Cox, J. Randall

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner, since January 1, 1999

Year Joined Organization: 1991

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Litigation & Appeals
• Criminal Law
• Construction Law
• Divorce, Custody and Domestic Relations
• DUI, Traffic, Driver's License Hearings
• Personal Injury - Plaintiff
• Wills & Probate
• Bankruptcy
• Real Estate Law
• Administrative Hearings

Representative Cases

• Williams Bros. Const. v. Public Bldg. Com'n of Kane County, 243 Ill.App.3d 949 (Illinois Appellate Court - Second District 1993)
• In re Marriage of Self, 265 Ill.App.3d 804 (Illinois Appellate Court - Fourth District 1994)
• Jones v. Jesse White, Sec'y of State, 4-03-0850 (Illinois Appellate Court-Fourth District 2004)

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Bankruptcy Law, Construction Law, Criminal Law, DUI/DWI, Estate Planning, Wills, Family Law, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions

• Illinois, 1991
• U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 1992
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar, 1997
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois, 2003
• U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1994

Certification/Specialties

• Approved Custody and Visitation Mediator, Circuit Courts of the 7th Judicial Circuit in Illinois, 2007

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Standing Committee on CLE (Illinois State Bar Association, 2001 - Present; Secretary 2011 – Present)
• Traffic Laws and Courts Section Council (Illinois State Bar Association, 2006 - Present; Chair 2010 - 2011)
• Solo and Small Firm Conference Planning Committee (Illinois State Bar Association, 2010 - Present)
• Illinois Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Sangamon County Bar Association
• American Bar Association

Classes and Seminars

• Trying Your First Federal Criminal Case/Cooperation and Plea Bargaining , IICLE, May 2011, Springfield, IL
• Traffic Law: DUI, Secretary of State, And More/Obtaining Cell Phone Data, Text Messages, Emails, and More, ISBA, April 2011, Bloomington, IL
• Professionalism Orientation Program for Law Students, Civility and Diversity Workshop Facilitator, Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism, University of Illinois College of Law August 2010
• Legal Professionalism, Civility and Diversity Workshop Facilitator, Illinois Government Bar Association, SIU School of Medicine - June 2010, Springfield, IL
• Foreclosure and Repossession, Redemption, Reinstatement and Possession, Lorman - February 2010, Springfield, IL
• Professional Responsibility: Handling Difficult Conversations Involving Race and Gender in a Professional and Effective Manner, Diversity Workshop Facilitator, Office of the Illinois Attorney General, September 2009 - Springfield, IL
• Basic Skills/Illinois and Federal Criminal, Civil and Administrative Procedure, IBSA Video 2009, and Moderator live program May 2009, Chicago, IL
• DUI, Traffic and Secretary of State Related Issues, Professionalism and Ethics/Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions, ISBA - March 2009, Lombard, IL
• Ethics: Fees & Retainer Agreements & Neglect Issues, Illinois Traffic Court Conference - June 2008 - Bradley University, Peoria, IL
• Real Estate: Mortgagors In Distress, Commercial Mortgage Foreclosures, Panel Member Short Sales, ISBA - May 2008 - Springfield, IL
• Traffic Laws: Issues, Updates and Hot Topics 2008, Ethics/Professionalism, Trust Accounts and Neglect Issues, ISBA - March 2008 - Oakbrook, IL
• Foreclosure and Repossession, Redemption, Reinstatement and Possession, Lorman - February 2008- Springfield, IL
• Hot Topics for the General Practitioner, Hot Topics in Civil Practice, ISBA - February 2008 - Decatur, IL
• Basic Skills/Illinois and Federal Criminal, Civil and Administrative Procedure, IBSA - December 2007 - Chicago, IL
• Basic Skills/Illinois and Federal Criminal, Civil and Administrative Procedure, ISBA - November 2007 - Springfield, IL
• Ethics, Professionalism and Conflicts, Illinois Traffic Court Conference - June 2007 - Bradley University, Peoria, IL
• DUI and Traffic Related Issues: Various Topics, ISBA - May 2007 - New Orleans, LA
• Basic Skills/Illinois and Federal Criminal, Civil and Administrative Procedure, IICLE - April 2007 - Springfield, IL
• Traffic Law Update/Professionalism and Ethics/Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions, ISBA - March 2007 - Springfield, IL
• Bridge the Gap-Criminal Law, ISBA, 2002

Pro Bono Activities

• Springfield Air Rendezvous-Legal Advisor, 1998 - 2007
• Lincoln Library Foundation-President (2005-2006), 2000 - 2006

Education

• Southern Illinois University School of Law, Carbondale, Illinois, 1991
  J.D.
• Lead Articles Editor - Southern Illinois University Law Journal: 1990-1991
• Knox College, Galesburg, IL, USA, 1988
  B.A.
  Major: Biology
• 40 hour Custody and Visitation Mediation training at the University of Illinois-Springfield - Jan 2007
• Facilitation Training Workshop and Certification, Commission on Professionalism of the Illinois Supreme Court, February 2009
  University of Illinois College of Law Urbana, IL
• Instrument-rated private pilot

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Gamma Delta

Address

1307 South 7th Street
Springfield, IL 62703

Phones

800-260-1869
217-694-6109

Faxes

217-544-1593

Emails

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Websites

http://www.feldman-wasser.com