Steven Foster

Steven Foster

Director, Online JD Program
Associate Professor of Law

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Contact Info:
Campus: Riverfront Campus
Building: Dowling Hall
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Degrees

  • J.D. Oklahoma City University School of Law
  • B.A. University of Oklahoma

Biography

Professor Steven Foster has almost two decades of experience working in legal education. He specializes in building programs to improve success in the classroom, on the bar exam, and in each students’ profession.  He has helped prepare students to take the bar exam in over 35 different states and expanded bar preparation beyond just the third year of law school. 

Prior to joining academic, Professor Foster practiced insurance defense. 

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    Selected Publications

    The Keystone State Should Forge A New Path To Lawyer Licensure, 8 UNT DALLAS L. REV. ON THE CUSP 47 (2026), (co-authored with Ashley M. London, Nachman N. Gutowski, and Sarah J. Garrison)

    Client-Centered Legal Analysis, West Academic (co-authored with Joni Wiredu) (2025)

    Breaking the Cycle: Rethinking Bar Exam Scoring and Portability for NextGen Examinees, UNT Dallas Law Review Online (co-authored with Nachman Gutowski) (forthcoming Spring 2025) (policy paper)

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    Selected Presentations

    Panelist for Bar Advocacy Meets Scholarship, AASE Bar Advocacy Committee’s October 24, 2025 Workshop

    Data Gathering to Support ASP Initiatives, 2023 Association for Academic Support Educators’ Annual Workshop

    Panelist for Guiding Law Students Through the Final Stretch in BARBRI’s Let’s Talk webinar series for Academic Support Professionals, October 5, 2023