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Our diverse practice covers all aspects of litigation, civil and criminal, trials and appeals in the state and Federal courts as well as mediation and arbitration.

For example, we handle Product Liability and Consumer Fraud cases, Personal Injury and Professional Malpractice cases. The firm has recently obtained awards for clients such as $ 6.9 million in a product liability case involving injuries sustained in the rollover of a tractor trailer and $2.8 million for a medical malpractice action involving injuries to the common bile duct during a laparoscopic gall bladder surgery.

The firm's Contested Probate attorneys have years of experience assisting family members negotiating, settling or litigating will contests or other estate disputes, whether undue influence in the execution of a will, lack of testamentary capacity or other grounds which may exist for challenging the validity of the instrument. Cohn Lifland successfully argued the only known case in New Jersey where the court found constructive separation of a will in spite of our statute which provides for express revocation only.

For clients with Family Law issues, we offer a collaborative law option in addition to mediation and litigation. Our attorneys have handled many divorce and custody cases involving children with disabilities and other special circumstances, ably assisted by other attorneys in our Disabilities Law Group.

The Disabilities Law Group is a unique collaboration of attorneys, representing individuals with disabilities, their families and the organizations which serve the disabled. We recognize that there are challenges unique to each disability and work with each client and his or her family to solve their specific legal or long term planning needs. The firm offers counseling, planning, litigation, mediation and/or collaborative law as best suits the needs of each client. Our attorneys' experience spans a variety of practice areas including Special Needs Education Law, Family Law, Estate and Trust Planning, the full range of litigation services necessitated by traumatic injuries from any cause (malpractice, product defects, accidents), Employment Discrimination and the Formation and Development of Not-for-profit Organizations.

In the Commercial Litigation area, Cohn Lifland has been involved in numerous leading cases which have established important precedent both state and nationwide. We have attained billions of dollars of recoveries on behalf of our clients, including In re AT&T Securities Litigation, 455 F.3d 160 (3d Cir. 2006) in which we achieved a $100 million recovery for the benefit of the class defrauded shareholders.

We represent clients in Investor Litigation cases in state and federal actions and in arbitrations before the New York Stock Exchange, NASD and the American Arbitration Association arising out of the sale or purchase of securities by brokers for customers. These include class actions, actions to recover damages arising out of the purchase and sale of investments and in derivative actions, as well as actions designed to enforce shareholder rights.

The firm actively assists its clients in the formation, maintenance, purchase and sale of all types of business entities from the simplest business formations through most forms of contractual relationships, to highly sophisticated mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. Our Business Law clients range from entrepreneurs to significant financial institutions; from local retail establishments to billion dollar conglomerates. Attorneys in the firm also advise on and handle commercial matters involving Bankruptcy and Reorganization.

Our Real Estate practice group applies years of practical knowledge and legal experience to the purchase, sale, development and financing of commercial and residential real estate for a wide range of clients, from first-time home buyers to land developers, builders and commercial landlords in their real estate transactions. We have dedicated associates and paralegals to ensure competent and cost effective representation.

In a related area, the firm provides Transition Litigation support to condominium associations in claims against developers, subcontractors, material manufacturers and vendors as well as professionals, including engineers and architects. We have experienced counsel who have dealt with a wide variety of issues including EIFS related problems, structural defects, water infiltration and complex accounting issues.

The firm also offers personal and corporate Bankruptcy representation and maintains an active Criminal Law practice in state and federal courts, in trials as well as appeals.

Statement of Practice

Civil and Criminal Litigation, Trials and Appeals in State and Federal Courts; Negligence, Matrimonial/Custody, Chancery, Commercial and Corporate Litigation, Complex Litigation, Contested Probate Matters, Professional Negligence, Franchise Litigation, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Malpractice, Tax Litigation, Environmental Law, Employment Law, Real Estate, Corporate and Commercial Transactions, Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights; Commercial and Chancery Mediation, Estate Planning, Estate Administration, Elder Law, Special Needs Education Law.

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Fixed Hourly Rates
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Address

Park 80 Plaza West-One
Saddle Brook, NJ 07663, (Bergen Co.)

