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James P. Cox III

MichieHamlett
  • Recognized Since:
    2005
  • Recognized in:
    Litigation - Trusts and Estates
    Real Estate Law...
  • Website:
    http://www.michiehamlett.com
  • Firm's Phone Number:
    (434) 951.7200
  • Location:
    310 Fourth Street Northeast, Second Floor
    P.O. Box 298
    Charlottesville, VA 22902

JAMES P. COX, III practices in the areas of estate planning and administration,

practices in the areas of estate planning and administration,

estate litigation, and real estate. He has been with the firm since he

began practicing law in 1983.

His areas of practice include estate planning and administration, real estate,

and litigation and court proceedings relating to estate matters. He received

a B.A. summa cum laude from Duke University in 1980 and a J.D. from the

University of Virginia in 1983. He is a member of the American and Virginia

Bar Associations, the Virginia State Bar, the Charlottesville Albemarle Bar

Association, the Duke University Estate Planning Council, the Central Virginia

Estate Planning Council, and Phi Beta Kappa.

He is presently the Chairman and member of the Council and Legislative

Committee of the Wills, Trusts and Estates Section of the Virginia Bar Association.

He is the President of the Charlottesville Albemarle Bar Association for 2009-2010 and the current Chairman of

the Real Estate Committee of the Charlottesville Albemarle Bar Association.

He is a frequent lecturer in continuing legal education programs and since 1993 is the author of the annual supplements

to the four-volume treatise, Harrison on Wills and Administration in Virginia and West Virginia, published by

the Michie Company, now LexisNexis. He is also the editor and contributing author to the Virginia CLE publication,

Estate and Trust Administration in Virginia, first published in 1997.

He is named in the current edition of the Best Lawyers in America, in both Trusts and Estates and Real Estate Law.

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JAMES P. COX, III practices in the areas of estate planning and administration,

practices in the areas of estate planning and administration,

estate litigation, and real estate. He has been with the firm since he

began practicing law in 1983.

His areas of practice include estate planning and administration, real estate,

and litigation and court proceedings relating to estate matters. He received

a B.A. summa cum laude from Duke University in 1980 and a J.D. from the

University of Virginia in 1983. He is a member of the American and Virginia

Bar Associations, the Virginia State Bar, the Charlottesville Albemarle Bar

Association, the Duke University Estate Planning Council, the Central Virginia

Estate Planning Council, and Phi Beta Kappa.

He is presently the Chairman and member of the Council and Legislative

Committee of the Wills, Trusts and Estates Section of the Virginia Bar Association.

He is the President of the Charlottesville Albemarle Bar Association for 2009-2010 and the current Chairman of

the Real Estate Committee of the Charlottesville Albemarle Bar Association.

He is a frequent lecturer in continuing legal education programs and since 1993 is the author of the annual supplements

to the four-volume treatise, Harrison on Wills and Administration in Virginia and West Virginia, published by

the Michie Company, now LexisNexis. He is also the editor and contributing author to the Virginia CLE publication,

Estate and Trust Administration in Virginia, first published in 1997.

He is named in the current edition of the Best Lawyers in America, in both Trusts and Estates and Real Estate Law.

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Education:

  • University of Virginia, graduated 1983
  • Duke University , graduated 1980

Bar Admissions:

  • Virginia, Virginia State Bar

Affiliations:

  • Virginia Law Foundation - Fellow
  • Central Virginia Estate Planning Council - Former Chair
  • Duke University Estate Planning Council - Member
  • Virginia CLE - Committee Member
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Virginia Bar Association - Chairman, Wills, Trusts, and Estates
  • Charlottesville Albemarle Bar Association - President

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Real Estate Law, Charlottesville (2021)
  • Trusts and Estates, Charlottesville (2020)
  • Trusts and Estates, Charlottesville (2018)
  • Trusts and Estates, Charlottesville (2016)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Real Estate Law
  • Trusts and Estates
 

Awards:

  • Super Lawyers 2006-Present
 

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MichieHamlett
http://www.michiehamlett.com
 
Headquarters
310 Fourth Street Northeast, Second Floor
P.O. Box 298
Charlottesville, VA 22902
(434) 951.7200
 
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