Jeffrey W. Herrmann’s practice is concentrated in the field of commercial litigation. In this area he has enjoyed a high rate successfully representing clients in both individual and class actions in such diverse areas as securities law, consumer fraud, bankruptcy, construction law and anti-trust matters.

Mr. Herrmann is admitted to practice and has appeared before all state and federal courts in the State of New Jersey, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second, Third and Seventh Circuits and the United States Supreme Court. In addition, he regularly represents clients before the National Association of Securities Dealers, the NYSE and the American Arbitration Association.

Mr. Herrmann has litigated numerous matters, which have been the subject of published opinions establishing important precedent both in New Jersey and nationally in the areas of securities fraud, consumer fraud and bankruptcy.

Mr. Herrmann is a member of the American Bar Association, the New Jersey State Bar Association (of which he is co-chair of the Securities Litigation Committee) and the Bergen County Bar Association where he serves on the General Equity Committee. He frequently lectures for the N.J. Institute for Continuing Legal Education and the New Jersey State Bar Association. In addition, he has long been actively involved in charitable activities.

Mr. Herrmann received a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law and a B.A. in History from Columbia University.

Mr. Herrmann started as a law clerk in 1975 and joined Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP as an associate the following year. He was elected as a partner of the firm in 1981 and is a member of the executive committee.