Membership is open to attorneys at law who are licensed to practice before the highest court in any state of the United States or before a court of record in the United States and who are (or have been within the last two years) attorneys for a local public school district, a state association of school boards or any public junior or community college.
Individual Membership
Attorneys in Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Canada, District of Columbia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mariana Islands, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Virgin Islands, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming may seek an individual membership. Sign-up for an individual COSA membership. If you have questions, please contact NSBA's Council of School Attorneys at 703.838.6722 or COSA_Registration@nsba.org. Many of these states also have a state council of school attorneys.
Affiliated Membership
In the following states, COSA has a partnership with the state affiliated council. Payment is processed through your state’s affiliate, which then provides member information to COSA. COSA has different membership rates that depend on the state as well as for those who work as in house counsel. For detailed information on membership fees and inquiries, contact your state’s representative below.
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Arizona Gina Moss |
California Anita Ceballos |
Colorado Mikayla Unruh |
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Connecticut Gail Heath |
Delaware John Marinucci |
Florida John Palmerini |
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Georgia Charlton Calhoun |
Illinois Ummehani Faizullabhoy Illinois Association of School Boards 630-629-3776. Ext 1227 ufaizullabhoy@iasb.com
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Indiana Lisa Tanselle |
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Iowa Marte Brightman |
Kansas Leslie Garner |
Maine Angie Audette |
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Maryland Edmund O'Meally |
Massachusetts Ann-marie Martin |
Michigan Brad Banasik |
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Lindsay Ford |
Minnesota Terry Morrow |
Nebraska Linsey Wooten |
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New Hampshire Amanda Phelps |
New Mexico New Mexico School Boards Association |
New York Victor M. Puzzi |
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North Carolina Carrie Helms |
North Dakota Alexis Baxley |
Oklahoma Andy Fugitt |
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Oregon Jennifer Cypert |
South Carolina Stephanie N. Lawrence, Esq. |
South Dakota Deanne Arbach |
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West Virginia Howard Seufer |
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