James P. Cox, III to Chair Wills Trusts & Estates Section of the Virginia Bar Association

PRESS RELEASE - May 22, 2009

James P. Cox III, with the law firm of MichieHamlett, Charlottesville, Va., was recently named to serve as chairman of the Wills, Trusts, and Estate section of the Virginia Bar Association.

Cox joined the firm in 1983. He graduated from Duke University in 1980, summa cum laude, and the University of Virginia Law School in 1983. Cox concentrates in the areas of estate planning and administration, estate litigation, and real estate.

In addition to his practice, he is the current editor of the four-volume treatise Harrison on Wills and Administration for Virginia and West Virginia. He is also the editor of and contributing author to The Estate and Trust Administration in Virginia handbook published by Virginia CLE, and a former contributing editor to Guide to Legal Research in Virginia, and various publications for Virginia CLE. He lectures frequently throughout the state at seminars for attorneys and groups on topics involving estate planning, estate administration and real estate. He is also a committee member of Virginia CLE.

For additional information, Contact Maggie Pearson, MichieHamlett, 434.951.7265 or by Email

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