Brent Cox
Counselor. Advocate. Litigator.Brent has been practicing law since 2008 when he became a judicial law clerk/staff attorney to the Hon. Jeffrey T. Burdette, Chief Judge, 28th Judicial Circuit, and Chief Regional Circuit Judge, Cumberland Region. As a law clerk/staff attorney, Brent worked on matters ranging from death penalty cases to will contests, business litigation, and property claims. Brent received his B.A. in English from the University of Kentucky and his J.D. from the Ohio Northern University College of Law. During law school, Brent became a member of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity and the American Constitution Society. He worked as a teaching assistant and research assistant during his 2nd and 3rd years. Brent was a member of the Moot Court Board of Advocates and a Winner of the 2007 Burke Smith Mock Trial Competition. Brent is a member of the American, Fayette County, and Kentucky Bar Associations; American Association for Justice; Kentucky Justice Association; Director-at-Large, Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; and a Barrister in the American Inns of Court (Central Kentucky Inn). Brent is admitted to practice in the Courts of the Commonwealth of Kentucky; United States District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky; and the United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Brent received an AV rating from the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating Survey which is the highest rating for ability and ethics. On June 17, 2014, Brent received the 2014 Public Advocate Award from the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy during its annual conference for his conflict representation of indigent defendants. Brent takes conflict cases from multiple DPA trial offices. Brent is a native of Lexington and married to the former Tara Knapp. They have twin sons who are now 11 years old.
- The Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law
- J.D. (2008) | Law
- Honors: Moot Court Board of Advocates, Burke Smith Mock Trial Competition Winner
- Activities: Phi Alpha Delta, American Constitution Society
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- University of Kentucky
- B.A. (2004) | English
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- Attorney
- COX ATTORNEY PLLC
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- Private Practice
- Law Clerk/Staff Attorney
- 28th Judicial Circuit, Kentucky
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- Law Clerk/Staff Attorney to the Hon. Jeffrey T. Burdette, Chief Judge
- Credit Abuse Resistance Education, Frederick Douglass High School
- Kentucky Bar Foundation
- Presentation on responsible handling of credit and personal finances
- Trial Practice Institute 2015
- National Criminal Defense College
- Capital Defense Institute 2016
- Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy
- Essentials of Defense Investigation 2014
- Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy
- Essentials of Forensic Science for Legal Professionals 2013
- West Virginia University Forensic Science Initiative
- Capital Case Training 2017
- Darrow Baldus Death Penalty College
- Public Advocate Award
- Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy
- Conflict Representation of Indigent Defendants
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating
- Martindale-Hubbell
- American Bar Association # 03036584
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- American Inns of Court (Central Kentucky)
- Barrister
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- Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Director-At-Large
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- Kentucky Bar Association # 92520
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- Fayette County Bar Association
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- Kentucky
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- 6th Circuit
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- Credit Cards Accepted
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Contingent Fees
Contingent fees may vary. Contact to discuss your case.
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- White Collar Crime
- Collections
- Contracts
- Trial Practice
- English: Spoken, Written
- Q. Is it legal to put my assets in my girlfriends name if I anticipate being sued in the future?
- A: This sounds like fraudulent conveyances. I believe you can be sued for doing this with the knowledge that you are likely to be sued. I would consult an attorney who can analyze all the facts of your particular situation.
- Q. In Kentucky if a person is released on shock probation with a 4 yr and 2 day sentence and happens to
- A: He or she will get credit for any and all time served on that particular case. When out on parole, a defendant get credit for time on parole, "street credit."
- Q. My probation recently expired 2 weeks ago but apparently Im still on it as well as having an active warrant for which
- A: The best person to ask is your probation officer. I don't think anyone else would know why.