About Stuart
Stuart T. Cox, Jr.: Experienced Trust and Estate Attorney in Woodbridge
Stuart T. Cox, Jr., is an experienced attorney who concentrates his practice in all aspects of trust and estate law, including asset analysis and preparation of a full range of estate planning documents. He has extensive experience in the areas of lifetime and post-mortem estate tax planning, federal and state taxation of gifts and estates, fiduciary income taxation, and related real estate, corporate, and commercial law.
Practice Areas
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Trusts and Estates
Mr. Cox is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law. He was formerly a shareholder at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, serving as co-chair of its trust and estates department.
Stuart T. Cox, Jr. has lived in Little Silver since 1972 with his wife Judy, who is a member of the community Foundation of New Jersey (Legal Advisory Committee) and serves on the Planned Giving Advisory Committee at Monmouth University. He is also a director and Member of the Arthritis Foundation, New Jersey Chapter.
Professional Memberships
- Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
- New Jersey State Bar Association
- Monmouth Bar Association
- Estate and Financial Planning Council of Central New Jersey (Past President)
Awards: Stuart T. Cox, Jr. has been recognized as Lawyer of the Year in multiple categories including Trusts and Estates and Litigation - Trusts and Estates by Best Attorney USA since 2001.
Affiliations
- Firms: Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer PA (Former Co-Chair, Trusts and Estates Department)
Practice Areas
Education
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Trusts and Estates, Woodbridge (2025)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Woodbridge (2024)
- Lawyer of the Year: Trusts and Estates, Woodbridge (2020)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Woodbridge (2018)
- Lawyer of the Year: Trusts and Estates, Woodbridge (2017)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Woodbridge (2016)
- Recognized: Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Recognized: Trusts and Estates