PROFESSIONAL AWARDS, RECOGNITIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

1997: State Attorney’s Office Employee of the Year

2002: Collier County Women’s Bar Association Woman Lawyer of the Year

2003: Selected as a 40 Under 40 recognition by Gulfshore Business magazine

2004: Featured in Why Women Succeed article by Gulfshore Business magazine

2011: Awarded AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale Hubbell peer review system. Highest Possible Rating in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards

2011: Featured in Gulfshore Life Magazine’s Top Lawyers

2011 – Cambridge Who’s Who Professional of the Year recognition in Criminal and Family Law

2012 – 2013: Member of the Partnering for Results Lee County Department of Human Services Review Panel (appointed by Lee County Commission)

2014 – Rising Star Award Fort Myers Downtown Rotary Clubs

2012 – 2015: Florida Bar 20th Circuit Grievance Committee (chairperson in 2015)

2014 – 2018: Appointed by Governor Rick Scott as Commissioner on the Judicial Nominating Commission for the 20th Circuit

2018 – present: Officer on the Board of Directors of the Lee Republican Women Federated

2019: GEM award for excellence in public service

2019: Leader in the Law award from the Florida Association of Women Lawyers

2019: Elected as the Treasurer of the Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association

2020: Woman of the Year award from the Ladies Leading Right Women of Distinction

2020: Commitment to Justice award from the Fallen Officers Foundation

2020: Appointed to the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking by Attorney General Ashley Moody

2020: Appointed to the Supreme Court Criminal Court Steering Committee by Supreme Court Chief Justice Canady

2021: Elected as the Secretary of the Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association

2022: Selected as a Woman in Action by the Brunson Foundation

MAJOR CASES PROSECUTED BY AMIRA FOX
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State vs. Mesac Damas – 1 st Degree Murder of six victims – Death Penalty case

State vs. David Hubbard – 1st Degree Murder – Death Penalty case

State vs. Adam Chilmonik – 1st Degree Murder – Death Penalty case

State vs. David Snipes – 1st Degree Murder – Death Penalty case

State vs. Royle Kipp – 1st Degree Murder -double homicide – Death Penalty case

State vs. Bradley Sizer- 1st Degree Murder – Death Penalty case

State vs. Donald Renye – 1 st Degree Murder

State vs. Jonathan Shortridge – 1 st Degree Murder

State vs. Schyler Morris – 1st Degree Murder

State vs. William Jude Miller – Sexual Battery. Serial Rapist. 3 separate trials with 3 violent habitual offender life sentences

State vs. Armando Martinez – 2nd Degree Murder

State vs. Jorge Giniebra – 2nd Degree Murder

State vs. George Cavanaugh – Capital Sexual Battery

State vs. Craig Sprouse – Sexual Battery and Kidnapping (defendant was Clewiston police officer)

State vs. Kenneth Roop – 2nd Degree Murder

State vs. Michael Perez – 2nd Degree Murder

​United States vs. Michael Ronga – Civil Rights Violation, Obstruction of Justice (defendant was Lee County deputy) (cross sworn as an Assistant United States Attorney

State vs. Jose Bonilla – 2nd Degree Murder