Elizabeth Koob
Elizabeth L. Koob is a 1976 law graduate of New York University School of Law and admitted to practice before the following bars: State of New York, the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Western, Southern and Northern Districts of New York, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. Ms. Koob is a founding member of KOOB & MAGOOLAGHAN, founded in 1987. Prior to entering private practice, Ms. Koob worked in Bronx Legal Services, first as a Staff Attorney and then as a Senior Attorney in the Special Litigation Unit which was responsible for all impact litigation commenced by the program. From 1980 through 1985, Ms. Koob additionally served as the elected President of the Union of Legal Services workers in New York City, and participated in the negotiation of city-wide union contracts, numerous contract disputes, labor board hearings and employment related arbitrations. Ms. Koob received her undergraduate degree in Philosophy from Barnard College of Columbia University, has served as a member of the Public Interest Committee of the New York State Bar Association and given talks to Judicial committees and various organizations concerning both employment rights and prisoners rights. At the recommendation of Professor Martin A. Schwartz, the author and editor of the treatise Section 1983 Litigation: Claims, Defenses and Fees, Ms. Koob has recently been appointed editor of the next edition of Volume 2 of the treatise, addressing the issue of attorneys’ fees under 42 U.S.C. §1988.