Eric Fox was born and raised in Newport Beach, California. He graduated from Corona del Mar High School in 1989, and was accepted to University of California flagship campus at Berkeley. While at Berkeley, Mr. Fox was both a student and a working musician in the San Francisco Bay Area (he took a semester off to work full time and pursue music). After returning to school fulltime, he completed a double major program at Berkeley (degrees in both Rhetoric and an interdisciplinary program called "PACS"), with a minor in Music. His Bachelor of Arts Degree was granted in the Spring of 1994. After college, Mr. Fox worked as a teacher in inner city public schools for one year (at Oakland and other East Bay Schools), then moved back to Southern California. In the late 1990's, Mr. Fox worked for various law firms and corporations in Orange County, California, including the engineering firm Fluor Daniel Corporation (now Fluor Corporation) via a contractor. He was accepted to Georgetown University Law Center in Washington D.C. and graduated with a Juris Doctorate degree in the Spring of 2002. He moved to Nashville following graduation because of his background in music (Nashville being both a Country and Christian Music Center), his interest in the business environment, the economic growth, and the culture and values of Tennessee. He passed the bar in the Summer of 2002. Following the admission to the Bar, Mr. Fox worked briefly on Music Row (Entertainment Law Firm), then the Sumner County Public Defenders Office, and then a brief stint at a high volume Bankruptcy Law Firm.
Since starting his own practice at the end of 2003, Mr. Fox has successfully litigated numerous bench trials and motion hearings in both Tennessee State Court and Federal Bankruptcy Court (e.g., Child Custody, Divorce, Consumer Protection, and Bankruptcy). The Law Office of Eric K. Fox no longer litigates family law cases, but now focuses on Bankruptcy, Uncontested Divorces, and Personal Injury.
His main hobbies and interests are Bible Study, working on the yard/lawn/landscaping, skiing, and surfing when in California. His keyboards generally sit dormant, but he does like to sing (especially at Church), and his wife Rachel plays drums.
Representative Cases
ANTHONY MAURICE GIBBS AND JANICE EVE GIBBS VS. OPTION ONE MORTGAGE CORP, AMERICAN HOME MORTGAGE SERVICING, INC., AS SERVICER FOR DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, ET AL.; U.S BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENN.; JUDGE KEITH LUNDIN; ERIC FOX ACTED DEBTORS' COUNSEL INBANKRUPTCY CASE NO. 08-04547 (IN RE GIBBS); ERIC FOX AS LEAD SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR DEBTORS IN ADVERSARIAL CASE A.P. NO. 09-0049; Mr. Fox (with co-Counsel Larry Crain) filed and litigated claims against mortgage companies for various violations of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, Truth in Lending Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Real Estate Settlement Protection Act (Respa), Breach of Fiduciary Duty, Fraud, and Unjust Enrichment. Debtors obtained a standard Chapter 7 Discharge in the bankruptcy case of all their unsecured debt. In the Adversarial Case, Eric Fox negotiated a settlement with one of the defendant's which gave his clients a home mortgage modification which had a net present value (at the time of settlement) of approximately $58,000.00 (with the resulting lower intererest rate and payment amount).; Mr. Fox also negotiated a cash settlement from two of the defendants in the total amount of approximately $33,000.00 (Public Record on U.S. Bankruptcy Court Pacer Website).
JANET AND JIMMIE THREET VS. ANGELETA H. HACKETT and ROBERT T. HACKETT, D.B.A.VICTORIAN PASTIMES, ET AL.; IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE; No. O8C-4248; Mr. Fox acted as plaintiffs' counsel in a slip and fall case and successfully obtained a confidential settlement for his clients.
NANCY LITTLE VS. COLONZO HAYNES; IN THE SECOND CIRCUIT COURT FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE; NO. 05C-1885; Mr. Fox acted as plaintiffs' counsel in car accident case and successfully obtained a confidential settlement for his clients.
DAVID SCOTT VS. ABN AMRO MORTGAGE GROUP and FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION; U.S BANKRUPTCY COURT FOR MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENN.; Chief Judge George C. Paine, II; ERIC FOX ACTED DEBTORS' COUNSEL IN BANKRUPTCY CASE NO. 304-07731 (IN RE SCOTT); ERIC FOX AS CO-COUNSEL FOR DEBTORS (WITH LARRY CRAIN) IN ADVERSARIAL CASE No. 304-0626A; Mr. Fox assisted debtors in obtaining standard Chapter 7 Discharge and worked with Larry Crain in adversarial litigation which resulted in a settlement for benefit of Bankruptcy Estate in the amount of $30,000.00 (Public Record on U.S. Bankruptcy Court Pacer Website).
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