Kodjo E.A. Kumi

Kodjo Kumi's practice focuses on a range of litigation, including white collar defense and investigations, securities enforcement matters, and complex civil litigation. He also maintains an active pro bono practice, including class action litigation on behalf of supplemental Social Security income (SSI) recipients who have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kodjo received his law degree from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and executive articles editor for the Columbia Human Rights Law Review's Jailhouse Lawyer's Manual publication. During law school, he worked in the Challenging the Consequences of Mass Incarceration Clinic, in which he participated in a successful federal jury trial in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Kodjo also served as a coach of the Columbia Frederick Douglass Moot Court team (now titled the Thurgood Marshall Moot Court Competition); an annual moot court competition hosted by the National Black Law Students Association.