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Cox P.L.L.C. is excited to announce the opening of our San Antonio office

Cox P.L.L.C. is excited to announce the opening of our San Antonio office, located at 200 Austin Highway, Suite 302, in the Alamo Heights area of San Antonio! We are proud to announce that we have four locations: Dallas, Houston, Tulsa, and now San Antonio! This new location will expand our reach in Central and South Texas, advancing our mission to serve clients with top-tier legal services anytime, anywhere!

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May 27, 2022

MARJORIE NICOL CO-AUTHORS ARTICLE; HINOJOS V. STATE FARM LLOYDS: TWO PERSPECTIVES

Marjorie Nicol, Partner, and co-author Jason McLaurin, offer differing opinions on the impact of a Texas Supreme Court decision related to the effect of the Texas Prompt Payment of Claims Act on appraisal. See Journal of Texas Insurance Law, Winter ed. 2022. Full article linked here: https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:73205711-2195-480e-9ff9-37d0543f80a8
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April 13, 2022

CLINT COX PARTICIPATES IN NUCLEAR VERDICT WEBINAR

Clint Cox participated in the GenRe webinar, titled “Diffusing the Bomb: How carriers and counsel can collaborate to minimize the potential for “Nuclear Verdicts” and unexpected case outcomes. Clients and Adjusters had an opportunity to hear from the panel about the rising number of these grossly enlarged settlement and verdict awards, how to combat Plaintiff strategies and wrong messaging about the safety of the trucking industry, and how to use the strengths of the law to the best advantage of our clients. For more information about this topic, please feel free to reach out to Clint at ccox@coxpllc.com.
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March 1, 2022

ACE TEAM JOINS COX P.L.L.C.

Cox P.L.L.C. is delighted to welcome Jennifer Kelley and her team of attorneys and staff, specializing in coverage, bad faith, first- and third-party claims; with over 50 years of combined experience!
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February 16, 2022

COX P.L.L.C. HOUSTON MANAGING PARTNER TRACY FREEMAN’S CLIENT OBTAINS COMPLETE VICTORY AT ARBITRATION; CLIENT AWARDED ITS FEES AND COSTS

Houston – Cox P.L.L.C. is pleased to announce that its client, a global consulting firm and its director, won a complete defense award following a one-week JAMS Arbitration proceeding in Houston last Summer. The arbitrator, a former United States federal district court judge, issued a 37-page Opinion and Interim Award on February 15, 2022, finding for our Client on all causes of action and awarding our Client, as prevailing party, its attorney’s fees, costs, and expenses. Tracy Freeman, the Managing Partner of our Houston Office was lead counsel for the Client. He was assisted by Senior Paralegal Christie Bunch. The...
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February 11, 2022

TEXAS SUPREME COURT RECOGNIZES EXCEPTION TO 8-CORNERS RULE

The Texas Supreme Court issued the much-anticipated opinion in Monroe Guar. Ins. Co. v. BITCO Gen. Ins. Corp. (attached), recognizing an exception to the eight corners rule. Specifically, the Court held that if the underlying petition states a claim that could trigger the duty to defend, and the application of the eight-corners rule is not determinative of whether coverage exists, due to gaps in the pleading, Texas law permits consideration of extrinsic evidence so long as it: (1) goes solely to an issue of coverage and does not overlap with the merits of liability, (2) does not contradict facts alleged...
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January 17, 2022

HOUSTON OFFICE

COX P.L.L.C. is very pleased to announce the formal opening of its Houston, Texas, law office. Years in the making, the new office resides in the heart of Houston’s Galleria District, in the PNC building, located at 2200 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1550, Houston, Texas 77056.
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September 10, 2021

CLINT COX AWARDED DRI VETERANS NETWORK MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD – September 2021

Clint Cox is honored to receive the DRI Veterans Network Meritorious Service Award in 2021. This recognition is given to those who have served honorably in peacetime or wartime as a member of the United States Armed Forces or the United States Coast Guard and has distinguished himself or herself by providing exemplary and outstanding service to other veterans, their country, state, community, foreign jurisdiction or the legal profession. More about this and other award recipients can be found here: https://www.dri.org/docs/default-source/webdocs/awards-scholarships/2021-professional-achievement-awards.pdf
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February 1, 2021

JOEL A. RICHMOND PROMOTED TO PARTNER

We are very pleased to announce the promotion of attorney Joel A. Richmond, to Partner, effective February 1, 2021. Joel joined our team last April, as a Senior Associate, with over 10 years of legal experience. Since joining our firm, he has broadened his expertise in handling very serious losses, and has started bringing in his own book of business. Additionally, he has proven to be a valued asset to our clients, who have expressed very positive feedback on his behalf. We truly appreciate Joel’s diligence, integrity, grace and synergy, in his work product, and in his relationships with our...
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July 1, 2020

LISA M. YERGER PROMOTED TO PARTNER

We are very pleased to announce the promotion of attorney Lisa Yerger, to Partner, effective today. Lisa joined our team last July, as a Senior Associate, with 10 years of legal experience. Since joining our firm, she has broadened her expertise in handling very serious losses, and has proven that she is a valued asset to our clients, who have expressed very positive feedback on her behalf. We truly appreciate her diligence, integrity, grace and synergy, in her work product, and in her relationships with our team and clients. “Ever since making the switch to defense work in 2014, I...
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