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Ray L. Cox, Jr. has been licensed to practiced law since 1989, and is currently the sole shareholder in the Law Firm of Ray L. Cox Jr., P.C. His practice consists primarily of Alternative Dispute Resolution, corporate law, securities law and probate law. Ray is also a Certified Public Accountant, having been licensed in 1985. Since 1997, he has served as Adjunct Professor of Business Law in the Masters Program at Houston Baptist University. Ray has amassed over 250 hours of training in Alternative Dispute Resolution. Ray received degrees in Accounting and Management from Houston Baptist University in 1981, and in 1988 he received his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from South Texas College of Law.


Areas of Practice
  • Mediation
  • Arbitration
  • Corporate and Business Law
  • Securities Disputes
  • Probate
Training
  • A.A. White Dispute Resolution Institute Mediator Training, Houston, Texas
  • Mediation Workshop, Harvard Law School, Program of Instruction for Lawyers, Cambridge, Massachusetts
  • Advanced Mediation Skills for the Securities Mediator, National Association of Securities Dealers, Chicago, Illinois
  • Advanced Mediation Training, U.S. Postal Service REDRESS Program
  • Family Law Mediation Training, South Texas College of Law, the Center for Legal Responsibility, and the State Bar of Texas Family and ADR Sections, Houston, Texas
  • Mediation and Conciliation Practicum, Institute for Christian Conciliation, Billings Montana
  • Advanced Conciliation Practicum, Institute for Christian Conciliation, Colorado Springs, Colorado
  • Peer Mediation Instructor Training, Houston Bar Association, Houston, Texas
  • Arbitrator Training Course, National Association of Securities Dealers, Houston, Texas
  • Arbitrator Chairperson Training Course, National Association of Securities Dealers, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Arbitration Law Course, State Bar of Texas, Houston, Texas
Professional Memberships
  • American Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
  • State Bar of Texas, Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Houston Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
  • College of the State Bar of Texas
  • Texas Association of Mediators
  • Texas Society of CPA's, Houston Chapter
  • Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
  • Christian Legal Society
Affiliations/Community Activities
  • Adjunct Professor of Business Law, Masters of Business Administration Program, Houston Baptist University
  • Approved Mediator, Harris County District, Family and Probate Courts
  • Approved Mediator, National Association of Securities Dealers
  • Approved Mediator, New York Stock Exchange
  • Approved Mediator, Harris County Dispute Resolution Center
  • Approved Conciliator, Institute for Christian Conciliation
  • Member, NASD Regulation, Inc., Board of Arbitrators
  • Member, New York Stock Exchange, Board of Arbitrators
  • Member, National Futures Association, Board of Arbitrators
  • Volunteer Peer Mediation Trainer, Houston Bar Association, 1998
  • Speaker, Basic Estate Administration for the Texas Paralegal, 2000
  • Speaker, A Biblical Approach to Peacemaking, First Baptist Church, Butler, Pennsylvania, 2000
  • Speaker, A Biblical Approach to Peacemaking, Buchanan First Baptist Church, Texarkana, Texas, 2000
  • Speaker, A Biblical Approach to Peacemaking, Northwest Bible Church, Dallas, Texas, 2001
  • Speaker, A Biblical Approach to Peacemaking, Fort Bend Baptist Academy Staff Retreat, Round Top, Texas, 2001
  • Board of Alumni, Houston Baptist University, Treasurer 1991-1992, 2000-present; Chairman, 2002
  • Board of Trustees, Houston Baptist University, 1999 - present; Assistant Secretary, 2002; member, Academic Committee and Legal Committee; Chairman Trustee, Nominating Committee, 2002
  • Sam Houston Society of the Friends of the Governor's Mansion
  • Finance Committee, Judge Jeff Brown Election Campaign, 2002
Honors/Awards
  • Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1981
  • Meritorious Service Alumnus Award, Houston Baptist University, 1995
  • Volunteer of the Year, Houston Baptist University, National Philanthropy Day, 2000
  • The Court of Honor - Kappa Alpha Order, 2002
Personal
  • Married to Barbara Cox
  • Barbara and Ray have twin sons, Colton and Tyler
  • Member, Second Baptist Church, Houston