Robert D. Forster, II
Top rated Business Litigation attorney in Dallas, Texas
Barrett Daffin Frappier Turner & Engel L.L.P.
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Creditor Debtor Rights, Banking; view more
Licensed in Texas since: 2005
Education: Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2024 
Selected to Rising Stars: 2009, 2017 Call today:
972-688-6895
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Managing partner and CEO at Barrett Daffin Frappier Turner & Engel, LLP, Robert D. Forster II is licensed to practice law in Texas, Arizona and Georgia. Also, he is admitted before all civil district courts in the states of Texas, Arizona, and Arkansas as well as the Supreme Court of the United States. He has been focusing on real estate, mortgage banking and probate law since joining the firm in 2006.
A seasoned business litigation attorney, Mr. Forster has served as a member of the State Bar of Texas, the American Bar Association, the Dallas Texas Trial Lawyers Association, the Dallas Bar Association, the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, the Texas Mortgage Bankers Association (TMBA), the Texas Land Title Association and the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Mr. Forster is a frequent speaker at continuing legal and title education programs on mortgage banking, title, probate and creditor's rights-related topics He has co-authored numerous articles and publications, including the “Texas State Bar’s Foreclosure Manual” (3rd Edition and 2017 Supplement), as well as the 26th Annual Advanced Real Estate Drafting Course for the State Bar of Texas, to name a few. In addition, he has participated in panels hosted by the American Legal & Financial Network (ALFN), Legal League 100 and TMBA.
Having represented clients in challenging litigation cases, the United Trustee Association honored Mr. Forster with the Suzanne Kelly New Member of the Year Award in 2017. His dedication has earned him the admiration of his clients and peers, and a “Superb" rating on Avvo.
Mr. Forster received his Bachelor of Science degree from the Arizona State University in 1999. He later attended the Southern Methodist University and earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree in 2004. He spent several years working as a law clerk at a boutique law firm before partnering with Barrett Daffin Frappier Turner & Engel, LLP.
Practice areas
Business Litigation, Creditor Debtor Rights: Business, Banking, Real Estate: BusinessFocus areas
Collections, Foreclosure, Landlord/Tenant, Mortgage & Refinance
- 40% Business Litigation
- 40% Creditor Debtor Rights: Business
- 10% Banking
- 10% Real Estate: Business
First Admitted: 2005, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.bdfgroup.com/attorney/forster-robert-davis-ii/
- Bachelor of Science, W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, 1999
- State Bar of Texas, 2005
- U.S District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, 2005
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 2005
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 2005
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, 2016
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, 2016
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 2016
- State Bar of Georgia, 2016
- State Bar of Arizona, 2016
- United States Supreme Court, 2018
- United States District Court, District of Arizona, 2023
- Cater and serve food to Homeless Veterans for Thanksgiving and Christmas at Dallas VA Medical Center, 2018
- Cater and serve food to Homeless Veterans for Thanksgiving and Christmas at Dallas VA Medical Center, 2019
- Cater and serve food to Homeless Veterans for Thanksgiving and Christmas at Dallas VA Medical Center, 2021
- Cater and serve food to Homeless Veterans for Thanksgiving and Christmas at Dallas VA Medical Center, 2022
- Purple Pumpkin Project for the Epilepsy Foundation , 2022
- Epilepsy Awareness Ambassador by the Epilepsy Foundation, 2023
- FHA/ HUD Certified Foreclosure Commissioner, 2018
- The National Mortgage Servicer's Reference Directory™ (The NMSRD™) includes comprehensive coverage of foreclosure laws, time frames, deficiency statutes, eviction requirements, and documents needed to commence the foreclosure action.Updated regularly on a customized online platform available to electronic subscribers, The NMSRD™ provides practical overviews of real estate-related laws in all 50 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico, making it the go-to resource for guidance on state foreclosure processes and regulations. The NMSRD is a must-have industry reference for everyday questions!, NMRSD - National Mortgage Servicer's Reference Dictionary (USFN), Real Estate, Banking, Mortgages, Financial Services, Debt Collection, 2021
- Selected as a nominee for 2023 awarded to the world's lawyers, judges, advisers, and educators. , Who's Who in American Law, Marquis, 2023
- Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2017
- Suzanne Kelly New Member of the Year Award, United Trustee Association, 2017
- Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2009
- As the world grapples with the escalating consequences of climate change, its impact is seeping into unexpected corners of our lives. This article expresses the critical connections between our changing climate and the stability of a cornerstone of the financial sector: the mortgage industry. , Author, Rising Tides, Rising Premiums, Rising Defaults: Climate Change's Toll on the Mortgage Industry, Legal League Quarterly Update Q3 2023, Banking, Mortgage Servicing, Litigation, Class Actions, Financial Services, 2023
- Analysis and critique of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Supervisory Highlights on Junk Fees and how it affects the mortgage and banking industry. , Author, "Junk - Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder": An Overview of the CFPB's Supervisory Highlights Junk, Legal League Quarterly Update Q2 2023, 2023
- Manual compiled by professional lawyers in the state of Texas regarding the processes and forms needed for typical foreclosure transactions. It includes forms with filler text and extensive explanations about how the forms might be completed depending on various common scenarios., Contributor, Texas Foreclosure Manual, 3rd Edition (And all Supplements), State Bar of Texas, Real Estate, Banking, Mortgages, Financial Services, Debt Collection, 2023
- Overview of litigation trends in the banking industry as a result of COVID, Author, Another COVID Side Effect: A Rise in New Litigation Trends, DS News, Banking, Mortgage Servicing, Litigation, Class Actions, Financial Services, 2021
- Overview of Texas Supreme Court Decision on Equitable Subrorgation as it relates to defaulted liens, Author, Texas Supreme Court Throws the Industry a Lifeline, DS News - Legal Industry Update, Litigation, Appeals, Banking, 2021
- This article covers the impact ofCOVID-19 on the mortgage industry, howthe industry is responding, options availablefor borrowers to attempt to retain their homes(both the good and bad), as well as the impactof governmental intervention and the overalleffect of the pandemic on lenders and howthat will influence their behavior in thefuture, Author and Presenter, "Loss (Mitigation) During a Catastrophe", University of Texas School of Law, Mortgage Lending Institute, Real Estate, Banking, Mortgages, Financial Services, Debt Collection, 2020
- This addresses the historicaland current challenges mortgagees facewhen attempting to foreclose a real propertylien after the death of the borrower. Anumber of legal and procedural questionsremain unresolved concerning themortgagee’s rights to enforce its promissorynote and deed of trust during probate, theinterim period between the mortgagor’sdeath and the opening of the mortgagor’sprobate, and when no probate proceeding isinitiated at all., Author and Presenter, "Dead Debtors: The Problem, The Past, and The Plan", State Bar of Texas, Mortgage Lending Institute, 2018
- Banking
- Commercial Litigation
- Foreclosure
- Personal Injury
- Real Estate
Office location for Robert D. Forster, II
4004 Belt Line Road
Suite 100
Dallas, TX 75001
Phone: 972-688-6895
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2024
- Rising Stars: 2009, 2017
