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
Cohn Lifland Celebrates Family Promise of Bergen County
Family Promise of Bergen County empowers working families facing homelessness to become self-sufficient by providing temporary housing and personalized support, as well as address food insecurity in the community every day.
Cohn Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Congratulations to CLPHK Senior Partner Joshua Cohn on his 30th anniversary with the firm. His practice focuses on family law matters involving complex financial issues and child custody-related matters, multifaceted civil and commercial litigation and criminal defense (federal state and municipal). Joshua steadfastly devotes himself to representing his clients in all of these high-conflict practice areas with professionalism and attention to detail.
Alex Pisarevsky and Walter Luers authored an article, "The Other Side of the Coin: Distinctions Between Rule 23 Class Actions and FLSA Collective Actions," which was published in The New Jersey Law Journal.
Collective actions differ from Rule 23 class actions in a variety of important ways, including the composition of the collective, the application of the statute of limitations, and the standards for certification. Given the exponential increase in FLSA collective actions in recent years, it is important to have some familiarity with the issues unique to this type of suit.
