COX LAW FIRM - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Attorney / Escrow Officer
- Business Litigation Attorney
Edward ("Ed") S. Cox is a twenty-five year, AV-rated lawyer with experience in matters involving business and fiduciary litigation, real estate litigation and transactions, commercial and residential construction transactions and litigation, general civil litigation (state and federal), commercial and personal bankruptcy, insurance coverage, employment law, parole representation and bail bond law.
Mr. Cox has authored articles and lectured on "Perfecting Lien and Bond Claims," "Design/Build Contracts," "Alternative Dispute Resolution in Texas," (Harris County Justice of the Peace Annual Retreat, 1999), and co-authored "What to Structure and When" (Houston Bar Association's Civil Court Ad Litem Institute, 1994-'98). Ed served on the Board of Directors of the Harris County Dispute Resolution Center (Chair, Legislation Subcommittee) in 1998 and 1999. He worked actively with Judge Tom Lawrence lobbying for an alternative dispute resolution bill that ultimately became law and amended §152.003 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code during the 76th Texas Legislative Session, and appeared before the Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations in his lobbying efforts. He is a member of the Texas and American Bar Foundations, has served as a member and officer of the Eldon B. Mahon Inn of Court, Treasurer of the Fort Worth - Tarrant County Young Lawyers' Association, and is a member of the Tarrant County Bar Association, Arlington Bar Association, the State Bar of Texas (Litigation and Construction Law Sections), and the American Bar Association (Forum on the Construction Industry, Business Law and Litigation Sections). Mr. Cox is admitted to practice before all state courts in Texas (1995), the United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas, and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
He is a native of Newburgh, New York. He graduated from University of North Texas in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 1995, He graduated from South Texas College of Law, where he received the American Jurisprudence Award in Appellate Advocacy, was selected as a national member of the Order of Barristers, served as President of South Texas' Board of Advocates, was the brief writer and an oralist for South Texas' team in the Sutherland Cup National Moot Court Competition and its National Championship Team in the Tulane Mardi Gras Invitational National Moot Court Competition, and was the recipient of an advocacy scholarship.
Ed Cox is a 25-year, AV-rated Super Lawyer. He practices with team of talented, committed, knowledgeable and experienced lawyers. Details on our full staff and experienced team are available here.
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Construction
- Member of the Tarrant County Bar Association
Mary R. Torres is board certified in Construction Law by the Texas Board of Legal She is a member of the Tarrant County Bar Association (Real Estate and Construction Sections), Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association, the State Bar of Texas ( Construction Law and Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section), and the American Bar Association.
Mrs. Torres is a native of Haltom City, Texas. She graduated from the University of North Texas in 2008 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Real Estate. In May 2013, she obtained her Doctor of Jurisprudence from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (now Texas A&M University School of Law). During law school, Mrs. Torres served as an intern for the Honorable Judge Brenda Hull Thompson in The Probate Court of Dallas County. She also served as the Executive Articles Editor of the Texas Wesleyan Journal of Real Property Law.
Mary R. Torres is a member of the Tarrant County Bar Association (Real Estate and Construction Sections), Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association, the State…
Job Titles:
- Attorney
- Family & General Business Attorney
Paul Goetz has been practicing law in Tarrant County for nearly four decades and has three younger brothers who have taken Paul's lead and also practice law in Tarrant County. While Paul is a skilled and experienced trial lawyer, he also has a broad base of experience in representing individuals and businesses in many aspects of the legal practice, including family law, general business, real estate, construction, employment, collections, insurance defense, eminent domain and zoning and land use law.
Prior to joining the Cox law Firm, PLLC, Paul practiced law in Arlington and Fort Worth for many years. Paul has developed a broad network of personal and professional contacts throughout Tarrant County that have been and continue to be a source of client referrals. In addition to practicing law, Paul loves spending time with his wife and five children, enjoys the arts, sports, physical fitness and listening to and playing music.
In 2014, Tate Roush graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. During the summers of his undergraduate career, Mr. Roush had the opportunity to intern for the Cox Law Firm. He then attended Saint Mary's School of Law in San Antonio, Texas and is part of the graduating class of 2017. While in law school, Mr. Roush interned with the Bexar County Civil District Court Staff Attorney's Office and also served as a law clerk in the Consumer Protection Division of the Office of the Attorney General of Texas.
Mr. Roush is a native of Colleyville, Texas and is happy to be back in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. He enjoys spending time fishing, golfing, and traveling to Norman, Oklahoma for Sooner football games.