Attorneys


Lewis Cohn 
26 Columbia Turnpike
Florham Park, New Jersey 07932-2213
 

Communication Center 
Phone: (973) 822-0220
E-mail: Email Me
Fax: (973) 822-1188
Web site: http://www.wsmesq.com


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Lewis Cohn is a member of the New Jersey Bar. Mr. Cohn received his B.A. magna cum laude from Hobart College where he was valedictorian of his graduating class and elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Mr. Cohn graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law where he served on the editorial staff of the Virginia Journal of International Law. Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Cohn received an appointment as law clerk to Honorable Morris Pashman, Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. He has since served as litigation partner with several New Jersey law firms and has concentrated in the area of commercial, corporate and professional liability litigation. Mr. Cohn is the past chair of the District of V-A Ethics Committee and the Appellate Practices Study Committee of the New Jersey Bar Association. Mr. Cohn has received appointments as Standing Master from the New Jersey Supreme Court and as commercial arbitrator and mediator from the Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic vicinages. Email address: lcohn@wsmesq.com

Current Employment Position(s):
Member
Year Joined Organization:
2001
Areas of Practice:
Commercial Litigation
Corporate Litigation
Professional Liability Litigation
Bar Admissions:
New Jersey, 1975
Education:
University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1975
J.D.
Law Journal: Virginia Journal of International Law, Editorial Staff


Hobart College, 1972
B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Class Valedictorian
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa


Published Works:
Author, Demilitarization as an Instrument for Middle East Peace, 14 Va. J. Int'l L. 267, 1974


Author, Justice Pashman as Federalist: The New Jersey Constitution Unbound, 35 Rutgers L. Rev. 213, 1983


Contributing Editor, New Jersey Appellate Practice Handbook, New Jersey Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 2nd Edition, 1990


Honors and Awards:
Special Merit Award, Essex County Bar Association, 2004


Professional Associations and Memberships:
New Jersey Bar Association
Past Chair, District V-A Ethics Committee


New Jersey Bar Association
Past Chair, Appellate Practices Study Committee


New Jersey Supreme Court
Standing Master (Appointed)


Bergen, Essex, Morris and Passaic Vicinages
Commercial Arbitrator


Past Employment Positions:
Hurley & Vasics, Of Counsel, 1994 - 2001


Fox & Fox, Associate, Partner, 1983 - 1994


Sills, Beck, Cummis, Radin & Tischman, Associate, 1976 - 1983


Hon. Morris Pashman, Associate Justice, New Jersey Supreme Court, Law Clerk, 1975 - 1976


Witman Stadtmauer, P.A. is a Florham Park, New Jersey law firm that represents clients throughout the New York Metropolitan area including Morris County, Bergen County, Essex County, Hudson County, Middlesex County, Monmouth County, Ocean County and Union County, in communities including Florham Park, Elizabeth, Morristown, Newark, Short Hills, Springfield, Livingston, Parsippany, and New York City. The firm's corporate, trusts and estates practice reaches clients in New Jersey, New York, and Florida. Witman Stadtmauer, P.A.'s ERISA/pension/401(k) practice reaches clients throughout the United States.