Edward Leslie Cox

"Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does"--William James

Les' Cases that made New law

Education:

Duke University School of Law - J.D., 1963

Purdue University - B.S. Economics (with distinction), 1957

Practice:

Partner, Cox and Cox Attorneys, 101. North Lynnhaven Road, Suite 105, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23452. October 1985 to present.

Partner, Breeden, Howard and MacMillan, Norfolk, Virginia, 1969 to 1985.

Associate, Breeden, Howard and MacMillan, Norfolk, Virginia, 1963 to 1969.

Former President, Secretary and Member of the Board of Trustees, Tidewater Legal Aid Society. 1974 to 1978.

Former Member Second District Ethics Committee, Virginia State Bar. 1979 to 1982.

Member: Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association, Virginia Beach Bar Association, Virginia Bar Association, Virginia State Bar Association, VSB Litigation Section, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, American Bar Association.

Military:

Captain, United States Naval Reserve, Retired.

United States Naval Reserve. 1960 to 1980.

United States Navy, Active Duty. 1957 to 1960.

Community Involvement:

Member and Active Leader in Optimist International (Friend of Youth) since 1980, including achievement as Distinguished President, Distinguished Lt. Governor, Distinguished Governor and Past International Vice President.

Member, Past Vestryman and past Senior Warden of the Vestry of Eastern Shore Chapel Episcopal Church.

Personal Information:

Born Providence, Rhode Island, August 29, 1935.

Married to Carrollyn C. Cox, and father of four grown children, grandfather of seven and counting.

Avocations and hobbies - certified scuba diver, appearing in bar association dramatizations, choral singing, swimming, bike riding, walking on the beach and sitting down with a good book.

Admitted to practice before all Virginia Courts, including the Supreme Court of Virginia, the Virginia Court of Appeals, and Circuit & General District Courts (traffic, criminal, civil and juvenile and domestic relations); US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia; US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; United States Supreme Court.

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