Faculty Profile: James Adcox III

Jay counsels clients on a variety of issues relating to wills and trusts, estate planning, long-term care planning, probate and trust administration, asset protection, charitable giving, and business succession planning.
Jay earned his LL.M. in Estate Planning and Elder Law from Western New England University. He earned his Juris Doctorate, magna cum laude from the University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law; he was named to the University of Memphis Law Review, received multiple Dean's and CALI Awards for Academic Excellence, and was awarded the Humphrey's Law Fellowship during his second and third years in law school. He was recently certified as a specialist in estate planning by the Estate Law Specialist Board, Inc.
Jay is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association.
He lives in the Forest Hills area of Nashville with his wife Alexis and their five children: Abigail, James, Wallace, Graves and Ellis.