Howard B. Cohen |
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Howard Cohen's practice is limited to the prosecution of substantial Personal Injury accident claims involving automobile accidents, wrongful death claims, construction and labor law, fall down cases; and substantial fire insurance, construction and securities litigation claims at trial. Howard has been recognized for his outstanding service to clients by being selected for SuperLawyers of Upstate New York and Best Lawyers of America and has received an AV peer-review rating from Martindale Hubbell, the highest rating available for a lawyer. Howard serves as Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Buffalo Law School, where he instructs Trial Techniques. Howard is very active in service to the community, serving upon the Board of the United Way of Erie County, Compass House and Headway Inc. of Western New York, and has received a number of community service awards. In addition, Howard is involved with the American Association for Justice, the New York State Trial Lawyers Academy, Erie Bar Association (Ethics committee) and the Western New York Trial Lawyers Association.
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EducationCalifornia Western School of Law, San Diego, California State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, New York AssociationsAmerican Association for Justice, Advocate New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Member New York State Bar Association, Tort, Negligence and Insurance Section, Member, Committee on Professional Discipline Erie County Bar Association, Member, Negligence Committee Erie County Bar Association, Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee Erie County Bar Association, Member, Professional Ethics Committee Western New York Trial Lawyers Association, Member American Arbitration Association-Commercial Arbitration, National Panel of Arbitrators National Association of Securities Dealers, Member New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers, Member New York State Unified Court System, Eighth Judicial District, Neutral Court Evaluator - Personal Injury Case Evaluator, 2007 Securities Arbitration-FINRA (formerly the National Association of Securities Dealers), 2000 - Present Lectures"Trial Skills Workshop", National Business Institute "Plaintiff's Practice in New York", National Business Institute "Handling a No-Fault Case: The Fundamentals and Strategies for Representing Plaintiffs and Defendants", New York State Bar Association "Insurance Law in New York", Lorman Education Services "Insurance Law in New York", Lorman Education Services "Evidence in Trial Practice in New York", National Business Institute "Evolving Trends in Disc Injury Cases : Evaluation and Trial of "Serious Injuries" Under Insurance Law 5102(d), Erie Institute of Law CLE "Winning Your Case at the Deposition : Effective Tools for the Successful Litigator", New York State Bar Association "How to Litigate Your First Civil Trial in New York", National Business Institute "Evaluating and Trying Soft-Tissue Injury Cases", Erie County Bar Association - CLE Program "Trying The Soft Tissue Injury Case in New York", National Business Institute "Trying The Wrongful Death Case in New York", National Business Institute Insurance Claims Professionals, Erie County Bar Association Adjunct Faculty, Trial Techniques, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Law, 2001 - Present Pro Bono ActivitiesHeadway Inc. of Western New York Compass House, Buffalo, New York Lou Gehrig Youth Baseball, Chairman The Heritage - Oak Foundation, Inc. Amherst Senior Citizens Foundation, Inc. United Way of Buffalo and Erie County Honors & AwardsMartindale-Hubbell "AV" Peer Review Rated Certificate of Appreciation-New York State Bar Association National Leadership Award-Business Advisory Council Wall of Tolerance-National Campaign for Tolerance New York Super Lawyers© Upstate Edition Compass House - Western New York Community Service Award Selected for Best Lawyers in America, New York's Best Lawyers© |
