Kelly Cozza has more than 15 years of experience defending a wide range of matters in civil litigation. She handles complex tort and general casualty matters including premises liability, transportation, property damage, product liability, and construction matters. Kelly has extensive experience defending and advising business entities and insurance companies in first-party and third-party claims. She takes pride in developing and implementing aggressive defense strategies tailored to each matter.

Prior to joining Wilson Elser, Kelly was a partner at a New Jersey firm where her practice focused on defending significant personal injury claims arising from commercial automobile and trucking accidents as well as claims of premises liability and negligent security.

    Education

    • Widener Commonwealth Law School (J.D., 2007)
    • University of Scranton (B.A., 2004)

    Bar Admissions

    • New Jersey

    Court Admissions

    • U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

    Clerkships

    Hon. Donald J. Volkert Jr. (Ret.), A.J.S.C.

    Professional Affiliations

    • New Jersey Defense Association; member, Premises Liability Committee
    • Essex County Bar Association
    • New Jersey State Bar Association

    Awards & Honors

    Selected for inclusion in New Jersey Super Lawyers® Rising Stars™, 2021–2022

Kelly J. Cozza

Kelly Cozza has more than 15 years of experience defending a wide range of matters in civil litigation. She handles complex tort and general casualty matters including premises liability, transportation, property damage, product liability, and construction matters. Kelly has extensive experience defending and advising business entities and insurance companies in first-party and third-party claims. She takes pride in developing and implementing aggressive defense strategies tailored to each matter.

Prior to joining Wilson Elser, Kelly was a partner at a New Jersey firm where her practice focused on defending significant personal injury claims arising from commercial automobile and trucking accidents as well as claims of premises liability and negligent security.

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