Veteran Workers’ Compensation Attorney Joins Deuterman Law Group
Pamela W. Foster, a board certified specialist in workers’ compensation and certified mediator who has practiced law in the Triad for a decade, has joined the Deuterman Law Group.
Foster, whose experience also includes personal injury, medical malpractice and Social Security disability cases, is dedicated to protecting the rights of injured workers. She views her work as a community service, extending justice to people who couldn’t afford to hire an attorney except on a contingency basis.
The Deuterman Law Group in downtown Greensboro is one of the foremost workers’ compensation law firms in North Carolina. It is one of only a few law firms in the state whose workers’ compensation attorneys are all board certified specialists. Founding attorney Daniel L. Deuterman and Joel W. Davis also have earned this distinction.
In addition to representing injured workers, the Deuterman Law Group handles Social Security Disability and personal injury cases.
A North Carolina native, Foster graduated cum laude from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 1985 with a bachelor’s degree in English and Spanish. She earned her juris doctorate degree in 1994 from the University of North Carolina School of Law.
Foster was licensed to practice law in North Carolina in 1994. In 2002, the North Carolina Board of Legal Specialization recognized her as a board certified specialist in workers’ compensation law. This designation is a testament to Foster’s expertise, her performance as an attorney and her reputation in the legal community.
Only a few attorneys in the state have earned this prestigious designation. To become certified legal specialists, attorneys must have practiced a minimum of five years, undergo peer review by other attorneys and judges, participate in continuing legal education in the subject matter and pass a board exam given by the Board of Legal Specialization.
“I have known Pam Foster for many years, and I’m very pleased that she has joined the Deuterman Law Group,” Deuterman said. “Pam knows the law, and she understands how the workers’ compensation system in North Carolina works. Through her years of practice, she has earned the respect of her peers in the State Bar because of her legal knowledge and skill and her advocacy on behalf of her clients.”
Foster, who previously had her own firm in High Point, has represented a wide range of clients, including those in the furniture industry, trucking and nursing. She has practiced throughout the Triad and the state, representing clients from High Point, Randolph County, Davidson County, Forsyth County, Rowan County and Surry County.
Foster has a deep appreciation for the hardworking people because she has been surrounded by them her entire life. She and her four sisters were raised in Chapel Hill, where their single mother worked as a bookkeeper for the family-owned Fowlers Food Store.
“Everybody in the family did a little work. When I learned to count, I assisted in doing inventory, which meant going to the grocery store at 4:30 in the morning and counting cans on the shelves while the older sisters and cousins would write down the numbers,” Foster said. “Growing up in the grocery store business provided the foundation for what I know about hard work and being a part of the working class.”
After college but before law school, Foster worked in the graduate library at UNC. It was that experience, specifically her exposure to numerous legal tomes, which sparked Foster’s interest in law. A volunteer job teaching English as a Second Language at Durham Technical Community College further cemented her desire to become an attorney.
“In those classes, I became acquainted with people from various nationalities who were struggling with one legal issue or another,” she said. “I learned a lot about the impact that our laws have on people who are not citizens.”
Prior to focusing on workers’ compensation cases, Foster was in general practice with Hunter Large & Sherrill in her hometown of Sylva, N.C. She also worked as an attorney for the Law Offices of Grover McCain in Chapel Hill, where she clerked during law school.
Foster is a member of North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers and the N.C. Bar Association. She is also a certified Superior Court mediator.
She lives in Greensboro with her husband and two children.
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