$ 800-800 per hour
About Michael
Biography
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.
Practice Areas
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
Contingency
25%-40%
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
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Licensed in Wisconsin for 49 years
State: Wisconsin
Acquired: 1976
No misconduct found
Location
Fox & Fox, S.C.
124 West Broadway, Monona, WI, 53716
Fox & Fox, S.C.
7604 Harwood, Suite 202, Wauwatosa, WI, 53212
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Posted by Natalee | September 12, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Employment & Labor
Best of the best
I’m incredibly grateful I found Fox & Fox to represent me on my claim of employment discrimination. I’d never been involved in a lawsuit before and wasn’t sure where to turn, how to find a good attorney, or whether I even had a case. I had just been fired from my job after a series of troubling ev...
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Experience
Honors
2013
Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers
2013
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2012
Super Lawyer, Wisconsin Super Lawyers
2012
Top 100, The American Trial Lawyers Association
2012
Leader in the Law, Wisconsin Law Journal
2012
Top 25 Madison Area Lawyers, Wisconsin Super Lawyers
2011
Top 100, The American Trial Lawyers Association
2011
Super Lawyer, Wisconsin Super Lawyers
2010
Top 100, The American Trial Lawyers Association
2010
Madison Area Employment Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers in America
2010
Super Lawyer, Wisconsin Super Lawyers
2010
Super Lawyer, Wisconsin Super Lawyers
2009
Super Lawyer, Wisconsin Super Lawyers
2008
Election, Litigation Counsel of America
2008
Super Lawyer, Wisconsin Super Lawyers
2008
Top 50 Super Lawyer, Wisconsin Super Lawyer
2007
Super Lawyer, Wisconsin Super Lawyers
2007
Top 50 Super Lawyer, Wisconsin Super Lawyers
2007
Recognition, Best Lawyers in America
2006
Super Lawyer, Wisconsin Super Lawyers
2006
Top 50 Super Lawyer, Wisconsin Super Lawyers
2006
Recognition, Best Lawyers in America
2005
Recognition, Best Lawyers in America
2005
Top 50 Super Lawyer, Wisconsin Super Lawyers
2005
Super Lawyer, Wisconsin Super Lawyers
2004
Recognition, Best Lawyers in America
2003
Recognition, Best Lawyers in America
2002
Election, American Board of Trial Advocates (Wisconsin Chapter)
2001
Best Lawyer, Labor and Emloyment, Best Lawyers in America
2000
Best Lawyer, Labor and Emloyment, Best Lawyers in America
2000
Stars of the Plaintiff's Bar, Minnesota Employment Law Institute
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, Labor and Emloyment, Best Lawyers in America
1993
Best Lawyer, Employment and Labor, Best Lawyers in America
1992
Best Lawer, Employment and Labor, Best Lawyers in America
1991
Best Lawyer, Employment and Labor, Best Lawyers in America
1991
Best Lawyer, Constitutional and Civil Rights, Madison Magazine
1990
Best Lawyer Employment and Labor, Best Lawyers in America
1989
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
1988
Best Lawyer, Best Lawyers in America
1987
Recognition, Best Lawyers in America
N/A
Ranked First, Chambers USA, Guide to America's Leading Business Lawyers
Work Experience
1976 - Present
founder and shareholder, Fox & Fox, S.C.
Associations
2008 - Present
Litigation Counsel of AmericaElected Member
2002 - Present
College of Labor and Employment LawyersFellow
2002 - Present
American Board of Trial AdvocatesMember
National Employment Lawyers Association
Founding Member
Sample of Legal Cases
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
Education
1976
University of Wisconsin Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
1969
St. Norbert College
Bachelor of Science
Speaking Engagements
2013
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute
Merely Pretext? Proof and Defense of a Discrimination Claim
2013
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute
The Retaliation Case--The Keys to Successful Prosecution or Defense
2012
State Bar of Wisconsin, Individual Rights and Responsibilities Section
A 21st Century Civil Rights Practice
2011
Upper Midwest Employment Institute
Retaliation Litigation Hotspots
2010
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute
Strategic Case and Trial Planning
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
Planning the Case Choosing the Theme
2008
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute
Adanced Trial Practice: Plaintiff's Panel on Winning the Retaliation Case
2007
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute
Advanced Trial Practice: Winning and Losing Retaliation Lawsuits
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
Advanced Trial Pratice: Keys to Bringing or Defending Age Discrimination Claims
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
8 Important Aspects of Wisconsin Employment Law
2002
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute
The Plaintiff Stars II--Trials and Tribulations
2002
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute
The Plaintiff Stars Return: Winning Made Easeier -- Part 1
2000
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute
The Plaintiffs Strike Back --Stars Tell You How
2000
Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute
The Plaintiff Stars Speak--Strategies for Avoiding Summary Judgment and Preparing for Trial
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 Plaintiff Practice --Stars for the Plaintiff
1997
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
1996
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
Publications
N/A
Wisconsin Employment Law and the State Bar of Wisconsin CLE Books
Introductory Chapter
Languages
English