Joshua Cossey
Joshua began his legal career working for a boutique firm in Gainesville, In addition to proudly serving in the Florida Army National Guard, he spends considerable time supporting local charities and educating the public on issues related to real property and the mortgage industry.
AREAS OF PRACTICE Foreclosure Defense: Short Sales, Modifications, Real Estate: Transaction & Litigation Bankruptcy: Chapter 7 and 13 Fair Debt and Credit Reporting Mortgage Fraud: TILA, RESPA, HOPPA, and ECOA violations Divorce: Contested & Uncontested Commercial Transactions: Contracts, Compliance, Structuring Class Actions: Avandia
LICENSES State of Florida United States District Court - Middle District of Florida United States District Court - Northern District of Florida
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS American Bar Association Business Section of ABA Jacksonville Bar Association Florida Bar Real Property, Probate and Trust Section Florida Bar Foreclosure Defense Section Florida Attorneys Saving Homes
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Chairman of American Lung Association YPG
Wounded Warriors Project Volunteer
Guys with Ties Philanthropy
EDUCATION University of Florida - Juris Doctor Florida State University - B.S. Political Science & Psychology, Summa Cum Laude, Florida Atlantic University - Environmental Studies Certificate
CONTRIBUTING PUBLISHED WORK • Florida Bar Journal: Udder Nonsense? The Emerging Issue of Raw Milk Sales in Florida, Part I: Regulation, October 2008; • Handbook of Fence and Florida Property Law: Adjoining Property Owners, available at: edis.ifas.ufl.edu/FE106; • Drake Journal of Law: The Legal Basis for Regulatory Control of Invasive Citrus Pests in Florida: A Review of the Citrus Canker and Spreading Decline Cases?, Volume 12, Number 3, Fall 2007, p.409. • Drake Journal of Law: Déjà Moo: Is The Return To Public Sale of Raw Milk Udder Nonsense?, Volume 13, Number 2, Summer 2008, p.305. • Coming Soon: Article on Equestrian Liability