Steven is certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a civil trial attorney, a designation earned by approximately 2% of attorneys in New Jersey*. He serves as an arbitrator for the Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County, as well as a mediator for the Superior Court of New Jersey, Middlesex County’s Chancery Division. In 2019, he was the recipient of the Middlesex County Robert J. Cirafesi Chancery Practice Award for his outstanding contributions to the practice area.
Currently, Mr. Fox is a member of the Trial Attorneys of New Jersey having served on the Board of Trustees from 2016 to 2018. He is a member of the New Jersey Association for Justice where he served on the Board of Governors from 2002 through 2003. Steven is also a committee member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, Equity Jurisprudence, a graduate from the Seton Hall Inn of Court and a Senior Counselor with the College of Master Advocates and Barristers. He also serves on the Middlesex County Chancery Committee and the Monmouth County Chancery Committee. He has lectured on continuing legal education panels on topics such as conducting successful depositions and advanced trial techniques. He has also been a panelist on several employment seminars provided to management. Steven has also served as a speaker for the Middlesex County Bar Association on the topic of Chancery Practice.
Steven is admitted to practice in New Jersey State and Federal Courts, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, as well as in the State Courts of New York, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and the courts in District of Columbia.
He has been published in several reported decisions in the New Jersey Superior Court Reporters and has authored several articles for trade journals, NJBiz and the New Jersey Law Journal.
Steven received his B.A. from the University of Kentucky in 1982 and graduated, cum laude, from Seton Hall Law School in 1989. While attending law school, he received the Dean/Centennial Scholarship Award from 1987-1989.
* As of December 2016 approximately 1,650 hold board certification out of roughly 75,000 active lawyers in New Jersey as per the Supreme Court of New Jersey Board on Attorney Certification.