Trevor S. Cox is a litigation partner in the Richmond office of Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, where he is a member of the Issues & Appeals team. He represents private and public clients in Virginia and federal appellate courts on a wide variety of matters, including on issues of state and federal constitutional law.

In addition to appellate litigation, Trevor handles dispositive briefing in trial courts, files amicus briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court, Fourth Circuit, and district courts, and counsels clients on legal trends and strategy. Trevor also helps lead Hunton’s State Attorneys General (AGs) practice, which supports clients by, among other things, educating AGs on public policy positions and cases of importance in federal appellate courts.

Prior to joining Hunton Andrews Kurth, Trevor served for more than four years in the Solicitor General’s division of the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia, as Deputy Solicitor General & Counsel to the Executive Division, Senior Appellate Counsel, and Acting Solicitor General. As chief appellate counsel for the Commonwealth of Virginia, he represented the Commonwealth and its agencies and officials in matters concerning the constitutionality of Virginia statutes and regulations or touching upon sensitive policies of the Commonwealth. In January 2018 he presented argument on behalf of Virginia in the U.S. Supreme Court in Collins v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 584 U.S. 586 (2018).

Trevor maintains a robust pro bono practice, sits on the VBA’s Appellate Practice Section Council, and is active in a variety of legal and nonprofit organizations in Virginia and beyond. He is a graduate of Harvard College, Harvard Law School, and the University of Cambridge.