Atty. Robert Norman Cohen
Robert N. Cohen is Of Counsel to the Firm.
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Robert Norman Cohen is an Of Counsel based in Uniondale, New York, practicing at Sahn Ward Braff Coschignano PLLC. They have 47+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1979. Their practice focuses on personal injury, estate planning, business, real estate, and creditor rights. Admitted to practice in New York (1979), U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York (1979), California (1980), and U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York (1980). Educated at California Western School of Law (J.D., 1978) and State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A. English, 1975). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Serands clients in Uniondale, NY and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- Robert N. Cohen is Of Counsel to the Firm
- He concentrates his practice area in commercial litigation and appeals, real estate law and transactions, corporate transactions, wills and trusts law and personal injury law
- Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Cohen was a founding and managing member at Weinstein, Kaplan & Cohen, P.C., where he handled the commercial litigation and appeals, real estate, corporate, personal injury and creditor’s rights practice
- Mr. Cohen has been consistently recognized by the Thomson-Reuters New York Metro Super Lawyers since 2012 and maintains an AV Rating from Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review
- In addition, in 2012 he was named one of the Top Rated Attorneys in the Litigation Category for Long Island Pulse Magazine
- Mr. Cohen is admitted to practice law in New York and California and before the U.S
- District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, the U.S
- Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit and the U.S
- Supreme Court
- Mr. Cohen is an active member of the New York and California Bar Associations, the Nassau County Bar Association and the American Bar Association
- In addition, he served as the President of the Great Neck Lawyers Association from 1991 until 1992 as well as serving as an Arbitrator for the Nassau County District Court since 1980
- Mr. Cohen has published the following articles: “Tarasoff v
- Regents of University of California: The Duty to Warn: Common Law & Statutory Problems for California Psychotherapists” (California Western Law Review, Vol. 14, No. 1, 1978) and co-authored with Professor Martin Weinstein, Esq., John Jay College an article entitled, “Corroboration in Rape Law Repealed-A Giant Step Forward for Equal Rights for Women”(Queens County Bar Journal, October, 1974)
- In addition, Mr. Cohen was also an Adjunct Professor at Adelphi University’s Lawyer’s Assistant Program in which he taught courses in legal research and writing and matrimonial law from 1980 to 1984
- Mr. Cohen graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Political Science
- He then earned his Juris Doctorate at California Western School of Law, where he was a Notes and Comment Editor for the California Western Law Review
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Robert Norman Cohen's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Robert Norman Cohen handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Personal injury attorneys help accident victims recover compensation for medical bills, lost wages, and pain & suffering. Most work on contingency — no fee unless you win.
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An estate planning attorney prepares wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and healthcare directives to protect your family and pass on your assets.
Robert Norman Cohen is one of 226,536 estate planning attorneys indexed nationally. Browse estate planning attorneys in New York →
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
Robert Norman Cohen is one of 501,317 business attorneys indexed nationally. Browse business attorneys in New York →
Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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Robert Norman Cohen is one of 42,948 creditor rights attorneys indexed nationally. Browse creditor rights attorneys in New York →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in New York
Practicing law in New York. Legal matters in New York are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Uniondale are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate New York state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in New York 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 York courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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