Phone

Phone: 201-820-0289
Telecopier: 201-845-9423
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Website

http://www.njlawfirm.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
Sunday: By Appointment Only

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Albert L. Cohn (Member) admitted to bar, 1952, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 1953, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1954, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Georgetown University (B.S., 1948); Harvard University (J.D., 1951). Recipient, Alfred C. Clapp Award, Outstanding Contribution to Legal Education, 1994. Lifetime Member, "Empire Who's Who". Member: National Registry of Who's Who; Marquis Who's Who; Achieved the highest rating for legal ability in Martindale-Hubbell; included in designation Best Lawyers in America (New York Magazine); SuperLawyer (New Jersey Monthly). Author: "Medical Malpractice Litigation: A Plague on Both Houses," 52 American Bar Journal, No. 1, p. 32, January, 1966; "The Journal Profile: Justice Mountain of the New Jersey Supreme Court," No. 56, p. 19, New Jersey State Bar Journal, August, 1971; "Practice and Malpractice-The Other Side of the Coin—An Attorney's Viewpoint," Medical Trial Technique Quarterly, Winter, 1974; "Practice and Malpractice: Some Problems and Solutions," No. 71, p. 12, New Jersey State Bar Journal, May, 1975; "Digests of New Jersey Cases on Malpractice," Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1976. Co-Author with Barry A. Knopf; "Professional Negligence- Malpractice Law in New Jersey," Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1981, 2nd Edition, 1985, 3rd Edition, 1990, 4th Edition, 1996, 5th Edition, 2001. Co-Author: with Sheila Murphy, "Liability for Acts of Discharged Patients," 121 N.J.L.J. 774 (April 21, 1988); with Terri Smith, "Practice and Malpractice After Circle Chevrolet: Some Practical Considerations of the Entire Controversy Doctrine," 28 Rutgers Law Journal, No. 1, p. 79 (Autumn 1996), cited by the N.J. Supreme Court, 145 N.J. 180 at 192 (1996). Co-adjunct Professor, Rutgers School of Law, 1979-2004. Member, Permanent Faculty, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1980—. Harvard Law School Association of N.J., Trustee, 1989-1992, 1995—; Treasurer, 1997-1998; Vice-President, 1999-2000, President, 2000-2001, President, Temple Shomrei-Emunah, 1968-1970. Trustee, Legal Aid Society, 1970-1972. Lecturer: N.J. ICLE, 1970—; ALI-ABA, 1984. Master, Arthur T. Vanderbilt Inn of Court, 1988-1990. Master, Morris Pashman Inn of Court, 1990-1998; Member, Coordinating Committee, 1992-1998; Trustee, ICLE, 1991-2006, 2008—. Chair, 1994-2006; Special Achievement Award ICLE, 2007; Trustee Bergen County Bar Foundation 2006—, Chair, Scholarship Committee, 2007—. Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 1998. Member: Bergen County, Passaic County, New Jersey State (Delegate to the General Council, 1974-1982; 1984-1986; Chairman, I.C.L.E. Curriculum Committee, 1984-1986) and American Bar Associations; Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Fellow: American Bar Foundation. [1st Lt., U.S. Air Force, 1951-1953]. (Certified by the Supreme Court as a Civil Trial Attorney). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Matrimonial Law; Employment Law; Negligence; Professional Negligence; Commercial Law; Probate Litigation.Email: Albert L. Cohn

Peter S. Pearlman (Member) admitted to bar, 1970, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1973, U.S. Tax Court; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2000, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: University of Illinois (B.A., 1967); Seton Hall University (J.D., 1970). Co-Author: "What is Security," No. 123, p.15, New Jersey Lawyer-Journal of the N.J. State Bar Association, May, 1988. Lecturer: Organization and Sale of Small Businesses, 1976, 1979 and 1986, Basic Trial Techniques, 1979; Preparing and Trying Medical and Legal Negligence Cases, 1982 and 1983 and Basic Securities Law and Practice, 1983 and Securities Arbitration, 1988, Business Torts Litigation, 2000, First Annual Business Law Symposium; 2001, Second Annual Business Law Symposium, Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Member of Faculty, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1988—. Visiting Lecturer, Appellate Advocacy, Roger Williams University, 1995. Adjunct Faculty Member, Trial Advocacy Program, Hofstra Law School, 1992—; Weidner Law School, 1993—. Master, C. Willard Heckel Inn of Court, 1995—. Member: New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey. (Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney). Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate Law; Franchise Law.Email: Peter S. Pearlman

