Robert “Rob” Foster joined Meehan, Boyle, Black & Bogdanow as an associate in 2016, after completing a legal internship with the firm through Northeastern University’s renowned “co-op” program. Before joining Meehan Boyle, Attorney Foster gained significant litigation experience, having worked for the United States Attorney’s Office in Portland, Maine, and with the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office in Boston, Massachusetts. He also served as a Judicial Intern with the Honorable Raymond Brassard in Norfolk County Superior Court.
Attorney Foster now focuses his practice on negligence claims related to motor vehicle collisions, premises and products liability, medical malpractice, and construction site injuries. He is also extensively involved in the firm’s appellate practice, including complex legal research, brief-writing, and motion hearings. Most recently, Attorney Foster pioneered and successfully co-tried the very first fully virtual jury trial in Massachusetts, obtaining a verdict for his client during the COVID-19 pandemic.
An active member of the Massachusetts Bar Association and Boston Bar Association, Attorney Foster is a recent alumnus of the Boston Bar Association’s 2019-2020 class of the Public Interest Leadership Program, which conducted an in-depth review and evaluation of Massachusetts’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on our Commonwealth’s most vulnerable and at-risk populations. Attorney Foster is currently a member of the Boston Bar Association’s Insurance & Tort Litigation Steering Committee.
Attorney Foster is a graduate of Colby College and Northeastern University School of Law. He is an avid tennis and squash player, surfer, snowboarder, and lover of the great outdoors.