Attorneys

Andrew Kossover is a partner in Kossover Law Offices and is Ulster County's part-time Chief Public Defender. Mr. Kossover attended SUNY Buffalo and graduated from Vermont Law School in 1977. He immediately began the practice of law under the auspices of the Criminal Defense Division of the Legal Aid Society of New York. Mr. Kossover is also the former law clerk for then Ulster County Family Court Judge Karen K. Peters.

In 1984, Mr. Kossover relocated from New York City to the Hudson River Valley. He was appointed by former Governor Mario Cuomo as a member of the Board of Visitors of the Hudson River Psychiatric Center. Mr. Kossover is also a member of the adjunct faculty at the State University of New York at New Paltz where he teaches such courses as Criminal Law, and Introduction to Law. Mr. Kossover is also a member of the Committee on Character and Fitness for the Third Judicial District.

Mr. Kossover also currently serves as President of the Ulster County Bar Association. Mr. Kossover serves on the Boards of both the New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the New York State Defenders Association. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association's Committee to Ensure Quality in Mandated Representation. Mr. Kossover is an Advisory Group Member of the New York State Justice Task Force on Wrongful Convictions. The Task Force was formed by New York State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman. Mr. Kossover's appointment letter referred to "Mr. Kossover's experience, insight, and expertise as valuable attributes that will assist the Task Force in achieving its important goals."

Mr. Kossover's practice is predominantly litigation, including personal injury and criminal defense. He regularly receives litigation cases on a referral basis from other attorneys. Mr. Kossover is admitted to practice in all New York State Courts and the Federal Courts of the Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts.

Areas of Practice

• Criminal Defense
• Personal Injury
• Litigation

Bar Admissions

• New York
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York

Education

• Vermont Law School, South Royalton, Vermont, 1977
  
  

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Ulster County Bar Association
  President
  
  
• Ulster County Criminal Justice Council (Legislative Appointment)
  
  
• Ulster County Board of Cooperative Education Advisory Board
  Member
  
  
• Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department, Committee on Character and Fitness
  Member
  
  
• New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NYSACDL)
  Board of Directors
  
  
• New York State Defenders Association, Board of Directors; Chief Public Defender Ulster County
  
  
• New York State Bar Association- Criminal Justice Section
  Member
  
  
• New York State Bar Association
  Member, Committee to Ensure Quality in Mandated Representation
  
  
• New York State Justice Task Force on Wrongful Convictions
  Member, Advisory Group