Joshua S. Moskovitz

Joshua S. Moskovitz, Esq. is a highly respected civil rights attorney practicing in New York and New Jersey. As the founder of The Law Office of Joshua Moskovitz, P.C., he has successfully handled complex federal and state civil rights cases, employment litigation, and appellate matters. His work has led to systemic reforms and significant legal victories, including representing the Estate of Eric Garner and the Exonerated Five.

Mr. Moskovitz has secured record-breaking settlements, including the highest known per-person recovery in a mass arrest lawsuit for demonstrators protesting the murder of George Floyd. He has also led class action cases, winning class certification and a permanent injunction against New York State for religious discrimination claims involving correction officers.

Joshua S. Moskovitz, Esq. earned his Juris Doctor (J.D.), summa cum laude, from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. At Cardozo, he served as an Articles Editor on the Cardozo Law Review, was elected to the Order of the Coif, and received the Felix Frankfurter Award, the law school’s highest graduation honor. He was also a Public Service Scholar. After law school, from 2010 to 2012, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable James L. Dennis on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Over the past fifteen years, Mr. Moskovitz has won significant jury verdicts, including a $9.25 million award in the Northern District of New York—the largest civil rights jury verdict in that court. He has argued and won appeals in multiple federal appellate courts, including the Second, Third, Fifth, and D.C. Circuits.

In addition to his legal practice, Mr. Moskovitz served as a supervising clinical attorney at Cardozo Law School’s Criminal Appeals Clinic from 2013 to 2018. His dedication to justice continues to make a lasting impact on civil rights and appellate law.

Law Office Affiliations

• Founder, The Law Office of Joshua Moskovitz, P.C.

Licensed State

• New Jersey
• New York

Education

• Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) with Summa Cum Laude

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