Stephen A. Cozen

Background

Cozen, Stephen A. was born on August 13, 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

Education

University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Arts, with honors, 1961. Bachelor of Laws, with honors, 1964).

Career

Worked at Cozen and O"Connor, A Professional Corporation. Admitted to the bar, 1964, Pennsylvania, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, United States. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, United States.

Court of Appeals, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Ninth Circuits, United States.

Supreme Court and United States. Court of Federal Claims.

Recipient: Humanitarian Award, Insurance Square Club, 1982. Torch of Learning award, American Friends of Hebrew University, 1984.

John Alan Appleman Award, Federation on Insurance and Corporate Counsel, 1986.

1987 Distinguished Alumnus Award, Friends" Central School. Shin Award, Jewish Theological Seminary of America. 1990 Israel Peace Medal, State of Israel Bonds, Development Corporation for Israel, 1992.

Author: "Measure & Proof of Loss to Buildings & Structures Under Standard Fire Insurance Policies--The Alternatives & Practical Approaches," 12 Insurance Forum 647, 1977.

"Recent Development in Property Insurance Law--A Decade of Change," Dirty Rotten Imbeciles Foreign the Defense, 1981. "Problems Unique to the Prosecution & Trial of a Subrogation Case--An Insurer"s Perspective," American Bar Association Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Property Insurance Law, Mid-Year Meeting, 1983.

"Bad Faith and Extra Contractual Damages: The Defense Perspective," Liability Beyond the Insurance Contract, Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter Monograph, 1985. "Fortuity: The Unnamed Exclusion," 20 The Forum 222, 1985.

Former Member: Board of Trustees, Friends Central School.

Board of Trustees, Rosemont College. Philadelphia Geriatric Center. Board of Directors, Har Zion Temple.

Board of Directors, Philadelphia Drama Guild.

Board of Directors, American Friends of Weizmann Institute. Board of Directors, Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, 1985—.

First Executive Bank, 1989— Arthritis Center, Hahnemann University. Board of Directors, FICC, 1987—.

National Museum of American Jewish History.

Chairman, Insurance Law Committee, Defense Research Institute, 1984-1986. Chairman, Federal Courts Committee, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1982. Member, Committee to Reduce Cost Litigation in Federal Court, 1982.

Vice Chairman, Property Insurance Committee, American Bar Association, 1985-1986.

Vice President, Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel, 1986. Former Member, Board of Overseers, Law School, University of Pennsylvania and Associate Trustee, University of Pennsylvania.

Member, Select Committee to Study the Assignment of Civil Cases in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas System. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American (Member, Committee on Insurance Law) Bar Associations.

Pennsylvania Defense Institute.

Pennsylvania Bar Institute. American Judicature Society. Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel.

Pennsylvania Association of Arson Investigators.

Philadelphia Presidents" Organization. The Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel.

National Fire Protection Association. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers.

American Bar Foundation.

Achievements

• Stephen A. Cozen has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: "Measure & Proof of Loss to Buildings & Structures Under Standard Fire Insurance Policies--The Alternatives & Practical Approaches," 12 Insurance Forum 647, 1977. "Recent Development in Property Insurance Law--A Decade of Change," DRI For the Defense, 1981. "Problems Unique to the Prosecution & Trial of a Subrogation Case--An Insurer's Perspective," American Bar Association Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Property Insurance Law, Mid-Year Meeting, 1983.
    
    "Bad Faith and Extra Contractual Damages: The Defense Perspective," Liability Beyond the Insurance Contract, CPCU Monograph, 1985. "Fortuity: The Unnamed Exclusion," 20 The Forum 222, 1985. Former Member: Board of Trustees, Friends Central School.
    
    Board of Trustees, Rosemont College. Philadelphia Geriatric Center. Board of Directors, Har Zion Temple.
    
    Board of Directors, Philadelphia Drama Guild. Board of Directors, American Friends of Weizmann Institute. Board of Directors, Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, 1985?.
    
    First Executive Bank, 1989? Arthritis Center, Hahnemann University. Board of Directors, FICC, 1987?. National Museum of American Jewish History.
    
    Chairman, Insurance Law Committee, Defense Research Institute, 1984-1986. Chairman, Federal Courts Committee, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1982.

Membership

Member: Board of Trustees, Friends Central School. Board of Trustees, Rosemont College. Philadelphia Geriatric Center.

Board of Directors, Har Zion Temple.

Board of Directors, Philadelphia Drama Guild. Board of Directors, American Friends of Weizmann Institute.

Board of Directors, Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, 1985—. First Executive Bank, 1989— Arthritis Center, Hahnemann University.

Board of Directors, FICC, 1987—.

National Museum of American Jewish History. Chairman, Insurance Law Committee, Defense Research Institute, 1984-1986. Chairman, Federal Courts Committee, Philadelphia Bar Association, 1982.

Member, Committee to Reduce Cost Litigation in Federal Court, 1982.

Vice Chairman, Property Insurance Committee, American Bar Association, 1985-1986. Vice President, Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel, 1986.

Former Member, Board of Overseers, Law School, University of Pennsylvania and Associate Trustee, University of Pennsylvania. Member, Select Committee to Study the Assignment of Civil Cases in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas System.

Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American (Member, Committee on Insurance Law) Bar Associations.

Pennsylvania Defense Institute. Pennsylvania Bar Institute. American Judicature Society.

Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel.

Pennsylvania Association of Arson Investigators. Philadelphia Presidents" Organization.

The Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel. National Fire Protection Association.

Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers.

American Bar Foundation.