Background
Cosgrove, John was born on May 31, 1945 in Nairobi, Kenya. Came to the United States, 1976. Son of Alfred Owen and Kathleen Mary (Carlisle) Cosgrove.
Cosgrove, John was born on May 31, 1945 in Nairobi, Kenya. Came to the United States, 1976. Son of Alfred Owen and Kathleen Mary (Carlisle) Cosgrove.
Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, 1966). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, 1969). General Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, 1973-1978.
Bar: Louisiana 1970, United States District Court (eastern district) Louisiana 1970, United States Ct.Apls. (5th circuit) 1970, United States Court Appeals (11th circuit) 1970, New York, 1980, United States District Court (southern district) Alabama, 1982. Vista volunteer New Orleans LegalAssistance Corporation, 1969-1970, staff attorney, 1970-1972.
Sole practice, New Orleans, 1972-1978. Partner Glass & Reed, New Orleans, since 1978. General counsel American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana, New Orleans, 1974-1978.
Member of faculty New Orleans Bar Review, since 1979, National Institute Trial Advocacy, Boulder, Colorado, 1984, 89, 97.
Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations. Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys. Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Married Leslee King, December 27, 1969 (divorced 1996). Children: Ashley King, Cameron King. Married Jon Kemp, November 16, 2003.