Barry A. Knopf (Member) admitted to bar, 1972, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1975, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1972). Member, Rutgers Law Review, 1971-1972. Editor, New Jersey Law of Negligence, Lexus-Nexus, 2006. Co-Author with Albert L. Cohn: "Professional Negligence-Malpractice Law in New Jersey," Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1981, 2nd Edition, 1985, 3rd Edition, 1990, 4th Edition, 1996, 5th Edition, 2001. Author: "Civil Trial Preparation," Practical Skills Series, N.J. Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1990, Second Edition 1992. Co-Author with Philip F. Mattia, "Personal Injury Practice in New Jersey," 1990, National Business Institute. Co-Author of Chapter "Drugs and Medical Devices: The Unavoidably Unsafe Products," New Jersey Product Liability Law, New Jersey Law Journal Books, 1995. Member of Faculty, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1989-1995. Lecturer: Preparing and Trying Medical and Legal Negligence Cases, Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1982; Civil Trial Preparation, Skills and Methods Course, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1983-1999; "Automobile and Tractor Trailer Accident Reconstruction," 1992; "How to Try a Wrongful Death Case," 1989, 1992, 1994, 1999; "Hot Tips in Tort Law," 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996; "How to Try a Medical Malpractice Case," 1990; "Mastering the Art of Opening Statements and Closing Arguments," 1996; "How to Try Obstetrical Malpractice Cases," 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004; "New Jersey Civil Case Update," 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005. Adjunct Faculty Member, Hofstra University, 1994, 2000. Member, Advisory Committee, Skills and Methods Course, New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1983. Member, Board of Trustees, 1983-2001 and President, 1993-1995, Temple Beth Tikvah. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Master, Morris Pashman Inn of Court, 1998-2006. Member: Bergen County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; New Jersey Trial Lawyers Association; Trial Lawyers Care. [With USAR, 1969-1975]. (Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Law; Negligence Law; Litigation.Email: Barry A. Knopf

Jeffrey W. Herrmann (Member) admitted to bar, 1976, New Jersey; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Third and Seventh Circuits; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Columbia University (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1976). Co-Author: "Polluters in Bankruptcy: Who Pays for the Cleanup?", 126 NJLJ, P.63, October 1992. Lecturer: Civil RICO 1985 and Securities Arbitration, 1988, Second Annual Business Law Symposium, 2001, N.J. Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Lecturer, National Business Institute on Bankruptcy and Foreclosure, 1990. Lecturer on Securities Litigation, New Jersey State Bar Association, 2001-2004. Witness Before Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives on Proposed Amendments to RICO, 1985. President, B'nai B'rith Lodge, 1985-1986. Member, Board of Trustees, 1986— and President, 2001-2003, Fair Lawn Jewish Center. Member: Bergen County, New Jersey State (Member, Sections On: Corporate and Business Law and Securities Litigation; Co-Chair, Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Committees) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Litigation; Bankruptcy Law.Email: Jeffrey W. Herrmann

Robert D. Zatorski (Member) admitted to bar, 1972, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, New York, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. Claims Court. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., with honors, 1969; J.D., 1972). Member: Bergen County Bar Association; New Jersey Trial Lawyers Association; Master, Justice Robert L. Clifford American Inn of Court (1995-1999). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Law; Personal Injury; Criminal Defense; Class Actions; Commercial Litigation.Email: Robert D. Zatorski

Allen Susser (Member) admitted to bar, 1977, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Fairleigh Dickinson University (B.A., 1973); Vermont Law School (J.D., 1977). Phi Alpha Delta. Law Secretary to The Honorable Irving I. Rubin, Superior Court of New Jersey, 1977-1978. Member, Board of Trustees, Passaic County Legal Aid Society, 1982-1987. Member, Y.M. & Y.W.H.A. of North Jersey, Board of Directors, 1985-1996. Member: Passaic County (Member, Board of Trustees, 1984-1987) and New Jersey State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Foreclosure; Commercial Transactions; Land Use; Wills; Estates.Email: Allen Susser

Mary Ann T. Stokes (Member) admitted to bar, 1987, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1971, Phi Beta Kappa); Rutgers University (J.D., 1987). Family Law Mediator, accredited by the Administrative Office of the Courts and New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators. Member: Bergen County Bar Association; Bergen County Women Lawyers Association; New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators. Practice Areas: Family Law.Email: Mary Ann T. Stokes

Joshua P. Cohn (Member) admitted to bar, 1987, New York, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1989, District of Columbia. Education: Hamilton College (B.A., with honors, 1984); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Articles and Notes Editor, American Criminal Law Review, 1986-1987. Law Clerk to the Honorable Alfred M. Wolin, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 1987-1988. Associate, Dewey Ballantine, New York City, 1988-1990. Assistant Prosecutor, Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, 1990-1994. Associate Professor, Seton Hall University School of Law, 1990-1996. Member: Bergen County and New Jersey State Bar Associations; Morris Pashman American Inn of Court (Pupil, 1992-1995; Barrister, 1996—). Reported Cases: State v. Whyte, N.J. Supreme Ct., 1993. Practice Areas: Litigation; Criminal Defense; Family Law.Email: Joshua P. Cohn

