About Morgan Cox
Morgan Cox formed The Child Advocate Law Firm PLLC in 2017, a firm dedicated to the representation of children as guardian ad litem. Ms. Cox previously practiced family law in both Northern Virginia and Northern California. She has received recognition for her skills by repeatedly being selected as a Rising Star and a Super Lawyer in Virginia Super Lawyers Magazine. Ms. Cox authored the Guardian ad litem Practice Chapter in the Virginia CLE published book Juvenile Law and Practice. She has also earned the distinction of becoming a child welfare specialist through the National Association of Counsel for Children.
Ms. Cox has done pro bono work on behalf of children through Kids in Need of Defense in Washington DC and Legal Services for Children in San Francisco. She continues to be committed to pro bono work and has received recognition from the Virginia Access to Justice Commission by inclusion in the Pro Bono Service Honor Roll List.
Ms. Cox is a graduate of Dickinson College and Regent University School of Law. She believes that every child deserves the right to high quality representation and has a desire to play a role in helping to increase the quality of representation of children in the Commonwealth.
She lives in Charlottesville with her husband, two children, and dog. Her family enjoys hiking together during free time and most weekends during the school year are spent cheering on her daughter on the soccer field.
Bar Admissions
- Commonwealth of Virginia, October 2003
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, June 2004
- State of California, January 2014
Education
- Regent University School of Law, Juris Doctorate
- Dickinson College, Bachelor of Arts
Published Articles
- Finding Social Justice at the Point Where Christianity and the Legal System Meet, 15 Regent U.L. Rev. 1 (2002).
- A Case Study on the Protection Afforded Children Under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, The VTLA Journal Vol. 21, No. 4 (2010).
- Juvenile Law and Practice in Virginia, Chapter 12: Guardian Ad Litem Practice, VIRGINIA CLE PUBLICATIONS (2021).
Honors and Awards
- Certification as Child Welfare Specialist through National Association of Counsel for Children (2024).
- Selected as a Rising Star in Virginia Super Lawyers Magazine (2009-2012).
- Selected as a Super Lawyer in Virginia Super Lawyers Magazine (2019-2024).
Professional Associations
- California State Bar, Member (Inactive)
- Pennsylvania State Bar, Member (Inactive)
- Virginia State Bar, Member
Past Employment Positions
- Family Law Group LLP, Senior Associate Attorney
- Maddox & Gerock, P.C. (formerly The Maddox Law Firm, P.C.), Associate Attorney
- Family Court of the State of Delaware, Law Clerk
- Eastern Virginia Legal Aid Society Senior Law Center, Summer Law Clerk
- YWCA of Greater Harrisburg Domestic Violence Legal Clinic, Equal Justice Works Summer Fellow
Pro Bono & Volunteer Experience
California
- Alameda County’s Volunteer Legal Services Corporation
- Bay Area Legal Aid, Oakland, CA
- Court Appointed Special Advocate, Alameda County, California
- Legal Services for Children, San Francisco, CA
Virginia
- Kids In Need of Defense, Washington D.C.
- Northern Virginia Pro Bono Law Center, Fairfax, VA