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Matt Foster is a highly skilled yet down-to-earth attorney who has won difficult cases for hundreds of clients. Matt’s deep and varied experience, along with his common sense, integrity, and ability, make him a formidable advocate for his clients.

Matt was born and raised in Coweta, Oklahoma, a small town where people knew and cared about their neighbors. His dad was the high-school principal and his mom worked at the local Wal-Mart. In Coweta, Matt gained small-town sensibilities and a sense of community that have stayed with him and influence the way he practices law.

Matt earned a finance degree with honors from Northeastern State University, an Oklahoma state college close to his hometown. After that, Matt spent two years as an associate pastor in his home church before attending law school at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Matt graduated with honors at Vanderbilt, where he earned Order of the Coif (top 10% of his class), served as Managing Editor for the Vanderbilt Law Review, and won his way onto the Vanderbilt Moot Court board.

Following law school, Matt spent two years clerking in Indianapolis for U.S. District Judge Larry McKinney, whose wisdom and humor made a lifelong positive impression. After his clerkship, Matt worked as a business litigator at premier firms in Texas and Indianapolis, then ran litigation for an Indianapolis firm representing healthcare clients in business formation, litigation, administrative and licensing proceedings, and assorted other matters and disputes.

More recently, Matt was Indiana’s chief regulator for nursing homes, hospitals, and some two dozen other types of healthcare providers. Just before returning to private practice, Matt served as CEO of a psychiatric hospital, which enhanced his ability to understand business, healthcare, and regulatory challenges directly from the client’s perspective.

Matt’s rare and deep experience as an attorney uniquely equips him to provide top-flight counsel and advocacy for businesses and individuals.

Education

• Vanderbilt University School of Law, Nashville TN
  • J.D.
  • Honors: Order of the Coif (top 10%)
  • Managing Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review
  • Moot Court Board
• Northeastern Oklahoma State University, Tahlequah OK
  • B.S.
  • Major: Finance
  • Honors: High Honors (top 5%)
  • Alpha Chi (national honorary)

Law School Teaching

• IU McKinney School of Law, Indianapolis IN
  • Visiting Clinical Professor of Law (2008-09)
  • Adjunct Legal Writing Professor (1999)

Select Certifications & Affiliations

• Licensed attorney in Indiana and Texas (including all affiliated federal courts)
• American Bar Association
• Indianapolis Bar Association
• Indiana State Bar Association
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt for Healthcare (2020)

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Member of the Executive Committee, IndyBar Litigation Section
• Member of the Indiana State Bar Association, Litigation Section
• Member of the ABA Construction Industry Forum and Litigation Section
• Coaches youth sports at Holy Spirit Catholic School and Mother Theodore Guerin Catholic Academies
• Board Member of Holy Spirit Catholic School Commission

Matt’s Practice Areas

Business Counsel & Litigation

• Commercial and business disputes
• Business startups and entity formation
• Contract negotiation and review
• Commercial leases and insurance
• Fraud and other business tort cases
• Real estate and personal property disputes
• Construction disputes (commercial and residential)
• Probate and estate litigation
• Bankruptcy and adversary proceedings
• Professional licensing defense
• Federal and state litigation and appeals
• Federal and state administrative proceedings

Employment Law

• Non-compete enforcement and challenges
• Breach of contract, including non-compete agreements
• Trade secrets and confidential information
• Discrimination, retaliation, and harassment claims
• Unemployment benefits and wage claims
• Employee misconduct and whistleblower activity
• Facility safety compliance (OSHA, IOSHA)
• Employee handbooks, policies, and practices
• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Data breaches and ethics investigations
• Federal and state litigation and appeals
• Federal and state administrative proceedings

Healthcare Providers & Businesses

• Medicare/Medicaid fraud and abuse
• Medicare/Medicaid certification
• Reimbursement and denial challenges
• Professional licensing defense (doctors, nurses)
• State and federal regulation
• State and federal surveys (CMS, Joint Commission)
• Health business startups and entity formation
• Provider and facility subpoena defense
• Federal and state litigation and appeals
• Federal and state administrative proceedings