Louis is a founding partner of Cooper Levenson and has been practicing law since 1969. Over the course of his long and distinguished career, he has focused his practice on insurance defense litigation representing insurance carriers, their insureds and self-insureds; insurance coverage litigation; commercial and residential construction defect litigation; and condominium litigation. He has specialized his practice in the defense of automobile dealerships for their insurance companies and their self-insured interests, throughout the State of New Jersey.
Louis has handled complex litigated matters across multiple lines of specialty and has earned a reputation for strategic client guidance thorough tireless preparation and effective advocacy. His extensive experience enables him to navigate challenging claims, manage risk, and achieve favorable outcomes for his clients. He has tried jury cases for 55 years and has excelled in a majority of defense verdicts.
Credentials
Louis is certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Civil Trial Attorney, a distinction that is achieved by less than 2% of all lawyers licensed in New Jersey. This certification and the re-certifications every five years require the completion of extensive applications with endorsements from fellow trial practitioners and trial judges.
His extensive trial work has earned him acceptance into the prestigious professional organization of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Lawyers can only be admitted into this select group by invitation and must meet rigorous requirements including not only their extensive trial experience and abilities, but also their civility and professionalism.
Practice Highlights:
Practice Highlights and Mediation Credentials
Louis has tried over 225 matters before juries with a majority of successful results for his clients.
Louis has handled over 2000 cases in his career involving wrongful death actions, product liability, construction defect, fall down accidents, motor vehicle accidents, insurance coverage litigation, professional malpractice litigation, condominium litigation, premises security litigation and dram shop litigation. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in the above practice areas. This gives him an independent and objective view of the facts and law in these areas. His mediation experience includes representing plaintiffs and defendants in over 100 mediations, both state and federal, throughout the State of New Jersey.
Community
Louis has devoted endless hours to the needs of local community and civic organizations and charities, and currently serves as General Counsel and Board member of the African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey.
Articles
•“Criminal Conduct and the Commercial Customer - An Emerging Negligence Doctrine,” published in “Voir Dire”of the American Board of Trial Advocates
•“Paying for Another’s Crime Against Patrons”, article published in “For The Defense” of the Defense Research Institute
•“Current Issues Impacting Insurance Defense Practice,” seminar presented on behalf of the National Business Institute to New Jersey Attorneys, Cherry Hill, New Jersey
•“An Overview of Indemnification and ‘Additional Insured’ Coverage,” seminar presented to Sweetwater Construction Corporation and Zurich NA, Cranbury, New Jersey
•“Are You Covered? - Analysis of Business Insurance Needs,”Atlantic City Hotel and Lodging Association Newsletter
•“Protect Yourself from Improper Design or Workmanship Claims - Contractual Indemnification & Additional Insured Risk Protections,” seminar presented to Builders League of South Jersey
•“Wrongful Death & Survivorship Actions, Discovery & Trial Update - The Defense Perspective,” presented to Atlantic and Cape May County Bar Associations
•“Civility and Professionalism for Attorneys” presentation
•“Conflicts of Interest, Professional Ethics & Client Confidentiality” presentation
•“Examining the Expert Liability Witness” presentation
•“Professional Ethics” presentation
•“The Art of Dictation for Attorneys” presentation
•“Insurance Policies - Their Meaning and Interpretation” presentation
•“My Fundamentals for Taking the Deposition of a Fact Witness” presentation
•“Professionalism & Civility for Attorneys” presentation
•“How to Depose a Liability and Medical Expert Witness” presentation
•“The Discovery Deposition of a Liability Expert in Civil Litigation” presentation
•“Courtroom Etiquette for Attorneys and Their Clients” presentation
•“Insurance Policies: Their Meaning and Interpretation - Revisited” presentation
•“Civility Matters” presentation
•“The Mediation Process” presentation
•“The Art of Persuasion for Lawyers - From 48 Years of Trial Experience” presentation
•“How to Write ‘Good’ for Attorneys” presentation
•“My Fundamentals for Taking and Defending the Deposition of a Fact Witness” presentation
•“The Selection and Management of Your Expert in Litigation” presentation
•“Motion Practice in the Civil Courts of New Jersey - The Fundamentals and More” presentation
•“Appellate Division Speaks Again,” Cooper Levenson Defense Digest
•“What’s So Special About A Special Employer,” Cooper Levenson Defense Digest
•“Verbal Threshold Defeats Lawsuits Once Again,” Cooper Levenson Defense Digest
•“Wollerman Extended,” Cooper Levenson Defense Digest
•“Commercial Landowner Liability Extended to a Street Sign,” Cooper Levenson Defense Digest
•“An Overview of Indemnification and ‘Additional Insured’ Coverage,” Defense Today