Leonard Z. Kaufmann (Member) admitted to bar, 1994, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1997, New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of New Orleans (B.A., 1974); Tulane University of Louisiana (M.S.W., 1977); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 1994). Court approved Mediator, pursuant to N.J. Court Rule 1:40. Member: Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Author: "Need for Legal Experts in Legal Malpractice Cases," New Jersey Lawyer, October 21, 1996. President, Fair Lawn Jewish Center. Member: Bergen County (Member, Civil Practice Committee), New Jersey State (Member, Civil Practice Section) and American Bar Associations; Justice Robert L. Clifford American Inn of Court (Barrister, 2001-2003); Justice Morris Pashman Inn of Court (Pupil, 1996-1998). (Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Civil Trial Attorney). Reported Cases: Berke v. Buckley Broadcasting Corp., 359 NJ Supp. 587, 821 A.2d 118 (App. Div. 2003); Lauchheimer v. Gulf Oil 6 F. Supp 2d 339 (D.N.J., 1998). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Negligence; Consumer Litigation; Class Actions; Chancery Practice.Email: Leonard Z. Kaufmann

Joseph A. Maurice (Member) admitted to bar, 1994, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1995, New York; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Muhlenberg College (B.A., 1991); Pace University (J.D., 1994). Paramus Municipal Prosecutor, 2005. Rule 1:40 Civil Mediator. Member: Bergen County and New Jersey State Bar Associations; Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Reported Cases: QBC Insurance Company v. P&F Container Services, Inc., 362 NJ Super 445, APD Div. 2003. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Defense.Email: Joseph A. Maurice

ASSOCIATES

Audra DePaolo (Associate)

Manuel Irizarry, Jr. (Associate)

Julie L. Kim (Associate)

Andrew R. Macklin (Associate)

Alex Pisarevsky (Associate)

Denise Dimson Rekem (Associate)

Javier J. Royal (Associate)

Richard Schnoll (Associate)

Jason C. Tuchman (Associate)

OF COUNSEL

Charles R. Cohen (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1983, New Jersey; 1998, Colorado; 2004, New York. Education: George Washington University (B.A., 1979); Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., 1982). Clerk, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, 1983-1984. Member: Essex County, Morris County, New Jersey State and New York State Bar Associations; The Colorado Bar Association.

Marc W. Garbar (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1995, New York and New Jersey; 1996, Florida. Education: Long Island University (B.S., 1989); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 1995). Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York; New Jersey and New York State Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination Law; Age Discrimination Law; Race Discrimination Law; Sexual Harassment Law; Disabilities Law; Disability Discrimination Law; Divorce Law; Sex Discrimination Law.

Lisa McCauley Parles (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1987, New Jersey; 1988, New York; 1989, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Hamilton College (B.A., cum laude, 1984); Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., 1987). Recipient, Babbit Prize for postgraduate studies in Public Policy, Hamilton College. General Editor, Rutgers Law Review, 1986-1987. Notes and Comments Editor, Women's Rights Law Reporter, Rutgers University Law School - Newark, 1986-1987. Author, "Title VII Liability After Ellerth and Farragher: An Employer's Duty to Conduct Prompt, Thorough and Impartial Investigations of Sexual Harassment Complaints," 36 BUSINESS LAW REVIEW 153 (Spring 2003). Contributing Author, "Family Violence Manual," Suffolk County Bar Association (1989); "Amicus Brief: In the Matter of Baby M," 14 WOMEN'S RIGHTS LAW REPORTER 243 (Spring-Fall 1992). Assistant District Attorney, Kings County District Attorney's Office, 1987-1988. Assistant County Attorney, Suffolk County Department of Law, 1988-1989. Seton Hall University, Stillman School of Business, South Orange, New Jersey: Director: Center for Leadership Studies (2000—); Junior M.B.A. Program (2005—); Instructor, Department of Finance and Legal Studies (2000—); Adjunct Professor, Department of Finance and Legal Studies 1999-2000. Founder, Quest Autism Foundation, Inc., Wyckoff, New Jersey. Member: Board of Directors, Winslow Therapeutic Riding Center, Warwick, New York; Board of Directors, Quest Autism Programs, Inc, Wyckoff, New Jersey; Autism Task Force, Catholic Charities of New Jersey, Inc., Newark, New Jersey; New Jersey Special Education Practitioners Group. Member: Suffolk County (Member: Women and The Law Committee, 1989—; Academy of Law, 1989—), New York State (Member, Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Committee, 1989—), New Jersey State (Member, Employment Law Section) and American (Member, Labor Law Section, 1998—) Bar Associations; Bergan County Women Lawyers; Suffolk County Women's Bar Association (Director, 1989-1991); National Association of Employment Lawyers. Practice Areas: Special Education; Labor and Employment Law.Email: Lisa McCauley Parles

LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL

Barbara K. Blumberg

Sharon Boylan

Michele Kelly

Melinda Lugo

Maureen Woods