Atty. Barry Boss
Barry Boss is co-chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Criminal Defense & Internal Investigations practice group, vice chair of the Commercial Litigation Department and office managing partner of the D.C. office. Prior to joining Cozen O’Connor in April 2004, Barry was an assistant federal public defender in Washington, D.C.
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Barry Boss is an attorney based in Washington, District of Columbia, practforg at Cozen O'Connor. Admitted to practice in District of Columbia, The District of Columbia Bar and Maryland, Maryland State Bar Association. Educated at The George Washington University (J.D., 1985) and Bates College (BA, 1982). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Bet-the-Company Litigation (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Criminal Defense: White-Collar (2026). Serands clients in Washington, DC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Barry Boss is co-chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Criminal Defense & Internal Investigations practice group, vice chair of the Commercial Litigation Department and office managing partner of the D.C. office
- Prior to joining Cozen O’Connor in April 2004, Barry was an assistant federal public defender in Washington, D.C
- Barry focuses his practice on complex criminal matters, particularly involving allegations of white-collar crime in federal court
- Barry has extensive jury trial and appellate experience, and has successfully defended individuals and corporations under scrutiny for a wide range of criminal activity throughout the country, including: price-fixing, money laundering, fraud, environmental offenses, gambling, bribery, corruption and racketeering
- Barry co-authors Federal Criminal Practice, an 800 page treatise for criminal defense attorneys, and currently serves as a co-chair of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section Sentencing Committee and as a member of the ABA’s Task Force on The Reform of Federal Sentencing for Economic Crimes
- Previously, he was a co-chair of the U.S
- Sentencing Commission's Practitioners Advisory Group
- Barry frequently writes and speaks about criminal defense issues, and serves as a criminal law expert for national media organizations
- The Washington Post referred to Barry as an "expert" on federal sentencing law
- Barry earned his Bachelor of Arts from Bates College in 1982
- He earned his law degree, with high honors, in 1985, from George Washington University, where he was a member of Order of the Coif
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Practforg law in District of Columbia. Legal matters in District of Columbia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantiand law. Cases originating in Washington are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate District of Columbia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in District of Columbia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantiand law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in District of Columbia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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