Michael R. Fox has been in trial practice for 43 years. He is an elected member of American Board of Trial Attorneys (ABOTA), The American College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and Litigation Counsel of America. He has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for more than 35 years and his firm his ranked as a Tier I firm in Best Lawyers in America. He has been chosen one of the top 100 trial lawyers in Wisconsin, the 2010 Madison Area Employment Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in America and one of Wisconsin's Leaders in the Law for the year 2012 by the Wisconsin Law Journal. Over the course of his career he has served on the Board of Directors for the Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers (now the Wisconsin Association for Justice) and the Plaintiff's Employment Lawyers Association (PELA) (now the National Employment Lawyers Association). The Wisconsin chapter of the American Board of Trial Attorneys limits its elected membership to 65 attorneys who have tried a minimum number of jury cases to verdict. He has been repeatedly ranked in the top 50 vote recipients in Wisconsin Law & Politics. Mr. Fox has tried more than 50 cases to verdict. By far the majority of those cases being tried to a jury. Mr. Fox has prevailed in a very high percentage of his trials making him one of the most successful sought after trial lawyers in Wisconsin. He has also litigated cases in Illinois, Minnesota, Texas and Michigan. Chambers USA rated him as the number one lawyer representing employees in the state of Wisconsin and his firm the number one law firm representing employees in employment related disputes. He handles litigation related to employment, securities, business disputes, constitutional claims, personal injury, intellectual property and legal malpractice. Mr. Fox has given in excess of 100 presentations during the course of his legal career covering all areas of trial practice as well as special topics pertaining to constitutional law. Many of his cases have received extensive publici exposure as a result of the novelty and complexity of the case issues or the notoriety of the litigants involved.
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State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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WI | Good Standing | 1976 | 02/22/2022 |
Legal answers | 0 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Lawyer of the Year | Best Lawyers | 2013 |
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated | Martindale-Hubbell | 2013 |
Super Lawyer | Wisconsin Super Lawyers | 2012 |
Top 25 Madison Area Lawyers | Wisconsin Super Lawyers | 2012 |
Leader in the Law | Wisconsin Law Journal | 2012 |
Top 100 | The American Trial Lawyers Association | 2012 |
Super Lawyer | Wisconsin Super Lawyers | 2011 |
Top 100 | The American Trial Lawyers Association | 2011 |
Top 100 | The American Trial Lawyers Association | 2010 |
Super Lawyer | Wisconsin Super Lawyers | 2010 |
Super Lawyer | Wisconsin Super Lawyers | 2010 |
Madison Area Employment Lawyer of the Year | Best Lawyers in America | 2010 |
Super Lawyer | Wisconsin Super Lawyers | 2009 |
Top 50 Super Lawyer | Wisconsin Super Lawyer | 2008 |
Super Lawyer | Wisconsin Super Lawyers | 2008 |
Election | Litigation Counsel of America | 2008 |
Super Lawyer | Wisconsin Super Lawyers | 2007 |
Recognition | Best Lawyers in America | 2007 |
Top 50 Super Lawyer | Wisconsin Super Lawyers | 2007 |
Super Lawyer | Wisconsin Super Lawyers | 2006 |
Top 50 Super Lawyer | Wisconsin Super Lawyers | 2006 |
Recognition | Best Lawyers in America | 2006 |
Super Lawyer | Wisconsin Super Lawyers | 2005 |
Top 50 Super Lawyer | Wisconsin Super Lawyers | 2005 |
Recognition | Best Lawyers in America | 2005 |
Recognition | Best Lawyers in America | 2004 |
Recognition | Best Lawyers in America | 2003 |
Election | American Board of Trial Advocates (Wisconsin Chapter) | 2002 |
Best Lawyer, Labor and Emloyment | Best Lawyers in America | 2001 |
Best Lawyer, Labor and Emloyment | Best Lawyers in America | 2000 |
Stars of the Plaintiff's Bar | Minnesota Employment Law Institute | 2000 |
Best Lawyer, Labor and Emloyment | Best Lawyers in America | 1999 |
Best Lawyer, Labor and Emloyment | Best Lawyers in America | 1998 |
Best Lawyer, Labor and Emloyment | Best Lawyers in America | 1997 |
Best Lawyer, Labor and Emloyment | Best Lawyers in America | 1996 |
Best Lawyer, Labor and Emloyment | Best Lawyers in America | 1995 |
Best Lawyer, Labor and Emloyment | Best Lawyers in America | 1994 |
Best Lawyer, Employment and Labor | Best Lawyers in America | 1993 |
