Andrew foster is an associate clinical professor of law and director of the Duke Law School's Community Enterprise Clinic. In addition to directing the clinic, he teaches courses in community development law and professional responsibility.

Prior to joining the Duke Law School faculty in 2002, Mr. Foster practiced full-time with Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC, where he was a founding member of the firm's community development law team. He now maintains a limited private practice that is concentrated in the areas of nonprofit, affordable housing and community development law. He represents developers, financial institutions, local governments, and local, statewide, regional, and national nonprofits on a wide range of community revitalization projects.

Before becoming a lawyer, Mr. Foster held leadership positions with several nonprofit community development organizations based in North Carolina. These include the Southern Rural Development Initiative, the North Carolina Justice and Community Development Center, the Community Reinvestment Association of North Carolina, and the North Carolina Association of Community Development Corporations. In all of these positions, he worked with community-based organizations, leading private sector institutions, and public policy makers to develop and implement community economic development strategies in order to increase economic opportunities for the residents of low-wealth communities in North Carolina and throughout the Southeast.

Mr. Foster received his BA in political science from Rutgers University and his JD from the School of Law, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.