Cohn Lifland Goes Purple Again!
On September 15, Cohn Lifland's attorneys and staff supported the fight against Alzheimer's Disease by participating in the Bergen-Passaic Walk to End Alzheimer's. To date, the Cohn Lifland Alz-Stars have raised over $5,000 in 2024. Our team will continue collecting donations through December 31, so it's not too late for you to join us in the fight to end Alzheimer's by donating online: https://bit.ly/3WW3TZa
Significant changes to New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act take effect September 3, 2024. The changes include (1) new requirements that requestors certify regarding whether the request is for a commercial purpose or is related to a legal proceeding; (2) a new cause of action in favor of public agencies against requestors where public agencies can ask courts to limit or even eliminate their obligation to respond to OPRA requests; (3) expanded privacy protections; and much more.
Walter Luers's article, "Major OPRA Changes Take Effect September 3, 2024," appeared in The New Jersey Law Journal. Click here to read it. Questions about these changes should be directed to Walter Luers or Christina Stripp at wml@njlawfirm.com or cs@njlawfirm.com.
Cohn Lifland Welcomes Kelsey Mulholland to its Family Law Group
Cohn Lifland is delighted to welcome Kelsey Mulholland to its Family Law and Family Law Mediation Practice Groups as Of Counsel.
Kelsey Mulholland practices family law, including divorce litigation, custody, prenuptial agreements and domestic violence. He is a court-approved mediator and has experience mediating a variety of cases, including divorces and custody matters, since 2015.
Cohn Lifland Celebrates Play for P.I.N.K.
To celebrate our centennial anniversary, Cohn Lifland is making monthly donations to charitable organizations throughout 2024.
We are pleased to announce that our August contribution is to Play for P.I.N.K. Play for P.I.N.K. is dedicated to giving people with breast cancer longer lives and better outcomes, donating 100% of funds raised to breast cancer research.
Partners Jeffrey Fiorello and Amanda Trigg published an article, "Finding Harmony in Conflict: Leverage the Dynamics Connecting Mediation and Arbitration in Family Law, in The New Jersey Law Journal, August 20, 2024.
Say Mr. Fiorello and Ms. Trigg, "Family law disputes involve deep emotions. Even when effective, litigation exacerbates tensions and can undermine emotional healing. In contrast, mediation and arbitration offer opportunities to address legal issues as well as relational aspects of conflicts. Embracing the interconnected dynamics of mediation and arbitration can foster more harmonious outcomes."
To read the article, click here.
Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America® 2025 Edition
Cohn Lifland is pleased that six of our attorneys have been included on the list of 2025 Best Lawyers®*:
Ms. Trigg was also named the 2025 "Lawyer of the Year" for Family Law Arbitration in Hackensack.
*No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. A description of the selection methodology can be found here.
Jeffrey Fiorello, Jeffrey W. Herrmann, Joseph A. Maurice, Peter S. Pearlman, Geri Landau Squire, Amanda S. Trigg
Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® 2025 Edition
Cohn Lifland is pleased that three of our attorneys have been included on the list of 2025 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch®*:
*No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. A description of the selection methodology can be found here.
Cohn Lifland Celebrates Bergen Catholic High School's Crusader Fund
To celebrate our centennial anniversary, Cohn Lifland is making monthly donations to charitable organizations throughout 2024.
We are pleased to announce that our July contribution is to Bergen Catholic High School’s Crusader Fund. The Crusader Fund is Bergen Catholic’s annual campaign of unrestricted giving and allows the school to direct funding to areas where it is most urgently needed to benefit its current students.
To celebrate National Ice Cream Day, our 100th anniversary and 52 years as a tenant -- the longest tenant -- at Park 80 West, Cohn Lifland invited our fellow tenants to join us for a Mister Softee ice cream "cohn." We -- led by Joshua "Ice Cream" Cohn -- were delighted to welcome so many!
Herrmann Is Just the Latest Cohn Lifland Attorney to Be Recognized for Professionalism
We are proud that The Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey has selected Jeffrey Herrmann as a recipient of the 2024 Professional Lawyer of the Year Award, which was presented at The New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law’s annual Professionalism Awards Luncheon at the Forsgate Country Club. Jeffrey is the 5th Cohn Lifland attorney to be so recognized as a recipient of the Professional Lawyer of the Year Award, In previous years, Jeffrey Fiorello, Maria La Sala, Peter Pearlman and Joseph Maurice have been recognized.
Jeffrey W. Herrmann, Joseph A. Maurice, Jeffrey Fiorello, Maria J. La Sala, Peter S. Pearlman
