Atty. Daniel J. Cohen
Daniel J. Cohen has over 30 years of experience in both state and federal courts as well as bankruptcy courts and arbitration forums.
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Daniel J. Cohen is a Partner based in Hackensack, New Jersey, practicing at Newman, Simpson & Cohen, LLP. They have 35+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1991. Their practice focuses on contracts, trusts, employment, business, and bankruptcy. Admitted to practice in New Jersey (1991), U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey (1991), Maryland (1993), and District of Columbia (1994). Educated at Vermont Law School (J.D., 1991) and University of Delaware (B.S., 1987). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of Master, Morris Pashman Inn of Court Member, Bergen County Bar Association Member, New Jersey State Bar Association (Business and Commercial Litigation and Equity Jurisprudence Committees) Volunteer, District of N, J, and ReNew, Federal Re-Entry Program. Serands clients in Hackensack, NJ and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Daniel J. Cohen has over 30 years of experience in both state and federal courts as well as bankruptcy courts and arbitration forums
- His practice spans a broad range of areas, including general commercial litigation, chancery litigation, labor and employment, lender liability, insurance coverage, probate disputes, class action litigation, pharmaceutical litigation, product liability, legal ethics, and appellate advocacy
- Dan serves as general corporate and litigation counsel to a number of small, mid-sized and publicly-traded companies that offer an array of products and services, and include institutional and hard money lenders, chemical manufacturers and distributors, medical device manufacturers, advertising, sales and marketing companies, information technology companies, franchises, real estate developers, real estate holding companies, restaurants, staffing agencies, and skincare product manufacturers
- Dan serves as an adviser to these clients on a wide variety of legal matters, including litigation and alternative dispute resolution, business disputes, restrictive covenants, contract disputes, corporate and business formation needs, employment and human resource issues, foreclosure proceedings, bankruptcy proceedings (on behalf of creditors), and the preparation, review and negotiation of all types of commercial contracts, including confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements, licensing agreements, employment agreements, forbearance agreements, master service agreements, joint venture agreements, buy/sell agreements, distribution agreements, and vendor contracts
- Dan also has extensive experience litigating probate matters such as will contests, guardianships, and other contested trust and estate issues
- Dan has also served as national and local counsel in New Jersey and New York on behalf of a variety of clients, including pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, and medical device manufacturers and distributors, in the defense of complex liability, class action and mass tort litigation
- Dan also represents a variety of businesses that provide related pharmaceutical services, including sales, market research, medical education programs, web-based patient education programs, and brand positioning
- Dan served as judicial clerk to the Honorable Wilfred P. Diana, Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, General Equity Part, Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties, for the 1991-1992 term
- From 1992-1995, he served as a Somerset County Assistant Prosecutor
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Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in New Jersey
Practicing law in New Jersey. Legal matters in New Jersey are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Hackensack are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New Jersey state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New Jersey brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in New Jersey courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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