About Betty
Betty Ruth Fox is Counsel with Watkins & Eager focusing in the areas of environmental law and bankruptcy. From 1993 to 2002, Betty Ruth was a Senior Attorney with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and worked in regulation and enforcement in every MDEQ Program Area, coordinating with appropriate federal, state and local agencies and/or governing authorities. Beginning in 2002, Betty Ruth worked as a Trial Attorney with the Department of Justice/U. S. Trustee Program in civil bankruptcy enforcement.
Practice Areas
Education
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Environmental Law, Jackson, MS (2023)
- Recognized: Environmental Law
- Recognized: Natural Resources Law
- Practice Area: Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
- Practice Area: Oil and Gas Law
- Practice Area: Water Law
- Mid-South Super Lawyers (2013 - 2014, Environmental)
- Listed in Chambers USA-America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Envronmental Law, 2013-2014
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Environmental Law, 2013-2015