RESUME
Bruce S. Fox
| 1990 - Present | Attorney At Law, Austin, Texas Solo practitioner specializing in state and federal criminal law. |
| 1990 - 1995 | Instructor, University of Texas, Austin,
Texas Criminal law instructor in Legal Assistance Program. Developing course materials, syllabus, lectures, research projects and exams. |
| 1987 - 1990 | Attorney, Dowling
and Wilson, P.C., Austin, Texas Primary emphasis on criminal law and procedure, including: pre-trial diversion programs, felony and misdemeanor trials, appellate briefing and oral argument, and post-conviction remedies. |
| 1986 | Assistant Attorney
General, State of Texas, Austin, Texas Represented the State of Texas in federal habeas corpus proceedings under 28 U.S.C. 2254. Brief writing, examining trials, and oral argument in U.S. Federal District Courts of Texas, and the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. |
| 1985 | Assistant County
Attorney, Travis County, Austin, Texas Representing the State of Texas in criminal misdemeanor prosecutions. Drafting and reviewing complaints and information, oral arguments before the Court of Appeals for the Third Judicial District of Texas, trial preparation and presentation. Developed Travis County program enabling victims of family violence to obtain "Protective Orders" pursuant to Chapter 71 of the Texas Family Code. |
| 1983 - 1984 | United
Nations Internship, Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Branch, Vienna, Austria Researching, writing and preparing of material for the U.N. Congress on the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders. |
| 1981 -1983 | Staff Attorney,
Texas Department of Corrections Office of Staff Counsel for Inmates, Huntsville, Texas Drafting petitions, conducting examining trials, oral arguments and appeals in state and federal post-conviction habeas corpus proceedings. Additional litigation experience in family law, federal parole revocations, and I.N.S. deportation proceedings. |
| EDUCATION: | Sam Houston State University,
Hunstville, Texas McGeorge School of Law, Salzburg University,
Salzburg, Austria St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio,
Texas Ohio University, Athens, Ohio |
| Associations, Memberships, and Affiliations - Past and Present |
U.S. District Court
Western District of Texas U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas U.S. Court of Appeals- 5th Circuit Amnesty International - Member National Lawyers Guild- Member Austin Civil Liberties Union- Member Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association- Member Texas Abortion Rights Action League- Member National Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Association- Member National Organization for the Reform or Marijuana Legal Advisory Committee Sierra Club- Member Earth First!- Of counsel (1986-1990) State Bar of Texas- Member 1980- present Austin Police Activities League- Chairperson civilian board Community Action Development Association - Advisory Board Travis County Reentry Roundtable - Policy and Law Subcommittee KLRU- Member Pro- Bono College of The State Bar of Texas |