Renee Fox
March 2, 2026
Services
Services are private or to be announced.
Obituary
Renee I. Fox, a prominent elder care lawyer for more than 30 years in the District of Columbia, died peacefully on March 2, 2026. Renee, born on January 25, 1936, lived a long and full life and was active until just a few months before her death.
She was predeceased by her daughter, Rebecca Dewhurst, and her son, Jonathan Fox, and was survived by her two grandchildren, Benjamin and Gillian Dewhurst.
Renee was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Her family moved to Washington, D.C. Renee graduated from Coolidge High School, and then graduated from Brandeis University in 1957. After starting her family, Renee enrolled in Columbus School of Law at Catholic University, obtaining a Juris Doctor degree in 1979. Renee then begin her legal career primarily concentrating on estate planning, estates and trusts, and guardianships and conservatorships.
Renee was a well-respected member of the D.C. Bar. She participated in numerous bar association and professional committees, and taught continuing legal education programs for both the D.C. Bar, the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, and the Superior Court Probate Division. She was an active member of the Superior Court Probate Rules Advisory Committee for many years, and made a major contribution to developing the probate rules for conservatorship and guardianship cases. Renee regularly received court appointments in difficult or complex cases involving elderly and incapacitated adults and was highly respected for her deep commitment to ensuring that the wards for whom she was responsible had as secure and meaningful lives as possible. Renee was a mentor to many attorneys and was uncommonly generous in providing advice and assistance to her colleagues in the probate bar. Renee brought a lively sense of humor and optimistic outlook to her relationships with court personnel, her professional colleagues, and her clients.
Renee moved to Seattle, Washington in 2005 to be closer to her daughter and grandchildren and dedicated herself to assisting her daughter through a difficult illness and helping raise her grandchildren into their adulthood.
As she did when living in the D.C. area, Renee’s outgoing personality resulted in her making many friends and acquaintances.
Funeral services for Renee will be private.
She was predeceased by her daughter, Rebecca Dewhurst, and her son, Jonathan Fox, and was survived by her two grandchildren, Benjamin and Gillian Dewhurst.
Renee was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Her family moved to Washington, D.C. Renee graduated from Coolidge High School, and then graduated from Brandeis University in 1957. After starting her family, Renee enrolled in Columbus School of Law at Catholic University, obtaining a Juris Doctor degree in 1979. Renee then begin her legal career primarily concentrating on estate planning, estates and trusts, and guardianships and conservatorships.
Renee was a well-respected member of the D.C. Bar. She participated in numerous bar association and professional committees, and taught continuing legal education programs for both the D.C. Bar, the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, and the Superior Court Probate Division. She was an active member of the Superior Court Probate Rules Advisory Committee for many years, and made a major contribution to developing the probate rules for conservatorship and guardianship cases. Renee regularly received court appointments in difficult or complex cases involving elderly and incapacitated adults and was highly respected for her deep commitment to ensuring that the wards for whom she was responsible had as secure and meaningful lives as possible. Renee was a mentor to many attorneys and was uncommonly generous in providing advice and assistance to her colleagues in the probate bar. Renee brought a lively sense of humor and optimistic outlook to her relationships with court personnel, her professional colleagues, and her clients.
Renee moved to Seattle, Washington in 2005 to be closer to her daughter and grandchildren and dedicated herself to assisting her daughter through a difficult illness and helping raise her grandchildren into their adulthood.
As she did when living in the D.C. area, Renee’s outgoing personality resulted in her making many friends and acquaintances.
Funeral services for Renee will be private.
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