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Mary B. Foster, Esquire CES®, Direct Line: (425) 213-1107 Phone: (425) 646-4020 Fax: (425) 637-2873 E-Mail: mfoster@1031services.com Published Works: View MARY B. FOSTER, President of 1031 Services, Inc., has been involved in thousands of exchanges as attorney and intermediary. She frequently lectures before CPAs, attorneys, and other professional groups on the topic of tax-deferred exchanges. She is co-author of Tax Free Exchanges Under §1031, a comprehensive treatise on Section 1031 exchanges, published by Thomson Reuters/West Publishing. Mary enjoys working on day to day exchange matters as well as structuring creative and complex exchange transactions. She received her B.A. from the University of Michigan with honors in economics (1981) and her J.D. from Boalt Hall, University of California, Berkeley, where she was a member of Order of the Coif (1984). Prior to joining the company in 1996, she was a partner with the Seattle law firm of Tousley Brain Stephens. MEMBERSHIPS and AFFILIATIONS In addition, Mary is active in federal legislative and administrative efforts related to IRC §1031 on behalf of the ABA Tax Section and the FEA. She frequently meets with senior staff with the IRS National Office on exchange matters. PUBLICATIONS Mary is a contributing author to the following publications: Matthew Bender's Federal Tax Service New York Institute of Federal Taxation Journal of Accountancy Tax Management Memorandum
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SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS Mary is co-chairman of and has participated as a speaker in an annual, three-day seminar on advanced issues in like-kind exchanges since 1996 > Seminar Website. She also lectures for the ABA Tax Section, State Bar Associations and CPA Societies, the New York University Tax Institute, the FEA, and other seminar providers. For a list of upcoming speaking engagements and seminars, please visit our Events page | 
