Among the most prominent of Montgomery County criminal defense lawyers, Alex Foster is a former Senior Assistant State's Attorney with more than 20 years experience inside Maryland courtrooms. He has successfully tried and won many high-profile jury trials, including trials for murder, rape, child abuse, armed robbery, and animal cruelty.

 He is the former Gaithersburg Felony Trial Team Leader, responsible for supervising a team of prosecutors in Montgomery County Circuit Court. In his career as a former prosecutor, Alex Foster prepared hundreds of criminal cases of all types, including many juvenile, traffic and drunk driving cases. He has handled countless misdemeanor cases, such as shoplifting, assaults, drug possession, protective orders, domestic violence, sexual offenses and all other types of District and Circuit court cases. During Mr. Foster's 20 year career in the State's Attorney's Office, he also handled cases from the Bethesda, Silver Spring, Wheaton, Germantown and Rockville Districts.

Now that you need a top criminal defense lawyer in Montgomery County, Maryland, you can have Alex Foster's unique courtroom skills, talent, creativity and, most importantly, his experience on your side -- fighting for you!

If you have been charged with a crime, you need an experienced attorney to defend you. You could be facing jail time or other very serious consequences. You need a criminal defense attorney in Rockville, Maryland who knows how the court system works from the inside, who is familiar with local rules and customs, and who has spent more than 20 years working with the people who run the courthouse here in Montgomery County. Alex Foster is a very highly experienced criminal defense lawyer who has handled hundreds of cases, from complex murders to misdemeanor shoplifting and drunk driving cases. He has effectively represented people all over Maryland, in Prince George's County, Frederick County, Howard County, Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County and elsewhere. Mr. Foster is a former supervisor with the Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office. He has presented approximately 100 jury trials. As a former senior prosecutor, he knows how the court system works from both sides and his vast experience insures the best protection for you.

As a leading Rockville criminal defense lawyer, Alex Foster gives every case his personal attention. Your case will never be "reassigned" to someone else in the law firm. Mr. Foster himself will handle every phase of your case. He will aggressively defend you in court. He will use his extensive knowledge as a former prosecutor to help you. He has more than two decades of experience working with the police and law enforcement. He is highly experienced working with all of the personnel who run the courthouse, from Clerks to the Sheriff's Deputies to the Bailiffs. He can negotiate the complexities of the court system to your best advantage. While no attorney can ever guarantee a specific result, you deserve an attorney who has the courtroom and courthouse knowledge and experience to fight for your rights!

Prior to law school, Alex Foster was a professional actor in New York City for seven years. He appeared on numerous soap operas, TV commercials and stage productions. His interest in Entertainment Law led him to Emory University School of Law. In law school, Mr. Foster became fascinated with criminal law and presenting jury trials which led to a position upon graduation with the Department of Justice in Delaware. From there, Mr. Foster started with the Montgomery County, Maryland State's Attorney Office in 1989. However, it is his acting experience which forms the foundation for a dynamic and strong courtroom style and presence. He has taught Trial Advocacy to countless law students wishing to learn these public speaking skills. For details on his professional acting career, go to "Full Biography" on this website.