Attorney Profiles

Sara Martin Fox

A graduate of Mississippi State University where she obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Professional Accountancy, magna cum laude, Mrs. Fox received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Mississippi and her Master of Laws in Taxation from New York University. While at Ole Miss, she was a James Oliver Eastland Scholar and a member of the National Moot Court Board Trial Team.

In 1997, Mrs. Fox was appointed by Governor Kirk Fordice and confirmed by the Mississippi Senate to a six year term on the Mississippi State Board for Community and Junior Colleges. Mrs. Fox currently serves as Chairman of the Mississippi Board of Tax Appeals. She was appointed by Governor Phil Bryant to a six year term beginning in July of 2012, and then appointed Chairman by Governor Bryant in July of 2016.

Mrs. Fox was selected as one of the Top 40 business professionals in the state of Mississippi under the age of 40 by the Mississippi Business Journal.

She has served on various charitable and community based Boards of Directors, including BancorpSouth's Tupelo Community Bank Board, Salvation Army, Symphony League, Mississippi Tax Institute, Community Development Foundation, Mississippi Bar Young Lawyers Division, and the International Association for Financial Planners.

She is a member of the Chucatonche Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She is also a former Senior State President of the Children of the American Revolution for the state of Mississippi.

She and her family are members of Pear Orchard Presbyterian Church in Ridgeland, Mississippi.

She now resides on a farm south of her hometown of Brandon, Mississippi. Her passions include her faith, family, reading and travel. The Foxes have one son, John, born in June of 2001.

Areas of Practice:

Taxation

Business Transactions

Estate Planning

Probate Law

 

Education:

New York University School of Law, New York, New York
Master of Laws in Taxation

University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Mississippi
Juris Doctorate
Honors: James Oliver Eastland Scholar
Honors: Member, National Moot Court Board Trial Team

Mississippi State University
Bachelor's Degree
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Major: Professional Accountancy

Honors and Awards:

Top 40 Business Professionals in the State of Mississippi under the Age of 40, Mississippi Business Journal

Professional Associations and Memberships:

Chucatonche Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution

Member

Pro Bono Activities:

BancorpSouth's Tupelo Community Bank Board

Salvation Army, Symphony League

Mississippi Tax Institute

Community Development Foundation

Mississippi Bar Young Lawyers Division

International Association for Financial Planners