Cox Law Group attorneys, Michele Manculich and Linda Cox have served the Md. legal community more than 45 years. The law firm offers all facets of Estate Planning services, including drafting Trusts and Wills, Probate, Trust Administration, Fiduciary Litigation and an estate plan maintenance and support program to keep clients and advisors current with relevant laws and changing family dynamics. In addition, the attorneys represent clients in Trust and Will disputes, (“Fiduciary litigation”) and Guardianships.
Cox Law Group also represents families having Maryland school system disputes, attorney Linda Cox having defended local undergraduate and college school systems as Assistant County Attorney for Anne Arundel County and Baltimore County.
Cox Law Group attorneys give back to the community by volunteering in many capacities, including as members of “AAWGT”, an Annapolis MD giving circle benefitting local businesses and charities, Bellwether Alliance, an international philanthropy, as board members for the AAMC Charitable Gift and Planning Committee and Opportunity Builders Inc., as peer review panel member(s) for the Md. Attorney Grievance Commission and representation of disabled children and other pro bono clients for the Md. Legal Services Program and for Md. Volunteer Legal Services.
Linda T. Cox, Esquire
Ms. Cox is a Maryland native who lives in Annapolis, Maryland. Her daughter Savannah lives nearby in Edgewater and her son, Christopher, lives in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
B.A., cum laude, Loyola University, Baltimore, Maryland
J. D., Dickinson School of Law, Penn State University, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Editor-in-Chief and Member Editorial Staff, the Dickinson Journal of International Law
Employment experience:
Prior to beginning the “Cox Law Group”, Ms. Cox practiced in the estate planning and litigation venues, including State and Federal commercial litigation and family law for the Annapolis law Firm, Hyatt & Weber and also, in a former iteration of Cox Law Group prior to Cox Law Group being founded in 2012. Ms. Cox previously served as an Assistant County Attorney in Anne Arundel County and Baltimore County from 1994-1997, where she successfully defended municipal Police Departments, Community Colleges, the Board of Education and the Detention Centers in tort actions and alleged constitutional violations, frequently in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
Ms. Cox’s complex litigation background provides her a unique understanding of how best to guide clients to avoid estate planning pitfalls, particularly in of light of individual family dynamics.
Ms. Cox has enjoyed serving in many local charitable capacities, including the following:
- Director/Board member, Opportunity Builders Inc. (“OBI”) 2010-2014.
- Member, Charitable Gift Planning Advisory Committee, Anne Arundel Medical Center Foundation, Inc. 2010-current.
- Member, Peer Review Committee, Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland. 2005-current.
Memberships & Affiliations:
- American Bar Association
- Maryland State Bar Association, Estates & Trusts Section
- Anne Arundel County Bar Association
Bar and Court Admissions:
- United States District Court for the District of Maryland
- United States Supreme Court
- Maryland Court of Appeals
Michele Manculich, Esquire
Education:
B.A. Journalism and minor in English and Economics, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
M.A. English, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
J.D. University of Dayton, School of Law
Employment Experience:
Prior to joining Cox Law Group in 2015, Ms. Manculich worked many years as a contract attorney involved in complex litigation defense cases and responding to numerous governmental investigations for a Fortune 500 Company.
Bar and Court Admission
- Maryland State Bar Association
- Estates & Trust Section
- Family & Juvenile Section
- Real Property Section