Best Lawer, Employment and Labor | Best Lawyers in America | 1992 |
Best Lawyer, Employment and Labor | Best Lawyers in America | 1991 |
Best Lawyer, Constitutional and Civil Rights | Madison Magazine | 1991 |
Best Lawyer Employment and Labor | Best Lawyers in America | 1990 |
Best Lawyer | Best Lawyers in America | 1989 |
Best Lawyer | Best Lawyers in America | 1988 |
Recognition | Best Lawyers in America | 1987 |
Ranked First | Chambers USA, Guide to America's Leading Business Lawyers | N/A |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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founder and shareholder | Fox & Fox, S.C. | 1976 - Present |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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Litigation Counsel of America | Elected Member | 2008 - Present |
College of Labor and Employment Lawyers | Fellow | 2002 - Present |
American Board of Trial Advocates | Member | 2002 - Present |
National Employment Lawyers Association | Founding Member | N/A |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Wisconsin Employment Law and the State Bar of Wisconsin CLE Books | Introductory Chapter | N/A |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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University of Wisconsin Law School | JD - Juris Doctor | 1976 |
St. Norbert College | Bachelor of Science | 1969 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute | The Retaliation Case--The Keys to Successful Prosecution or Defense | 2013 |
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute | Merely Pretext? Proof and Defense of a Discrimination Claim | 2013 |
State Bar of Wisconsin, Individual Rights and Responsibilities Section | A 21st Century Civil Rights Practice | 2012 |
Upper Midwest Employment Institute | Retaliation Litigation Hotspots | 2011 |
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute | Strategic Case and Trial Planning | 2010 |
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute | Planning the Case Choosing the Theme | 2009 |
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute | Winning Depositions--How to Effectively Depose (or Defend) te Plaintiff and the Key Company Witness | 2009 |
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute | Adanced Trial Practice: Plaintiff's Panel on Winning the Retaliation Case | 2008 |
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute | Advanced Trial Practice: Winning and Losing Retaliation Lawsuits | 2007 |
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute | Advanced Trial Pratice: Keys to Bringing or Defending Age Discrimination Claims | 2006 |
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute | How Plaintiff Won $1.56 Million in an Arab Ethnicity Discrimination Case--A Dozen Legal and Tactical Lessons for Both Plaintiff and Defense | 2006 |
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute | 8 Important Aspects of Wisconsin Employment Law | 2005 |
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute | Advanced Trial Practice: Focusing on the Secrets for Winning or Losing at Trial | 2005 |
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute | The Plaintiff Stars Return: Winning Made Easeier -- Part 1 | 2002 |
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute | The Plaintiff Stars II--Trials and Tribulations | 2002 |
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute | The Plaintiff Stars Speak--Strategies for Avoiding Summary Judgment and Preparing for Trial | 2000 |
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute | The Plaintiffs Strike Back --Stars Tell You How | 2000 |
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute | Strategic Plaintiff Practice --Stars for the Plaintiff | 1998 |
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute | Developing a "Successful" Employment Law Practice--A Plaintiff's Attorney Tells All | 1998 |
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute | Strategic Pretrial Practice--Stars for the Plaintiff | 1997 |
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute | Strategic Trial of an Emplyment Case --Stars for Plaintiff | 1997 |
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute | Plaintiff's Employment Law Litigation Strategies | 1996 |
Upper Midwest Emkployment Law Institute | Plaintiff's Employment Law Litigation Strategies Part 2 | 1996 |
Case name | Outcome |
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Dubin V. MATC | 1.1 Million dollars in damages and fees plus resinstatement in professorship |
Monfils v. Taylor | Verdict for Plaintiff and post trial settlement 3.2 M |
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