Anne McGihon is a Colorado

Colorado

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 legislator. Appointed to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2003, McGihon represents House District 3, which represents south Denver

Denver, Colorado

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Early career

Born in Newport, Rhode Island

Newport, Rhode Island

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, McGihon earned a bachelor's degree from McGill University

McGill University

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 in 1978, and then a master of social work

Master of Social Work

The Master of Social Work is a master's degree in social workand especiality of sociology.- United States :In the United States, MSW degrees must be received from a graduate school that has been approved by the Council on Social Work Education...

 degree from Florida State University

Florida State University

The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...

 in 1980. She worked as a clinical social worker in the Tampa Veterans Administration

United States Department of Veterans Affairs

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 Hospital spinal cord unit before entering law school, where she graduated with a J.D.

Juris Doctor

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, also from Florida State University

Florida State University

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, in 1984.

McGihon has practiced law in Florida, Washington DC, and Colorado, first with Kirkpatrick and Lockhart from 1987 to 1989; then with Holland and Hart and The Jefferson Group before opening her own private practice, McGihon and Associates, in 1993, specializing in business, litigation, and trusts and estates.

2008 legislative session

In the 2008 session of the Colorado General Assembly, McGihon chairs the House Health and Human Services Committee, sits on the House Appropriations Committee, and is vice-chair of the Joint Legal Services Committee.

2009 legislative session

On March 16, 2009, McGihon announced that she would resign from the legislature, effective March 27, to assume new duties with the law firm of Akerman Senterfitt

Akerman Senterfitt

Akerman Senterfitt is a large law firm, BigLaw, based in Miami, Florida. It was founded in 1920 and has grown to become one of the largest in the United States. In 2008, the National Law Journal ranked the firm as 92nd largest in the U.S. by number of attorneys, and the second-largest...

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External links

• Anne McGihon profile, Colorado General Assembly
• Anne McGihon - campaign site