Chester L. Cobb (“Chet”) was born in New York City in 1952 and grew up in the suburb of Pelham Manor, New York. He graduated from Pelham Memorial High School in 1970, where he was co-editor-in-chief of the school newspaper and played varsity soccer and tennis. He graduated magna cum laude from Yale University in 1974 with a B.A. in economics and was editorial editor of the Yale Daily News. He received his J.D. from Yale Law School in 1977. After graduation from law school, Chet began his legal career as an associate at Milbank Tweed in New York City. He was an associate and then a partner at Winstead McGuire in Dallas, Texas between 1984 and 1990. Chet and his wife Mary Kay moved to Darien in 1990, when Chet joined Phillips Lytle as a partner in the firm’s New York City office. He has practiced law at Phillips Lytle during the past 31 years until retiring at the end of 2021. Chet served as partner-in-charge of the firm’s New York City office between 1992 and 2007 and as a member of the firm’s governing committee. Chet and Mary Kay have three daughters, two of whom are married and reside in Darien and Denver, Colorado, and one of whom is unmarried. They also have three grandchildren. Chet is a member of the Country Club of Darien. His interests include reading, travel, golf, racquet sports, spending time with his family and skiing.
