Meeting Speaker for November 5, 2012

Thomas S. Knox is a partner with Knox Lemmon & Anapolsky, LLP.

Mr. Knox received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968, and his Juris Doctorate from McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific in 1976.

He was admitted to practice in California in 1976, and has also been admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, and Central Districts of California; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit; and the United States Supreme Court.

In law school, Mr. Knox served as Associate Editor of the Pacific Law Journal from 1975 through 1976 and authored "Current Prospects for an Indigent's Right to Appointed Counsel and a Free Transcript in Civil Litigation," 7 Pacific Law Journal, p. 149 (January 1976).

Prior to attending law school, Mr. Knox was a First Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps from 1968 through 1971, and served in Viet Nam.

He is an active member of the Sacramento County Bar and the State Bar of California.

From 2001 to 2005, Mr. Knox served as a Commissioner on the State Fair Political Practices Commission.

Mr. Knox is active in community organizations and has served as president of the Rotary Club of Point West, Sacramento, president of the B Street Theatre, president of The Family Services Agency of Greater Sacramento, president of the McGeorge Law School Alumni Association and president of the Active 20-30 Club of Sacramento. He is a member of the Anthony M. Kennedy Inn of Court.

Mr. Knox has been married to Lise Knox since 1976.  They have two children.  Their son Ben and his wife Allison live in Eureka where Ben is a chef and Allison attends nursing school.  Their daughter Meg and granddaughter Mia live in Carmichael.