Gene D Cohen

August 01, 2023 | The Legal Intelligencer

The role of the construction attorney in this instance is to attempt to minimize the damage, effectively assert all relevant causes of action, and ensure that any applicable insurance policies are triggered. Careless or negligent excavation practices have long been the main culprits in these cases, which are disastrous for both the contractor and neighboring family.

By Jennifer M. Horn and Gene D. Cohen

7 minute read

January 08, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

There are many considerations law firms need to evaluate when faced with high stakes fee petition or law firm litigation.

By Gene D. Cohen

8 minute read

August 02, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

At the risk of drawing the ire of my former colleagues in the Philadelphia Commerce Court - formally known as the Commerce Court Case Management Program - who may sometimes feel overworked, I sing the praises of the jewel in the crown of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.

By Gene D. Cohen

5 minute read

May 10, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

As we watch the primary election campaign for judges in Philadelphia unfolding, we see sitting jurists running from pillar to post trying to raise money from lawyers so they can keep their jobs and continue to serve. We should be mindful of a brief period when this unhappy activity was unnecessary.

By Gene D. Cohen

5 minute read

June 15, 2005 | The Legal Intelligencer

As the clock ticked past midnight Nov. 30, 2004, the hopes of the judiciary of Pennsylvania for something approaching parity with its federal counterpart evaporated in the cold December night air.

By Gene D. Cohen

5 minute read