Richard (Rick) G. Foster | Senior Shareholder | |
| phone | (210) 547-9326 |
| fax | (210) 736-1992 |
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Rick handles matters in a number of areas including insurance coverage disputes, business contract and tort matters, managed health care, physician credentialing and peer review, medical malpractice, products liability, general negligence, premises liability, land title disputes, and deceptive trade practice claims. Since being licensed in 1985, he has had the opportunity to try cases in a number of counties throughout Texas. Through this experience, he has gained a unique understanding of the pretrial and trial process in Texas which assists him in effectively assessing a clients chances of recovery or exposure.
Rick is a Senior Shareholder in the firm and in the firm's San Antonio office. He believes the addition of the San Antonio office has allowed the firm to better service its clients in the San Antonio area as well as the rest of the State. The firm has made a substantial investment in putting in place the technology and personnel necessary to link all three firm offices to maximize the effectiveness of the firm's representation of clients and allow quicker access to Texas courts, administrative offices and businesses.
- Areas of Practice:
- Commercial Litigation
- Healthcare Litigation
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Insurance Litigation
- Employment Litigation
- Oil & Gas Litigation
- Healthcare Contracts
- General Business Contracts
- Bar Admissions:
- Texas, 1985
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 2000
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1986
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2006
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1996
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1997
- Education:
- St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas,
1985
J.D. - Southern Methodist University,
1982
B.B.A., B.A.
Major: Political Science
- Representative Cases:
- Roark v. Humana, Inc., et al, 307 F.3d 298 (5th Cir. 2002)
- Saenz v. Humana Health Plan of Texas, Inc., 65 U.S.L.W. 49 (June 24 1997)
- Rencare, Ltd. v. Humana Health Plan of Texas, Inc., 395 F.3d 555 (5th Cir. 2005)
- Taylor v. Carter, 948 F. Supp. 1290 (W.D. Tex. 1996)
- Martinez v. Humana, Inc., 2005 WL 1923532 (S.D. Tex. 2005)
- Tomasi v. Liao, 63 S.W.3d 62 (Tex. App - San Antonio 2001)
- King Ranch, Inc. v. Chapman, 118 S.W.3d 742 (Tex. 2003)
- Natland Corp. v. Baker's Port, Inc, 865 S.W.2d 52 (Tex. App. - Corpus Christi 1993)
- TCI Cablevision of Texas, Inc. v. South Texas Cable Television, Inc., 791 S.W.2d. 269 (Tex. App. - Corpus Christi 1990)
- Scottsdale Insurance Co. v. Travis, 68 S.W.3d 72 (Tex. App. - Dallas 2001)
- Representative Clients:
- Humana Inc. (Managed Care)
- XL Health (Ancillary Medical Provider)
- MDiagnostics (Ancillary Medical Service Provider)
- Clinical Partners (Anesthesiology Service Provider)
- Texas General Agency (Insurance)
- Gourmet Express (Manufacturer of prepackaged meals)
- F&M Bank of Tulsa (Banking)
- Computer Locators (Aircraft parts refurbishment)
- Aircraft Design Services, Inc. (Aircraft design)
- MUY Brands (Restaurant Franchise Owner)
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Speaker, "Surviving the Integrated Healthcare Delivery System", 1996
- Speaker, "ADA, FMLA and Workers' Compensation in Texas: Issues and Answers about Employees' Leaves of Absence and Integration Into the Workplace", 1999
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Bar Association, Section on Health Law
- San Antonio Bar Association
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel
- Director 2004-2005
- Ecumenical Center for Religion & Health, 2006 - Present
- Board member and presently board chairman
- Karen E. Henry Foundation for Long Term Housing for Persons with Disabilities, 1993 - 1999
- Trustee
- St. James Episcopal School, 1997 - 2000
- Trustee
- Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, 2000 - 2001
- Member of the Vestry
- Republican Party of Nueces County, 1992 - 1994
- Chairman
- Northeast San Antonio YMCA, Youth Basketball, 2003 - 2006
- Coach
- Corpus Christi National Little League, 1999 - 2000
- Director
- Nueces County Young Lawyers Association, 1989 - 1990
- Director
- Past Employment Positions:
- U.S. Congressman Kent Hance, U.S. Congressional Legislative Assistant, 1983
- First National Bank of Midland, Texas, Trust Department Intern, 1982
- Fraternities/Sororities:
- Phi Delta Theta
- Phi Alpha Delta
With offices in Corpus Christi, Austin, and San Antonio, the law firm of Porter, Rogers, Dahlman & Gordon, P.C., serves South Texas, Central Texas, and the Rio Grande Valley. We have many clients in Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Brooks, Burnett, Cameron, Comal, Duval, Gillespie, Hays, Hidalgo, Jim Wells, Kendall, Live Oak, Nueces, Port Aransas, San Patricio, Starr, Travis, Uvalde, Webb, Williamson, and Wilson counties, including the communities of Alice, Brownsville, Del Rio, Edinburg, Fulton, Harlingen, Laredo, McAllen, Rockport, and San Diego.
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