Commissioner Kosmo is an attorney with a bachelor’s degree from the University of California Santa Barbara, and a law degree with honors from the University of Southern California. He is a partner at Wilson, Turner, Kosmo LLP, with over 30 years of experience practicing in business litigation. Commissioner Kosmo’s professional experience encompasses multiple practice areas and involves the representation of companies across a broad spectrum of industries. These are often high stakes cases involving multi-million dollar claims, class actions, and hotly contested litigation over issues such as business ownership interests. He has represented clients before the California Supreme Court and successfully argued cases before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Commissioner Kosmo served on the 2010 San Diego City Redistricting Commission.  Thereafter, he served on the City of San Diego’s Independent Rate Oversight Committee. Currently, Commissioner Kosmo is the Peninsula Community Planning Board Chair, and serves on the City of San Diego Ethics Commission, Airport Noise Advisory Commission, and the Federal Defenders Board of Directors. Commissioner Kosmo has also volunteered with the Make-A-Wish Foundation of San Diego and the Diversity Fellowship Program for the San Diego County Bar Association.