Mr. Fox also consults with trial attorneys, helping them identify and resolve legal issues, develop trial strategy, draft pleadings, briefs, jury instructions and advise on methods of protecting the clients' appellate rights. He is the author of dozens of articles, has taught MCLE classes on appellate law and procedure, and is recognized by Southern California SuperLawyer for three years in a row.

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Education

• Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, California
  J.D., Graduated with Honors - 1986
  

• City College of the City University of New York, New York City
  B.A. in Mass Media (Journalism); Graduated Cum Laude - 1976

Certification

• Appellate Law Specialist, California State Bar Board of Legal Specialization

• Martindale-Hubbell Rating: AV

• Marquis Who's Who in American Law - 2000/2001

• 2006 Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, 90th Edition

• 2005 Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, 89th Edition

Experience

• Appellate Specialist - Mr. Fox has practiced writs and appeals in many areas including business litigation, insurance, family law, probate, personal injury, professional malpractice, real estate, consumer class actions, environmental law, administrative law, and civil procedure.

• Teaching - Mr. Fox has taught legal writing at the Santa Barbara College of Law, regularly provides continuing legal education workshops in appellate law and procedure; and has written dozens of articles on appellate law.. 

Employment

Published Cases

• Parks v. Safeco Insurance Co. (2009) 170 Cal.App.4th 992

• Reyes v. Van Elk Ltd., Inc. (2007) 148 Cal.App.4th 604

• Kleveland v. Chicago Title (2006) 141 Cal.App.4th 761

• Violante v. Communities Southwest Development (2006) 138 Cal.App.4th 972

• Parker v. McCaw (2005) 125 Cal.App.4th 1494

• Ocean View HOA v. Montecito Water District (2004) 116 Cal.App.4th 396

• Rice v. Clark (2002) 28 Cal.4th 89

• Harris v. Sandro (2002) 96 Cal.App.4th 1310

• Marriage of Bryant (2001) 91 Cal.App.4th 789

• Estate of Griswold (2001) 25 Cal.4th 904

• Huijers v. DeMarrais (1992) 11 Cal.App.4th 676

Professional Associations

• Santa Barbara County Bar Association (Board of Directors)

• Ventura County Bar Association 

• Los Angeles County Bar Association, Appellate Courts Committee

• American Bar Association, Appellate Lawyers Division 

Appellate MCLE Presentations

• Appealing Your Arbitration Award (2011)
   
• Staging the Case for the Appellate Arena: Tips, Traps, and Pitfalls (2008)

• Dissolution of Error – What Family Law Practitioners Need to Know About Writs and Appeals (2007)

• Protecting Your Client (and Making Appellate Counsel Happy): 
  Preserving and Preparing the Record for Appeal (2007)

• Demystifying Appeals (2006)

• Statements of Decision: Don't Leave Court Without One! (2004)

• What Your Clients Need to Know About Civil Appeals (And When They Need to Know It!)  (2004)

• Inside (and Outside) the Court of Appeal (2001)

• Practicing Appellate Aforethought (2000)

• Sanctions, Malpractice (and worse) at the Courts of Appeal (1999)

• Where Records Rule: Practicing Appellate Aforethought (1999)

• Writs and Appeals for the Family Law Practitioner (1995)

Appellate Training Seminars Attended

• Council of Appellate Lawyers and Appellate Judges Summit (2005)

• Mastering Appellate Advocacy Practice, TRG, Los Angeles (May 2004)

• Smith on Persuasive Legal Writing, CEB, Los Angeles (February 2003)

• College of Appellate Advocacy, Orange County Bar Association, Costa Mesa (November 2002)

• Appellate Practice Institute of the ABA's Judicial Division, Reno (October 2002)

• Nuts and Bolts of Civil Writs, Ventura County Bar Assoc., Ventura (March 2000)

• Appellate Practice Institute of the ABA's Judicial Division, New Orleans (June 2000)

• Advanced Legal Writing and Editing, Bryan Garner, Los Angeles (1998)

• The Winning Brief, Bryan Garner, Los Angeles (June 1998)

Television Appearances

• Trial Heat, Court TV, February 15, 2005

• Both Sides, Court TV, February 28, 2005

• Both Sides, Court TV, March 1, 2005

• Both Sides, Court TV, March 17, 2005

• Both Sides, Court TV, March 28, 2005

Publications