizations in the Chicago area. Jason loves attending concerts and live music shows, as well as theater and dance performances of all sorts. He is an avid news-radio listener and enjoys learning about coffee, tea, beer, whisky, wine, and cheese. He tries--with varying success, given his schedule--to read at least one non-academic book each month and watch at least one independently-produced documentary each week.