Jim Hatcher is Senior Vice President of Legal and Regulatory Affairs for Cox Communications Inc. He is responsible for Cox's legal and regulatory affairs, including government relations and the company's compliance initiatives.

Hatcher joined Cox Cable Communications in 1979 as Corporate Legal Counsel. He served as Secretary and General Counsel for Cox Communications’ parent company, Cox Enterprises Inc., from 1987 until 1993 when he was named Vice President of Legal and Regulatory Affairs for Cox Communications. Prior to joining Cox, Hatcher was in private law practice in Macon, Ga.

A graduate of Furman University, Hatcher also holds a J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law. He is a member of the Georgia and South Carolina bar associations. Hatcher is also past Chairman of the Corporate Counsel Section of the State Bar of Georgia and is currently on its executive committee. Additionally, he served as Director for the Georgia Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel, Chairman of the Corporate Counsel Section of the Atlanta Bar Association, and board member for the State Bar Association of Georgia Diversity Committee. He also served as Director of the Fulton County Heart Association and Director of the Atlanta Speech School.

In 2005, the Cox Communications legal department was honored as an "Employer of Choice" by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association. Also in 2005, Hatcher received the Diversity Champion Award from the Walter Kaitz Foundation.

August 2006