Clifford B. Cohn

A highly regarded civil litigation attorney, Clifford B. Cohn is the founder of Philadelphia-based Cohn & Associates. Representing people and businesses throughout the greater metropolitan area, he has been admitted to practice in Pennsylvania since 1977, and he was admitted to practice in Florida in the following year. In addition, Mr. Cohn is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States.A significant portion of Mr. Cohn’s practice is devoted to his representation of clients who have been harmed due to the negligence of their former attorneys. The types of legal malpractice cases that he has handled have arisen out of such incidents as a failure to meet the applicable statute of limitations in a particular cause of action, fraud, conflicts of interest, fee disputes and improper behavior toward a client. Mr. Cohn has been able to obtain significant amounts of compensation for his clients, and he is also frequently asked by other attorneys to provide expert testimony in legal malpractice cases that they are working on.Mr. Cohn has extensive experience in other forms of civil litigation as well. He has represented plaintiffs in personal injury and other tort claims that have stemmed from sexual asualts, motor vehicle crashes, civil rights violations, defamation, fraud, premises liability and defective products. Mr. Cohn has additionally worked on probate litigation, bad faith and other types of insurance coverage disputes, contract breaches, consumer fraud, and interference with business relationships. His successful track record throughout his career has earned him an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and a 10.0 peer review rating through Avvo.*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.