John D. Cox

John Davis Cox is a shareholder/partner at Lynch, Cox, Gilman & Goodman, P.S.C.  Virtually all of his practice is devoted to civil litigation, including complex business and commercial litigation, as well as catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death.  This includes extensive experience handling litigation related to mergers and acquisitions, ESOPs, Estates and Trusts, as well as contract disputes, personal injury and medical negligence.  He has obtained numerous multi-million-dollar resolutions, including cases featured in the National Verdict Search publication, USA Today, New York Times, and other national publications.  He has handled trials and arbitrations in Kentucky, Indiana and Florida and is licensed in both Indiana and Kentucky, as well as each of their federal, and appellate courts.

Mr. Cox is a Louisville native who received his B.A. from the University of Louisville as well as his Juris Doctor Degree, both of which were with magna cum laude honors.  He also played soccer for the University of Louisville where he was a captain for the 1996 season and was a recipient of the Red and Black Award given to the two athletes in all sports with the highest GPA.

Areas of Practice

General Litigation

Business and Commercial Litigation

Estate and Trust Litigation

Personal Injury/Wrongful Death

Medical Negligence

Mergers and Acquisition Litigation

Products Liability

Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Litigation

Banking Litigation

Condemnation/Eminent Domain

Federal Tort Claims Act

Bar Admissions

Kentucky, 2000

Indiana, 2000

Education

Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky

J.D. magna cum laude – 2000

University of Louisville

B.A. magna cum laude – 1996

Honors and Awards

AV Rated Martindale-Hubbell – 2013 to present

Super Lawyers – 2013 to present

40 Under 40 – 2011

Best Lawyers – 2023 to present

20 People to Know in Law – 2024

Named by Governor Andy Beshear to the Kentucky State Fair Board – 2022 to present