Practice Overview
Clint Cox is an aggressive litigator and trial attorney. Clint’s practice focuses on risk mitigation, creating leverage to protect client interests and advising on matters for risk avoidance, as well as late-stage litigation resolution and/or trial involvement.
Clint’s areas of practice are variable, in that he is regularly asked to get involved in various areas of law, primarily due to his desire to consistently and effectively resolve disputes or obtain favorable outcomes.
“Leading the resolution of risks requires not only a command of the facts and rules, but more often the greatest understanding of the emotional quotients related to all the persons affecting the outcome.“
Firm Leadership
Clint Cox created Cox P.L.L.C. to serve clients in a thoughtful, detailed and efficient manner. Given Clint’s past service in the United States Air Force and management experience with General Electric, his leadership style focuses on a team approach, with an orientation towards mutual respect, accountability and a desire to aggressively achieve specific agreed goals.
Practice Areas
- Appellate
- Business & Commercial
- Cargo Liability
- Catastrophic Loss
- Commercial Transportation
- Construction
- Cyber Liability
- D&O Liability
- Dram Shop & Liquor
- Energy Services Liability
- Excess & Surplus
- Farm & Ranch Liability
- First Party/Bad Faith Risk
- Governmental Liability
- Healthcare
- Insurance Coverage
- Litigation & Trials
- Maritime
- Nonsubscription
- Premises Liability
- Products Liability
- Professional Liability
- Subrogation
- Uninsured/Underinsured Liability
Admissions
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Oklahoma
- Texas
- Admitted to all Federal Courts in States
Education
- South Texas College of Law Houston, TX, J.D.
- Auburn University, Montgomery, AL, M.S.
- DePauw University, Greencastle, IN, B.A.
Affiliations & Recognition
- Arizona Bar Association, Member
- Arkansas Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association
- Colorado Bar Association, Member
- Dallas Bar Association, Former Member
- Dallas Bar Foundation, Life Patron Fellow
- Defense Research Institute (DRI), Member & Program Chair
- Federal Bar Association, Member
- Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC), Member
- Heritage School of Texas, Board Member
- International Associate of Defense Counsel (IADC), Former Member
- Martindale-Hubbell Preeminent AV-Rated Attorney
- Oklahoma Bar Association, Member
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel (TADC), Member
- Texas Bar Association, Member
- Texas Bar College, Member
- Texas Super Lawyers
- Transportation Lawyers Association, Member
Representative Cases
- Lead trial counsel for national transportation carrier involved in a catastrophic brain and bodily injury case, wherein Plaintiff sought a life care plan in excess of $5 million. (Dallas County, Texas)
- Lead trial counsel for 134-vehicle, including commercial transportation, in multiple fatality accident. (Tarrant County, Texas)
- Lead trial counsel in 4 fatality accident involving children. (Bosque County, Texas)
- Lead trial counsel in double fatality commercial vehicle accident, involving head on collision. (Webb County, Texas)
- Lead trial counsel for a national transportation carrier involved in a catastrophic 19-party multi-fatality accident. (Grey County, Texas)
- Lead trial counsel for national transportation carrier involved in fatality incident in a road construction zone. (Dallas County, Texas)
- Lead trial counsel in transportation defense of 4-fatality matter involving a defendant driver who was intoxicated. (Harris County, Texas)
- Lead trial counsel in product defect/catastrophic nerve injury matter where Plaintiff is seeking more than $1 million. (Brazos County, Texas)
- Lead trial counsel for regional home builder for fire loss in excess of $1 million. (Bexar County, Texas)
- Lead trial counsel defending an insurance company against commercial auto bad faith claims. (Morehouse Parrish, Louisiana)
- Lead trial counsel defending an international name-brand business product manufacturer against claims of product defect, contract, deceptive trade defense seeking in excess of $1 million. (Northern District, Texas)
- Lead trial counsel for target steel subcontractor in catastrophic injury claim, where paralyzed Plaintiff sought in excess of $20 million. (Harris County, Texas)
- Lead trial counsel defending national retailer from commercial business claims exceeding $1 million. (Northern District, Texas)
- Lead trial counsel defending alleged child brain injury during a go-kart accident. (Collin County, Texas)
- Lead trial counsel defending claims into six figures for breach of contract, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, negligent hiring, training and supervision. (Andrews County, Texas)
- Lead trial counsel defending claims of construction defect, breach of warranty, violations of deceptive trade practices, and breach of contract wherein Plaintiffs originally sought in excess of $1 million. (Denton County, Texas)
- Lead trial counsel defending a child spine injury involving 11 compression fractures and multiple herniations. (Collin County, Texas)
- Lead trial counsel for negligent security, civil assault and injury claims, requiring Plaintiff undergo cervical surgical fusion. (Kaufman County, Texas)
- Arbitration counsel for nonsubscriber employer defending damages in excess of $2 million, resulting from negligent act of co-employee. (Western District, Texas)
- Arbitration counsel for nonsubscriber employer defending employee catastrophic injury damages in excess of $4 million. (Northern District, Texas)
- Coverage and monitoring counsel for catastrophic child fatality matter, where Plaintiff sought over $30 million. (Nueces County, Texas)
- Coverage counsel for national insurer on non-trucking liability policy claims. (Harris County, Texas)
- Counsel for national brand-name retailer in warranty, fraud and breach of contract dispute. (Tarrant County, Texas)