Attorney Profiles
Howard B. Cohen
Phone: 716.854.4300 ext 214
Email:
HCohen@gross-shuman.com
Areas of Practice
Personal Injury including Wrongful Death Claims, Automobile Negligence, Construction and Worksite Accident Claims, Premises Liability Claims, Medical and Legal Malpractice.
Education
State University of New York at Oswego, B. A. 1979
California Western School of Law, J. D. 1983, with honors
Admitted to Practice
New York, 1984
Virginia, 1983
United States District Court, 1983
United States Court of Appeals, (Second, Third, Fourth Circuits)
United States Court of Federal Claims
United States Supreme Court
Foreign Legal Consultant, The Law Society of Upper Canada (Ontario, Canada) 2007
Memberships
Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Advocate)
New York State Trial Lawyers Association
New York State Bar Association (Tort, Negligence and Insurance Section and Committee on Professional Discipline)
Erie County Bar Association (Negligence Committee, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee and Professional Ethics Committee)
Western New York Trial Lawyers Association
American Arbitration Association-Commercial Arbitration (National Panel of Arbitrators)
National Association of Securities Dealers
Western New York Trial Academy
New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers
Professional Recognition
Martindale-Hubbell "AV" Peer Review Rated*
Selected for New York SuperLawyers Upstate Edition 2009
Selected for Best Lawyers In America/New York Area’s Best Lawyers © 2010
Professional Training
Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Ultimate Trial Advocacy, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
American College of Trial Lawyers/National Institute of Trial Advocacy, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1987 and Washington & Lee University, Lexington, VA, 1983
Professional Seminars
"Trial Skills Workshop", National Business Institute (2008)
"Plaintiff’s Practice in New York", National Business Institute (2008)
"Handling a No-Fault Case: The Fundamentals and Strategies for Representing Plaintiffs and Defendants", New York State Bar Association (2007)
"Insurance Law in New York"
Lorman Education Services (2003, 2004)
"Evidence in Trial Practice in New York"
National Business Institute (2002)
"Evolving Trends in Disc Injury Cases : Evaluation and Trial of "Serious Injuries" Under Insurance Law §5102(d)
Erie Institute of Law CLE (2002)
"Winning Your Case at the Deposition : Effective Tools for the Successful Litigator"
New York State Bar Association (2001)
"How to Litigate Your First Civil Trial in New York"
National Business Institute (2001)
"Evaluating and Trying Soft-Tissue Injury Cases"
Erie County Bar Association - CLE Program (2001)
"Trying The Soft Tissue Injury Case in New York"
National Business Institute (1995, 1996, 1998, 2001)
"Trying The Wrongful Death Case in New York"
National Business Institute (1998 )
Various other presentations to Lawyers at Erie County Bar Association and Insurance Claims Professionals
Publications
"Intervention of Declaratory Judgment Actions," Defense Research Institute, December, 1988
Instructorships
Adjunct Faculty, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Law (2001-present) Trial Techniques
Introduction to Law (undergraduate)
Politics and Law (undergraduate)
Acknowledgements
Certificate of Appreciation-New York State Bar Association (various years)
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Trial Lawyers Care Inc.
National Leadership Award-Business Advisory Council
Wall of Tolerance-National Campaign for Tolerance
United Way of Buffalo & Erie County Leaders of Change
"Who's Who in American Law"
Compass House - Western New York Community Service Award
Arbitration-Mediation
Neutral Court Evaluator - Personal Injury case evaluator, New York State Unified Court System, Eighth Judicial District (2007)
Securities Arbitration-FINRA - formerly the National Association of Securities Delaers (2000 to present)
*Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories-legal ability and general ethical standards.