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James A. Kosch

One Riverfront Plaza
1037 Raymond Boulevard
Sixteenth Floor
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Phone:  973.491.3375
Fax:  973.491.3567

Biography

Mr. Kosch focuses his practice on complex environmental, toxic tort, product liability, business tort, construction, estate and commercial litigation. His clients include a variety of chemical and energy companies, manufacturers, owners and developers of industrial and commercial real estate, defense contractors, financial services and communications companies.

Mr. Kosch has written and spoken on environmental and toxic tort issues, e-discovery and regulatory reform, among other subjects, including a monograph on the use of toxicological evidence in New Jersey courts, collaborating on a book about nanotechnology and a three-part series on green development.

Legal Experience

  • LeClairRyan, Newark, New Jersey  January 2008 - Present
  • Reed Smith, Princeton, New Jersey  April 1998 - December 2007
  • Waters McPherson McNeil, PC, Secaucus, New Jersey  1989 - March 1998
  • McCarter & English, LP, Newark, New Jersey  1981 - February 1987

Memberships and Affiliations

  • ABA/TIPS Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Committee (TTEL): Chair 2006-2007
  • American Bar Association
  • Member New Jersey State Bar Association
  • Director, NJSBA Environmental Law Committee
  • Stewart Pollock Environmental American Inn of Court: Master
  • American Water Works Association
  • The Federalist Society

Distinctions

  • Graduate Fellow, Leadership New Jersey
  • TTEL received the Overall Excellence Award from the TIPS Section of the ABA during Mr. Kosch's term as Chair, 2006-2007
  • Listed in Law & Politics magazine's Super Lawyer section, 2004-2005
  • Distinguished Service Award, Allendale Recreation Commission
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®, Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental, 2010 - 2012

Education

  • J.D., cum laude, Seton Hall University School of Law, 1981, Senior Editor, Seton Hall Law Review
  • B.A., Government and History, cum laude, Manhattan College, 1977

Bar Admissions

  • New Jersey