Cohn Lifland has successfully represented those who have suffered injury or death caused by the negligence of others for many years, obtaining millions of dollars in awards following settlement or trial.  We provide a high level of professional skill, experience and service to our clients from the inception of our relationship.  Our attention to detail and our expertise in the preparation of each case contributes to the best possible result.  We are willing and able to bring our cases to trial and have the courtroom experience to prove it.

We regularly represent clients who have been harmed due to medical, legal and professional malpractice cases, motor vehicle accidents, defective products and toxic agents as well as many other dangerous situations. The firm has been designated as Special Counsel to the State of New Jersey representing the interests of the state in toxic tort cases.

Barry A. Knopf is presently the editor of New Jersey Personal Injury Litigation, LexisNexis Practice Guide published by Lexis Nexis in 2007.  The book is an authoritative guide to such topics as medical malpractice, legal malpractice, toxic torts, fall downs and product liability.  Mr. Knopf is not only the editor, but is also the author of the chapter on Medical Malpractice with Audra DePaolo.  In addition, Mr. Knopf and Albert L.Cohn, authored the much acclaimed book Professional Negligence, The Law of Malpractice - New Jersey, now in its 5^th edition.

Recent examples of the types of cases and resulting awards obtained by Mr. Knopf are:  

$ 6.9 million      product liability involving injuries sustained in rollover of tractor trailor

$ 3.8 million      involving injuries received in a fire

$2.8 million     medical malpractice action involving injuries to the common bile duct during a laparoscopic gall bladder surgery

$1.5 million       involving injuries received from a train/car crash

$ 1 million        medical malpractice action involving injuries received from failure to diagnose an infection following a kidney implant which led to a stroke