Joseph A. Maurice, Esq. is representing Si-Nae Shim on criminal charges related to a custody matter.  She is being accused of interfering with her estranged husband’s right of access to their two children.  The children are in South Korea where the couple had moved.  Alejandro Mendoza, the father, is being investigated on allegations of child abuse in South Korea. He responded to the allegations by fleeing to the United States and filing a divorce action in New Jersey.  Mendoza is a U.S. citizen, while Si-Nae Shim has a green card.  She was taken into custody in Guam . He appeared on WABC News on May 28 during coverage of the court proceedings.

Joseph A. Maurice was mentioned in an article in the Record on May 1, 2010 in connection with his retention by one of the defendants in the Park Ridge municipal election voter fraud case.

In an article on Law.com, Jeffrey Herrmann of Cohn Lifland was noted as representing the State of New Jersey as outside counsel along with Wolf Popper in the Hudson County suit against Merrill Lynch.  The State was allowed to proceed with its claims on April 23.

On April 12 the Passaic County Bar Association presented Albert L. Cohn with a Fifty Year Certificate and a Lifetime Honorary Membership.