AG Cozette Vergari

Cozette is a native of Los Angeles, raised in Westchester.  She graduated from Westchester High School and received her B.A. and High School Teaching Credential from the University of Southern California.  After several years of teaching and performing professionally in theater arts, Cozette returned to graduate school and obtained her law degree from the University of West Los Angeles School of Law and Paralegal Studies.  She is a partner at Vergari & Fu, LLP and currently practices in the areas of family law, probate and estate planning. 

Cozette has been a member of the Rotary Club of Westchester since 1995 and has served in various capacities, including Director of Youth Services, Director of International Services, Secretary, Vice President and President (2001-2002).  Additionally, she serves as the Vice-Chair of the Westchester Rotary Foundation.  Cozette is a Paul Harris Fellow, a Benefactor to the RI Foundation, and a member of the RI Bequest Society.

Cozette is active in the surrounding community as well as in the legal community.  Every second Thursday of each month, she volunteers legal assistance in the Barristers Domestic Violence Project through the Los Angeles County Bar Association.  She sits on the Airport Marina Counseling Service Board of Directors as well as the Board of Trustees for the University of West Los Angeles School of Law and Paralegal Studies as their Vice-Chair.  Cozette is also a member of the Westchester LAX Marina del Rey Chamber of Commerce and the Los Angeles Collaborative Family Law Association. 

Cozette resides happily in Westchester with her partner Richard Moon, also a very active Rotarian at the club and district levels.  She has two wonderful sons, Chase who works as an attorney in the law firm of Proskauer Rose in New York City, and Ryan, who works for PriceWaterhouseCoopers in Los Angeles working his way toward becoming a CPA.