Atty. Ricky J. Cox
RICKY J. COX currently serves as the Managing Partner of the Gulfport office of Balch & Bingham LLP and is a member of the firm’s Energy; Corporate & Securities; and Real Estate, Lending and Commercial practice groups.
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Ricky J. Cox is a energy attorney based in Gulfport, Mississippi, practicing at Balch & Bingham LLP. They have 33+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1993. Admitted to practice in Mississippi (1993) and Louisiana (1994). Educated at Mississippi College (J.D., 1993) and Louisiana State University (BS, 1990). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Energy Law (2026), Lawyer of the Year — Energy Law (Gulfport) (2025), and Lawyer of the Year — Energy Law (Gulfport) (2022). Serands clients in Gulfport, MS and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- RICKY J. COX currently serves as the Managing Partner of the Gulfport office of Balch & Bingham LLP and is a member of the firm’s Energy
- Corporate & Securities
- and Real Estate, Lending and Commercial practice groups
- Mr. Cox enjoys a diverse practice and regularly represents clients in a wide variety of utility and commercial matters, including energy and utility litigation
- energy regulation and transactions
- water and sewer utility regulation, transactions, and litigation
- business entity selection, formation, and operation
- corporate finance
- contract negotiation and administration
- mergers and acquisitions
- corporate compliance activities
- securities matters
- and real estate transactions
- In his energy and utility practice, Mr. Cox regularly appears before the Mississippi Public Service Commission and participates in filings submitted to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Mr. Cox has been involved in numerous proceedings involving electric, water and sewer rate and tariff filings and contested rate cases, cost-based and market-based wholesale power transactions, applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity, transfers of jurisdictional property, rule-makings, and electric utility project development, regulatory approval, financing, construction, and operation
- In his corporate and commercial practice, Mr. Cox has assisted clients in negotiation and development of various contractual arrangements, assets sales, asset acquisitions, stock purchases, transfers and sales of limited liability company and partnership interests, and financings
- Mr. Cox also represents lenders and commercial real estate developers in the acquisition, financing, development and leasing of commercial office, retail, industrial and gaming properties
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Energy attorneys for oil & gas, renewables, utility regulation, and energy sector transactions.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Mississippi
Practicing law in Mississippi. Legal matters in Mississippi are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Gulfport are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Mississippi state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Mississippi brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Mississippi courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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