Barbara Fox is a Miami native who received her undergraduate degree from the University of Miami and her Juris Doctor from the University of Florida with Honors. In addition, Barbara served as a law clerk to the Honorable Magistrate Judge Chris McAliley for the Southern District of Florida. She specializes in the areas of civil appeals, civil litigation support and insurance coverage.

• Appellate Practice and Litigation Support/Consulting
• Bad Faith and Claims Handling Assistance
• Construction
• First-Party Property: Personal and Commercial
• Insurance Coverage

Education

• University of Florida (J.D., Honors, 1998)
• University of Miami (B.A., 1995)

• State of Florida 1998
• Southern District of New York 2004
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida 2023

• Kubicki Draper Appellate and Coverage Practice Group, Member
• Kubicki Draper First Party Practice Group, Member
• Kubicki Draper Construction Practice Group, Member
• Florida Bar Association
• Dade County Bar Association

• Certified Continuing Education Instructor, State of Florida

• Spanish

• “The Role of Coverage in the Construction Puzzle,” Kubicki Draper Construction Conference, 2024
• “The Mask of Integrity: Navigating the Adjuster Code of Ethics,” KD Webinar, 2024
• “What the Dec? – Preparing your Fraudulent or Material Misrepresentation claim – from EUO to Declaratory Action,” FIFEC, 2024
• “Damages in Construction Cases,” Kubicki Draper Webinar, 2023
• “OSHA – Investigation Application and Detection of Fraud in First Party Property Estimates and Admissibility at Trial,” Kubicki Draper Webinar, 2023
• “Touch Down! Litigating First Part claims in the Era of Reform,” Kubicki Draper Webinar, 2023
• “In the Red Zone – Handling Civil Remedy Notices in First Party Cases,” Kubicki Draper Webinar, 2023
• “PIP – What’s Trending?,” NARS, 2023
• “Keeping Up with Construction Coverage: An Overview of Florida Law,” Kubicki Draper Construction Conference, 2022
• “The ABCs of Coverage, Bad Faith, and Civil Remedies,” National General, 2022
• “A Covid Year in Review for First Party Claims,” FIFEC, 2022
• “How to Keep Everyone Happy: Tips and Strategies in Handling Multi-Claimant Pre-Suit Settlements,” Kubicki Draper Webinar, 2022
• “Florida 4-Hour Law and Ethics Update,” Kubicki Draper Webinar, 2022
• “Uncovering Fraud in an SIU Investigation to Preserve for a Civil Trial,” Gainsco, 2022
• “2020, A Year in Review for First Party Claims,” Kubicki Draper Webinar, 2021
• “Civil Remedy: Protocols and Procedures,” Kubicki Draper Webinar, 2021
• “Construction Defect Coverage Issues,” Kubicki Draper Construction Conference, 2021
• “Florida 5-Hour Law and Ethics Update,” Gainsco, 2021
• “Florida Case Law Update: From a Claims Handling Perspective,” Kubicki Draper Webinar, 2021
• “Appraisal: An Alternative Modern Approach to Resolving First Party Claims,” Kubicki Draper Webinar, 2021
• “Ace Your Pre-Suit Investigation,” Gainsco, 2021
• “Social Media, Technology and Its Use in Claims Handling,” Gainsco, 2021
• “The Good Faith, The Bad Faith and How to Avoid the Ugly in Claims Handling,” Gainsco, 2021
• “Florida Case Law Update,” Gainsco, 2021
• “Coverage Considerations in Construction Defect Claim,” James River, 2021
• “Florida 5-Hour Law and Ethics Update,” Kubicki Draper Webinar, 2020
• “Material Misrepresentation in the Application,” Pronto, 2020
• “Florida 5-Hour Law and Ethics Update,” FIFEC Webinar, 2020
• “The Good Faith, The Bad Faith and How to Avoid the Ugly in Claims Handling,” FedNat, 2020
• “Hot Topics in PIP and Negotiating Low Limits Single & Multiple Claimants,” Pronto, 2020
• “Coverage Considerations in Construction Defect Claims,” Kubicki Draper Webinar, 2020
• “Defending Bad Faith Claims When Your Insured Isn’t Acting in Good Faith – How to Avoid Extra-Contractual Claims in Handling First Party Claims,” Florida Insurance Fraud Education Committee (FIFEC), 2019
• Appellate and Post Trial Issues and Interlocutory Appeals – Writs and Appeals from Non-Final Orders,” GEICO, 2018
• “Managing the Catastrophic Claim,” GEICO, 2018
• “Assessing Homeowners’ Claims for Fraud Involving Airbnb or Home-Sharing Arrangements,” Florida Insurance Fraud Education Committee (FIFEC), 2018
• “Managing the Catastrophic Claim,” Windhaven, 2018

• Hon. Magistrate Judge Chris McAliley,U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida