Alumnus/Alumna of the Month

Barry Cozier ’75

Read an Interview with Barry Cozier.

Barry A. Cozier is a member of the Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. firm in the National Litigation practice. For two decades, Mr. Cozier was a member of the New York judiciary, most recently serving as an associate justice of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, in the Second Judicial Department by designation of Governor George E. Pataki.
Prior to his judicial service, Mr. Cozier was in private practice for nine years. His diverse practice included general corporate matters, real estate transactions, administrative and estate proceedings, family law and immigration issues. Mr. Cozier also has held various public sector positions, including associate general counsel for Family Law Litigation in New York City’s Human Resources Administration, Office of Legal Affairs, and Hearing Examiner in Family Court, New York County.

Since 1998, Mr. Cozier has served as adjunct professor of law at Fordham University School of Law, where he teaches a course on juvenile justice. He also wrote the chapter on Summary Judgment in the 1995 and 2005 West’s New York Practice Series entitled, “Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts,” including the annual supplements.

Throughout his career, Mr. Cozier has served on diverse professional and organizational committees, councils and boards. He currently serves as chair of the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board, and as commissioner of the New York State Unified Court System Commission to Promote Public Confidence in Judicial Elections. In addition, he is an active member of the Board of Directors of the Law Alumni Association at NYU School of Law and is a founding member of the Law School’s Black, Latino, Asian Pacific American Law Alumni Association. Mr. Cozier has also served on the Statewide Advisory Committee on Bar Admissions and the New York State and Federal Judicial Council.

Mr. Cozier is the recipient of numerous awards for his service and dedication to the legal profession and the community, including: The Harlan Fiske Stone Memorial Award, New York City Trial Lawyers Association, 2004; Distinguished Service Award as a Justice of the Commercial Division in New York County, New York County Lawyers’ Association, 2001; Frank Torres Award for Commitment to Diversity, Association of Judges of Hispanic Heritage, 1999; Recognition Award, Macon B. Allen Black Bar Association, 1998; New York Urban League Manhattan Advisory Board, Chairman’s Award, 1997; Golda Meir Award, Jewish Lawyers Guild, 1995; Alphonso B. Deal Award, Tribune Society, Inc., 1995; Special Merit Award, Metropolitan Black Bar Association, 1995; Distinguished Alumni Award, New York University School of Law, 1994; and Wayne E. Scarborough Award, New York City Association of Criminal Court Judges, 1994.