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Admitted
to bar, 1987, New Jersey, 1988, New York, U.S. District Court, District
of New Jersey and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of
New York.
Currently the Chair for the New
Jersey State Bar Association Construction Law Section.
New Jersey Rule 1:40 Qualified Mediator
Mr. Cohen has been selected as a Super
Lawyer in the field of Construction Surety Law for 2008 and 2009;
only 5% of attorneys are selected as top attorneys.
Education: State
University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1984); St John's University
(J.D., 1987).
Member: Bergen
County Bar Association, New Jersey Bar Association, NJ Bar Construction Law
Section (Co-Chair), American Bar Association (Public Contract Law; Litigation;
Forum Committee on the Construction Industry), Association of Trial
Lawyers of America.
Formerly Newsletter Editor for New Jersey
State Bar Association Construction Law Section; Tesser & Cohen
Newsletter Editor.
Practice Areas:
Construction; Surety Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Lien Law;
Construction Arbitration; Contractor Performance and Payment Bonds;
Construction Defects; Construction Litigation; Real Estate.
Experience:
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Broad experience representing private
owners, architects, general contractors and trade contractors in
all stages of the construction process, including project
structuring advice, contract negotiation and drafting, contract
administration, State and Federal trials and alternate dispute
resolution.
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Negotiation and preparation of
construction contracts and general conditions, trade contracts,
joint venture agreements;
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Substantial experience with domestic
projects, primarily consisting of municipal and commercial
buildings.
Construction
Industry Speaking Engagements
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Construction
Claims and Law: Preparation, Proof and Defense-January 19, 2009
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Construction
Lien Law in New Jersey, Lorman Education Seminars-January 23, 2009
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How to Write CYA
Letters–Documenting Your Concerns - A Contractor’s Perspective”
American Society for Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning
Engineers
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Construction
Lien Law in New Jersey ; Lorman Education Seminars - January 25,
2008
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Construction
Defects in Condominiums, When Bad Construction Happens to Good
Associations; ICLE Seminar- November 12, 2007
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Moderator-2007
Construction Law Overview & Update, Institute of Continuing
Legal Education
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Comprehensive
Construction Law; Lorman Education Seminars - March 9, 2006
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Construction
Lien Law; Lorman Education Seminars - March 24, 2006
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The Construction
Process from Start to Finish; Lorman Education Seminars - June
2, 2006
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What to do When
Construction Projects Go Bad; Lorman Education Seminars -
September 28, 2006 & December 8, 2006
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Construction
Contracts and Lien Law; Bergen County Electrical
Contractors Association
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Residential
Construction Considerations; Bergen County Electrical
Contractors Association Trade Show
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AIA Subcontract
Agreements; In-House Seminar Jeral Construction
Services Corp.
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Construction
Claims Avoidance; In-House Seminar Jeral Construction
Services Corp.
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Construction
Claims: New Law in New Jersey; Lorman Education Seminars -
October 6, 2005
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Comprehensive
Construction Law in New Jersey, Lorman Education Seminars -
March 9, 2006
Publications:
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The
Kara Homes Appeal, The Lien Law and Residential Construction
Contracts, New Jersey Bar Association Construction Law Section
Newsletter-March 2009
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Contractor’s Lien Rights in Work for Tenants New Jersey Lawyer
Magazine, March 31, 2008.
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Looking
through the Lens of the New False Claims Act New Jersey Law
Journal, June 23, 2008.
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Differing Site Conditions in New
Jersey: Who Bears the Risk? , New Jersey Bar Association
Construction Law Section Newsletter (December 2006);
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New Jersey Prompt Payment Act, New Jersey Bar Association Construction Law Section Newsletter
(December 2006);
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Protecting Lien Rights for Tenancy
Improvements, New Jersey Lawyer, The Magazine, October 2002;
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The End of Arbitration of
Residential Construction Disputes; New Jersey Bar Association Construction Law Section Newsletter (May 2005);
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See
Also:
Lee M. Tesser
Robert E. Bennett
Stephen Paul Winkles
Gina A. Makoujy
Gary Strong
Jonathan Bernstein
Louis M. Flora
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