Who's Who In Black Washington D.C. Associate Publisher

Well connected in the circle of movers and shakers of the nation’s capital, Maurice Foster, Esq., is well positioned as the associate publisher for Who’s Who In Black Washington, DC™. He is Deputy Executive Director of the National Bar Association (NBA), the nation’s oldest and largest organization of black attorneys and judges. The NBA has a network of more than 20,000 lawyers, judges, and student members and 87 affiliate chapters in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Africa, and the Caribbean.

Foster has over 22 years of diversified leadership experience in association management serving as CEO, Executive Director and Director of Special Projects throughout his career. Foster has managed multiple projects and grants and established numerous philanthropic endeavors.

Foster brings to Who’s Who Publishing Company a wealth of resources, skills, and national and international connections positioning the Washington publication to become a global show piece. Since 1999, Foster has worked with Thompson West, a leading provider of integrated legal research and information solutions in the United States, to lead the NBA in donating online legal research services to the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). The NBA donation, valued in the millions, remains the largest donation in the history of the International Criminal Courts.

Foster is a graduate of Rutgers University and Antioch School of Law with continuing studies at Yale University. He was managing editor of NBA Magazine during the 1980s and 1990s and developed it into the nation’s leading legal publication for African-American attorneys and judges. He is a Certified Meeting Planner (CMP).

With a passion for giving back to the community, Foster directed the NBA’s Black Elderly Legal Assistance Support Project (BELASP) for more than 8 years. BELASP was one of the nation’s leading advocacy groups for protecting the legal rights of the African-American elderly population and promoted increased participation of black lawyers in elder law and estate planning issues. He has written, lectured and trained lawyers and students on elder law and how to defend clients against fraud and scams, including predatory mortgage and lending schemes designed to disenfranchise the African American community.

Foster also developed the NBA’s African Bar Association Exchange Program, which assists in the development of African bar associations and enhances their role in promoting rule of law and democracy in their countries. He’s led numerous delegations of national and international dignitaries and facilitated visits from various levels of state officials including kings, presidents, and ambassadors.

Foster has extensive experience in directing and coordinating national, regional, and local events, including conferences, conventions, seminars and outreach programs. He directed Continuing Legal Education (CLE) for the NBA, and coordinated the NAACP Annual Lawyer’s CLE Program. He travels extensively on behalf of the NBA and is well known as a leader in the profession.

He is an experienced and proven achiever in grants management, with a successful record in developing, soliciting, writing, and administering grants, including for multi-million dollar projects.

Foster plans to make Who’s Who In Black Washington, DC™ a “must-have” for professionals in all fields, as well as a celebrated reflection of African American achievement in the nation’s capital. According to Foster, “the publication is a beacon light to illustrate the golden promise of possibility, one that gives inspiration to youth and minorities everywhere”.