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Will Foster serves as Professor of Law and Dean of the School of Law at the University of Arkansas, where he teaches tax, business, and transactional law courses including Federal Income Tax, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Wills & Trusts, while advising the Business Law Concentration program.
His academic credentials include a B.S. in Political Science, summa cum laude, from the University of Central Arkansas; a J.D., summa cum laude, from the University of Arkansas; and an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University.
Foster's research bridges tax policy, business entity design, and transactional law with contemporary applications in art markets and legal technology. His scholarship critically examines tax risk frameworks, presidential authority in tax administration, and the impact of automation on contract drafting, consistently connecting theoretical legal principles to real-world business practices.
His publication trajectory reveals increasing focus on interdisciplinary intersections—particularly between tax law and art market dynamics, and the ethical implications of AI in legal practice—while maintaining core contributions to business entity structuring and tax compliance scholarship.
Professional recognition includes:
- Professor of the Year, Washburn University (2013)
- Professor of the Year, University of Arkansas (2016)
As faculty advisor for the Business Law Concentration, Foster guides curriculum development without documented graduate student mentorship. His administrative leadership includes serving as Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (2016-2020) and active bar association roles.
Current professional engagements feature his position as reporter for the Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Jury Instructions – Civil, building on prior service with the Supreme Court Task Force on Lawyer Wellbeing and leadership as president of the W. B. Putman American Inn of Court.
