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Foster, however, will still face the possibility that he may be disbarred due to his conduct while representing Knutson.<\/p>\n<p>Foster is Knutson&#8217;s former attorney, and was responsible for advising Knutson to accept a financial settlement with USA Swimming following\u00a0<strong>Mark Schubert&#8217;s\u00a0<\/strong>exit as USA Swimming National Team Director. Knutson had made a deal with Schubert that would support her national team training at a newly established professional training center in Southern California just two months before Schubert ultimately left that position and the program was terminated.<\/p>\n<p>Knutson was then told that only part of her agreement would be honored by USA Swimming, with Foster ultimately encouraging her to accept the lesser deal without revealing his longtime relationships with Schubert, former USA Swimming Executive Director\u00a0<strong>Chuck Wielgus<\/strong>, and other USA Swimming officials.<\/p>\n<p>You can see the original report from the\u00a0<em>Orange County Register\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sgvtribune.com\/2018\/11\/27\/state-supreme-court-rejects-richard-fosters-last-appeal-in-dagny-knutson-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Orange County Register<\/em>\u00a0<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">contributed to this report. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a report from the\u00a0Orange County Register,\u00a0the California State Supreme Court has rejected attorney\u00a0Richard Foster&#8217;s\u00a0final appeal against former swimmer\u00a0Dagny Knutson. 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