Barbara Smith Foster

I was born and raised in Wilmington, North Carolina. I attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where I earned a degree in the administration of criminal justice. I attended law school at Campbell University now located in Raleigh, North Carolina, where I met my future husband, Johnny Foster, also a law student at Campbell University. After law school, I returned home to Wilmington to practice law with my father and my brother at the law firm of Smith and Smith. Johnny and I got married a few years later, and I moved to Savannah where Johnny was already practicing law with his current law firm. I went to work for then District Attorney Spencer Lawton as an assistant district attorney and remained in Mr. Lawton's office for 15 years prosecuting felony cases as a member of the Early Intervention Program team. I went into private practice in 2009 concentrating primarily in criminal defense. In 2013, I opened my own office to better serve my clients. I now limit my practice to misdemeanor criminal defense in both state and federal courts, juvenile delinquency defense, DUI and traffic defense, and probation violation defense. I pride myself on being responsive to the needs of my clients and on obtaining the best possible outcome under the circumstances of each individual case. I am here to help.