Biography | Jeff Cox for Raymore City Council

Biography

Jeffrey L. Cox is an experienced solo practice attorney with lifelong ties to the Cass County area. The son of a truck driver and a schoolteacher, Jeff grew up in the Raymore-Peculiar area and currently resides in the Brookside subdivision of Raymore. After graduating from Raymore-Peculiar High School in 1993, he went on to earn bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and Philosophy from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a law degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

While an undergraduate at MU, Jeff spent time studying abroad at Edith Cowan Univerisity in Perth, Western Australia, and later clerked for State Representative David Levin in the Missouri General Assembly. While a law student at UMKC, he served as Student Chapter President of the Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, and is currently active in the Kansas City Lawyers Chapter.

Jeff is admitted to practice law in both Missouri and Kansas, and currently operates Cox Law Office, LLC, a general practice law firm located in Raymore. Before setting up his law practice, he clerked for the Cass County Prosecutor’s Office under former Prosecutor Chris Koster and for the Federal Public Defender’s Office for the Western District of Missouri.

A strong supporter of the local business community, Jeff is a member of both the Raymore and Peculiar Chambers of Commerce, as well as the Missouri and Cass County Bar Associations.

Jeff served as the Attorney Member of the Missouri Child Abuse and Neglect Review Board from 2006 to 2009, which holds hearings in Jefferson City. In November 2007, he was appointed by the Raymore City Council to fill the remainder of an unexpired Council Member term, and was elected to a full two year term in the April 2008 municipal election.