Background
McGihon, Anne Lee was born on June 1, 1957 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Daughter of Robert Sidney and Clara Lee (Denman) McGihon.
McGihon, Anne Lee was born on June 1, 1957 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Daughter of Robert Sidney and Clara Lee (Denman) McGihon.
Bachelor, McGill University, 1978. Master of Social Work, Florida State University, 1980. Juris Doctor with honors, Florida State University, 1984.
Appointed to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2003, McGihon represents House District 3, which represents south Denver. Born in Newport, Rhode Island, McGihon earned a bachelor"s degree from McGill University in 1978, and then a master of social work degree from Florida State University in 1980. She worked as a clinical social worker in the Tampa Veterans Administration Hospital spinal cord unit before entering law school, where she graduated with a Juris Doctor, also from Florida State University, in 1984.
McGihon has practiced law in Florida, Washington District of Columbia, 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.
Volunteer Florida Democratic Committee, Orlando, 1986, Democratic National Committee, National Lawyers Council, 1987-1988. Member American Bar Association (litigation and business law section 1989-1991, appointed to banking committee 1991-1996), Florida Bar Association (vice chairman out of state practitioners committee 1989-1991, business law section, vice chairman finance institutions committee 1989-1990, commercial litigation committee), District of Columbia Bar Association (litigation and corporation section).