Clifford B. Cohn Attorney

First Admitted: 1977, Pennsylvania

Professional Webpage: https://www.cbcohn.com/attorneys/

Bar/Professional Activity:

Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Pennsylvania Association for Justice
Philadelphia Bar Association
Supreme Court of the United States
United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
State of Florida
Judge Pro Tem Court of Common Pleas Philadelphia, 2013
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Judge Pro Tem Court of Common Pleas Philadelphia, 2009
Judge Pro Tem Court of Common Pleas Philadelphia, 2012
Member Pa association for Justice (Formerly PATLA) 2012-Present
Co-founder of fledgling Pennsylvania Plaintiff's legal malpractice group, now named Client's First, which is intended to function like an Association for Justice (Formerly PATLA) sharing resources and communications, 2014
Judge Pro Tem Court of Common Pleas Philadelphia, 2011
Judge Pro Tem Court of Common Pleas Philadelphia, 2014
Judge Pro Tem Court of Common Pleas Philadelphia, 2010

Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):

I represented an entrepreneur whose business had been damaged by his attorney’s failure to properly pursue a claim. After more than fifteen years of litigation a non-jury verdict was obtained which was increased by the Superior Court to $450,000.00. 880 A.2d 20(2005)
I represented one of the executors in a multi-million dollar estate that involved litigation in Chester County, Montgomery County and Philadelphia County. I was successful in removing the Executors for misconduct, having them replaced and eventually brokering a family settlement agreement which involved the transfer of control of a publicly held New York Stock Exchange company. Neuman Estate 1984
I represented a female patient who was raped by her personal physician. After almost 10 years of dilatory tactics, mistrials and the death of a defendant, the matter was settled on the eve of the re-trial, 1992
I represented two national charities who sought to challenge a Will in Chester County on the basis of undue influence by a bank and its' employee. After losing at trial, I overturned 100 years of Pennsylvania precedent and established that a bank could be responsible for undue influence. I successfully obtained approximately $300,000.00 for the charities involved. (615 A.2d 38, Pa.Super), 1992
I represented a prominent attorney accused of wrongful discrimination and other claims in the firing of his 20 year employee who happened to be the daughter of a prominent Philadelphia judge. A defense jury verdict was obtained in favor of the attorney after an out of county judge was appointed. SHEERAN V. KUBERT 2005
I represented an individual against one of the more prominent personal injury lawyers in Philadelphia in a legal malpractice case which involved a complex medical malpractice case that had been ongoing for many years. The case settled on the eve of trial and resolved almost 30 years of litigation. Fulmer v. Krimsky 1999
I represented an individual in a legal malpractice action where the underlying case involved some of the most egregious racial discrimination by a large Philadelphia corporation. Trial was held in the Court of Common Pleas. A Philadelphia jury awarded plaintiff $350,000.00. The matter was settled under a confidentiality agreement prior to appeal., 2000
I represented an individual who had sold his company to a large, publicly traded corporation and received an employment contract as part of the sale. When the company breached the employment contract, I successfully obtained a non-jury verdict in the mid six-figure range. After a successful appeal which increased the value of the case to the mid seven figures, the matter was settled. Paternostro v. Sun Guard 1991

Pro bono/Community Service:

Trustee, Neuman-Publicker Foundation, 2003-2024
Board of Governors Radnor Valley Country Club, 2003-2012
Board of Directors Keystone Conservation Trust, 2009-Present
National Hemophilia Foundation, Delaware Valley Chapter, Board of Directors, 1995-2006
Co-Chair National Hemophilia Foundation Ethics Advisory Committee, 2009-2011
2004-2009 Board of Directors National Hemophilia Foundation (NYC)
Treasurer, National Hemophilia Foundation (NYC), 2010
2003-2012 Board of Governors Radnor Valley Country Club
1997-2004 President, National Hemophilia Foundation, Delaware Valley Chapter

Honors/Awards:

SUPER LAWYER, Thompson Reuters, 2022
SUPER LAWYER, THOMPSON REUTERS, 2024
SUPER LAWYER, THOMPSON REUTERS, 2023
SUPER LAWYER, SUPER LAWYERS, 2021
Dean’s List, Brandeis University
Dean’s List, University of Miami Law School
National Hemophilia Foundation Chapter Recognition Award, 2000
Haverford School Athletic Hall of Fame, 2009
Nominated Main Line Life Volunteer of the Year, 2008
Distinguished Lawyer – The Expert Network, 2017
AV Rated, Martindale Hubbell, 1990-Present
Haverford School Athletic Hall of Fame, 2009
Those chosen have demonstrated that their peers have ranked them at the highest level of professional excellence., Philadelphia's Top Rated lawyers, 2015
Nation's Top One Percent, National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2015
2002-2020, PREEMINENT LAWYERS IN AMERICA, MARTINDALE HUBBELL, 2011
Those chosen have demonstrated that their peers have ranked them at the highest level of professional excellence, Philadelphia's Top Rated Lawyers, Martindale Hubbell, 2013
Members are thoroughly vetted by a research team, selected by a blue ribbon panel of attorneys with podium status from independently neutral organizations, and approved by a judicial review board as exhibiting virtue in the practice of law., Nation's Top One Percent, National Association of Distinguished Counsel, 2015
Those chosen have demonstrated that their peers have ranked them at the highest level of professional excellence, Philadelphia's Top Rated Lawyers, Martindale Hubbell, 2012
10/10 HIGHEST RATING 2014-2020, SUPERB, AVVO, 2014
National Trial Lawyers Top 100, The National Trial Lawyers, 2016

Educational Background:

Haverford School, 1969
Brandeis University, B.A., 1973

Scholarly Lectures/Writings:

Lawsuits Against Lawyers: The Law in Pennsylvania – (60 minutes) Common Law Legal Malpractice Arising from Transactions & Civil Legal Services Basic Element Required for All Cases When an Attorney Has a Duty The Breach of Care and How to Prove it Proximate Cause and How to Prove it Necessity for Financial Loss and How to Prove Damages Causes of Action in Tort and Assumpsit Causes of Action for Breach of Fiduciary Duty Waiver by Client The Statute of Limitations Distinctions for Common Law Legal Malpractice Arising from Criminal Legal Services Statutory Causes of Action Against Attorneys Wrongful Use of Civil Proceedings Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law 73 P.S. §201-1, et seq. The Attorney's Legal Malpractice Insurance Coverage Sample Complaint(s) for Legal Malpractice in Pennsylvania State Court, SPEAKER, CONSUMER PROTECTION LAW, LAW REVIEW CLE, Law Review CLE, 2013
Presentation scheduled to present "Preventing the Most Common Attorney Errors in Civil Litigation" - American Conference Institute November 19, 2014 in NYC, SPEAKER, ACI LPL Legal Malpractice conference in NYC, 2014
I was one of four presenters for this 3 hour PBI seminar, two plaintiffs and two defense attorneys. Both defense attorneys have been listed in Super Lawyers; Josh Byrne and Jeff McCarron, neither plaintiff's attorney have been, Presenter, Litigating the legal Malpractice Case, PBI, 2014

Other Outstanding Achievements:

AV RATED MARTINDALE HUBBELL
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR -NOMINATED-MAIN LINE LIFE, 2008
AVVO 10/10
PREEMINENT LAWYERS IN AMERICA, 2009
NATIONAL RECOGNITION AWARD NATIONAL HEMOPHILIA FOUNDATION, 2000

Industry Groups:

A Plaintiff's Legal Malpractice Group
Founding Member Clients First

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