Thomas S. Cosma

Partner, Roseland Office

85 Livingston Avenue

Roseland, New Jersey 07068

Phone:  (973) 535-0500

tcosma@connellfoley.com

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For more than thirty years, Thomas S. Cosma has dedicated his practice to the litigation and trial of substantial matters, largely in the areas of construction law, commercial law, corporate and business law, and trusts and estates. In that capacity, he has litigated before the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court, as well as New Jersey State courts. 

Mr. Cosma served as a Member of the New Jersey Supreme Court District Ethics Committee. He is also a member of the Essex County Bar Association and of the New Jersey State Bar Association, for which he has served on the Construction and Public Contract Committee since 1984. He has served as Chair of both the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Judicial Administration Committee and the Equity Jurisprudence Committee. 

As a Member of the American Bar Association, Mr. Cosma participates in the Litigation, Business Law, and Public Contract Law sections. Within the Business Law Section, Mr. Cosma is a member of the following committees: Business and Corporate Litigation; Legal Opinions; LLCS, Partnerships and Unincorporated Entities; Middle Market and Small Business; Negotiated Acquisitions; and Uniform Commercial Code. He also serves in the Section of Litigation’s Construction Litigation and Business Torts Litigation Committees and the Section of Public Contract Law’s Model Procurement Code and III-Construction Division Committees. 

Following law school, Mr. Cosma served as Law Secretary to the Honorable Peter W. Thomas, of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division.

Practice Areas:

Business Litigation

Construction Law

Corporate Law and Transactions

 

Admitted to Practice:

State of New Jersey

United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

United States Tax Court

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

United States Supreme Court

 

Education:

Saint Peter's College (B.A., cum laude, 1974)

Seton Hall University (J.D., cum laude, 1977)

 

Affiliations:

American Bar Association

Essex County Bar Association

New Jersey State Bar Association


Professional Activities

Moderator/Lecturer – New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education:

 

- “Public Bidding Law and Practice in New Jersey” (1995)

 

- “Bid Protests and Appeals Under Federal, State and Local Public Contract Laws”  

   (2000)

 

- “Chancery Law Bench-Bar Conference” (2003)

 

- “Construction Law Basics” (2004)

Speaker, New Jersey Assisted Housing Management Association – Spring Management Events (2000, 2002, 2003, 2005)

Presenter, Lorman Seminars – “Public Contracts and Procurement Regulations in New Jersey” (2003, 2005, 2007)

Faculty Member, New Jersey Judicial College (2002)