The Criminal Law Group at Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP handles criminal offenses for defendants at the federal, state and municipal level ranging from fraud and other forms of white collar crime to the sensitive area of domestic violence.

Criminal and municipal offenses are serious matters that can impact a full range of rights and liberties, from driving a vehicle to sleeping in your own bed. Securing the best representation is critical to ensuring that your rights are protected and the most favorable outcome obtained.

Criminal cases range from simple traffic offenses to complex white collar crimes. All must be dealt with immediately and with experienced defense counsel. A traffic offense can result in a substantial fine, an insurance surcharge and even loss of driving privileges for you or a family member. White collar crime often arises in a business context. Potential white collar crime penalties include fines, prison sentences and forfeiture. Highly competent counsel is critical to preserving your rights and protecting your future.

Criminal proceedings can be held in Municipal, State and Federal Courts. The attorneys at Cohn Lifland Pearlman Herrmann & Knopf LLP have extensive experience in all of them, including the defense of clients charged with indictable crimes involving narcotics and narcotics trafficking, conspiracy, theft, money laundering and assault. 

Many criminal cases have a public component. The attorneys at Cohn Lifland manage media relations with sensitivity to their clients.

Joshua P. Cohn and Robert D. Zatorski served as Assistant Prosecutors in New Jersey for several years.   Richard A. Schnoll is a former Assistant District Attorney, Kings County, New York. Currently, Joseph A. Maurice has served as a pool attorney for the New Jersey Public Defender's Office where he was responsible for defending indigent persons charged with indictable crimes. He has also served as Prosecutor in the Borough of Paramus for both the Criminal and Traffic Parts. He has defended clients charged with indictable crimes involving narcotics and narcotics trafficking, conspiracy, real estate and mortgage fraud, theft, money laundering, Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO) charges and assault. Manuel Irizarry, Jr. served as Public Defender in the Borough of Totowa and is an experienced municipal court attorney. Julie L. Kim served as a judicial law clerk to Hon. Harold Hollenbeck, J.S.C., Superior Court of New Jersey, Bergen County, Family Part who handled juvenile delinquency actions. Ms. Kim is experienced in handling domestic violence matters which often arise in matrimonial actions as well as the criminal aspect resulting from domestic violence restraining orders. Lisa McCauley Parles served as an Assistant District Attorney in Sex Crimes Special Victims Bureau at the Kings County District Attorney's Office. In private practice, she has represented clients with disabilities in criminal and juvenile delinquency matters and has presented on the issue of how an individual's disabilities should be considered by courts and prosecutors.