Academy Member Inducted 2013
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Hon. R. Benjamin Cohen (Ret.)
Diplomate member270 Davidson Avenue
Somerset, NJ 08873

Available
- Practice Commenced2007
- # of MEDS (as of 29/9/23)800
- # of ARBS (as of 29/9/23)40
Current Practice
Online / In-Person
- CENTRAL REGION
- NORTHERN REGION
- SOUTHERN REGION
Biographical
After leaving the bench, Judge Cohen joined the firm of Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, Of Counsel, where from 2006 to 2012 he concentrated on mediation and arbitration as well as consulting on commercial litigation matters. In 2013, Judge Cohen joined the law firm of Parker Ibrahim & Berg, Of Counsel, where he continues to concentrate on mediation and arbitration as well as consulting on commercial litigation and regulatory matters, and training the firm's litigators. In 2011, the Essex County Bar Association presented Judge Cohen with the Samuel S. Saiber Professional Achievement Award. In 2012, Judge Cohen was named in Best Lawyers in America in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution. In 2013 Judge Cohen was elected as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. Judge Cohen has lectured at Harvard Law School, Seton Hall Law School, Touro Law School and Rutgers Journalism School.
Case Experience
- ADA Disability
- Appellate
- Automotive
- Business Dissolution
- Civil Rights
- Commercial/Business
- Consumer Fraud
- Contract Disputes
- Debt Collections
- Discrimination
- EEOC
- Employment
- Energy Sector (Oil/Gas)
- Environmental
- Family Businesses
- Health Care
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Labor/Unions
- Land Use/Planning
- Legal Malpractice
- Libel & Slander
- Media & Communications
- Mortgage Foreclosure
- Non-profit Organizations
- Nursing Homes
- Partnerships
- Pensions
- Personal Injury
- Police
- Premises Liability
- Probate
- Product Liability
- Professional Fees
- Professional Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Professional Negligence
- Property Damage
- Public Policy
- Real Estate
- Securities
- Sexual Harassment
- Shareholder Disputes
- Title Disputes
- Torts
- Trademarks/Patents
- Transportation
- Trusts / Estates
- Unfair Competition
- Wage & Hour/FMLA
- Wrongful Death
Education
- J.D. - Rutgers School of Law, 1969
- B.A. - Dartmouth College, 1966
Memberships & Affiliations
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey State Bar
- United States District Court, District of New Jersey
- Third Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. Supreme Court
Bar Associations
- Essex County (NJ) Bar Association - Professionalism Committee
- NJ State Bar Association - Equity Jurisprudence Committee
- American Bar Association - Dispute Resolution Section
- Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey
Rates Information
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