Anita G. Fox
Education
University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1984)
Kalamazoo College (B.A. Spanish and Political Science; State of Michigan Secondary Teaching Certificate, 1981)
Bar and Court Admissions
State Bar of Michigan
The District of Columbia Bar
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth, Ninth, Tenth, and District of Columbia Circuits
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
Professional Associations
District of Columbia Bar
State Bar of Michigan
Ingham County Bar Association
Other Professional Experience
Legal Counsel, Michigan NGA 2007 (Appointed by the Governor, 2006-2010)
Vice President, The Children's Trust Fund (Appointed by the Governor, 2004-2009)
Legal Counsel, The Governor's Residence Foundation (Appointed by the Governor, 2003-present)
Debate Advance, Clinton/Gore Campaign (1992)
Director of Scheduling and Advance, Dukakis/Bentsen Campaign (Michigan, 1988)
National Advance Staff, Mondale/Ferraro Campaign (1984)
Distinctions and Certifications
Listed in Best Lawyers in America 2013 (Commercial Litigation)
Named 'Michigan Super Lawyer' by the publishers of Law & Politics Magazine (Business Litigation) (2011)
Elected to Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (2007-present)
Associate Editor, Michigan Law Review (1983-1984)
Case Evaluator, U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
Case Evaluator, Ingham County
State Court Administrative Office Certified Mediator, Genesee, Ingham, Jackson and Washtenaw Counties
Achieved highest peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell (AV©)
Publications and Presentations
Co-Author, Drafting Commercial Lease Insurance Provisions, Michigan Real Property Review (Fall 2006)
Contributing Author, BP Air v. One Beacon: Are Majority, Dissent That Far Apart?, New York Law Journal, Vol. 236, No. 23 (August 3,2006)
Co-Author, High Court Takes a Narrow View of BFOQ Defense, 8 Legal Times 17 (July 15, 1985)
Note, Denial of Unemployment Benefits to Otherwise Eligible Women On the Basis of Pregnancy:Section 3304 (a)(12) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, 82 Mich. L. Rev. 1925 (1984)
Outside Activities
Fluent in Spanish
Teaching Experience
Adjunct Professor, Insurance Law, Michigan State University College of Law
Mealey's Emerging Insurance Battles Conference, San Diego, CA, December5-6, 1999, Coverage Issues Relating to Claims Against Additional Insured
Mealey's Emerging Insurance Battles Conference, London, England, June23-24, 1999, Construction Defects
Mealey's Emerging Insurance Battles Conference, Philadelphia, PA, March12, 1998, Construction Products Defects Claims, Alleged Failure of Construction Products When Incorporated Into Other Structures