Fiorello Installed as Chair of NJSBA Family Law Section
Cohn Lifland is proud that Jeffrey Fiorello will be installed today as the 2024-2025 Chair of the Family Law Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association at the NJSBA Annual Meeting & Convention in Atlantic City. As part of Jeff's platform, he will be creating a task force to involve legal / mental health / financial professionals to look into the best ways to get family law cases out of court and resolved, through Alternate Dispute Resolution.
Amanda Trigg will introduce Jeffrey at his installation.
Lindwall Celebrates 35 Years with Cohn Lifland
We congratulate Legal Assistant Sue Lindwall on her 35th anniversary with Cohn Lifland. Thank you, Sue, for all you have done for the firm and our clients since 1989!
Fiorello at 2024 NJSBA Annual Meeting & Convention
Jeffrey Fiorello, incoming Chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association Family Law Section, will have a busy week at the 2024 NJSBA Annual Meeting & Convention. He will be making an introduction at a panel on Wednesday on Alternate Dispute Resolution and creative ways to resolve family law cases.
On Thursday, he will moderate a panel entitled “Non Traditional Families?” Expanding the Notions of Family," a diversity, equity and Inclusion panel designed to look at different family structures.
On Friday, he will introduce the recipient of the “Serpentelli Award,” the highest honor the Family Law Section can bestow on an retired judge, to Judge Bonnie Mizdol, former Bergen County Assignment Judge. On Friday, Jeff will also be a speaker at the Family Law Bench Bar Conference.
Cohn Lifland Celebrates Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County
To celebrate our centennial anniversary, Cohn Lifland is making monthly donations to charitable organizations throughout 2024.
We are pleased to announce that our April contribution is to Habitat for Humanity of Bergen County, whose mission is to provide decent, affordable homes for hardworking Bergen County families.
Luers Addresses New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists
New Jersey lawmakers proposed a so-called reform bill that will essentially gut the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), a law that has helped keep New Jersey government honest for over two decades. Journalists and the public have used OPRA to reveal some of the state's biggest stories, shedding light on corruption, fraud, waste and abuses of power.
Now that OPRA is under attack, who will defend it? The New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists has assembled a panel of experts to discuss flaws of the bill working its way through the Legislature and provide meaningful solutions for improving access to public records in the Garden State without defanging the current law.
Cohn Lifland's Walter Luers will be on the panel of "Defending OPRA," April 30 at Rider University's Rebovich Institute.
What You Need to Know About the New Jersey Flood Risk Notification Law
Partner Mercedes Diego published an article, "What You Need to Know About the New Jersey Flood Risk Notification Law," in the April 22, 2024 issue of The New Jersey Law Journal.
In the article, Ms. Diego said, "If you live of work in New Jersey, there is no debate that flooding is on the rise. It seems that we can't go more than a week before learning of another upcoming storm for which we must prepare. As a direct response to these increased flooding risks, New Jersey enacted a Flood Risk Notification Law that went into effect on March 20, 2024. The Law imposes strict requirements for landlords and sellers of real estate in the State." To read the article, click here.
Piccirillo Certified as Matrimonial Law Attorney
Erika Piccirillo, a Partner in our Family Law practice group, has been certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as a Matrimonial Law Attorney.
The 18th Edition (2024) of the LexisNexis Practice Guide to New Jersey Personal Injury Litigation
The 18th edition (2024) of the LexisNexis Practice Guide to New Jersey Personal Injury Litigation is now available. Cohn Lifland Partner Audra DePaolo worked with a distinguished group of expert authors to provide in-depth coverage of New Jersey personal injury litigation. Each chapter focuses on a different practice area and combines authoritative legal analysis with the expert authors’ practical insights distilled from years of experience.
Audra DePaolo practices in the areas of civil litigation and appeals. She is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Bergen County Bar Association and the Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey.
What's Next for Public Records Law in New Jersey!
Walter Luers was quoted in the article, "For the Record: What's Next for Public Records Law in New Jersey and Arkansas?". For the Record is published by MuckRock, a non-profit collaborative news site. Read the article here.
Cohn Lifland Attorneys on the 2024 List of New Jersey Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Eight Cohn Lifland attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2024 edition of New Jersey Super Lawyers, published by Thomson Reuters. They are: Joshua P. Cohn – Family Law; Jeffrey M. Fiorello – Family Law; Jeffrey W. Herrmann – Business Litigation; Leonard Z. Kaufmann – Business Litigation; Joseph A. Maurice – Civil Litigation; Peter S. Pearlman – Business Litigation; Allen Susser – Business Litigation, Real Estate-Business, Creditor/Debtor Rights-Business, Business/Corporate; and Amanda S. Trigg – Family Law.
Two of the attorneys — Messrs. Herrmann and Pearlman — have been included every year since the list originated in 2005.
In addition, four attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2024 New Jersey Super Lawyers – Rising Stars: Matthew F. Gately – Class Action & Mass Torts; Jacqueline Larsen -- Family Law; Erika Piccirillo – Family Law; and Christina Stripp – Business Litigation.*
According to Super Lawyers, only five percent of the lawyers in New Jersey are selected for inclusion on its lists. Cohn Lifland is proud that 64% of our attorneys were included on the lists this year.
*The Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists are issued by Thomas Reuters. A description of the selection methodology can be found at Super Lawyers Selection Process. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Joshua P. Cohn, Jeffrey Fiorello, Matthew F. Gately, Jeffrey W. Herrmann, Leonard Z. Kaufmann, Jacqueline N. Larsen, Joseph A. Maurice, Peter S. Pearlman, Erika R. Piccirillo, Christina N. Stripp, Allen Susser, Amanda S. Trigg
