Lenard A. Cohen

Lenard A. Cohen, Of Counsel to the firm, practices law in the field of Pennsylvania workers’ compensation. He graduated from Temple University with a B.A., and from Delaware Law School of Widener University with a J.D. He is past co-chair of the Philadelphia Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section. He was the 2004 recipient of the prestigious Martha J. Hampton Memorial Award in recognition of his strong advocacy and commitment to injured workers and honoring his years of dedication, leadership, and service.

He is the past vice president of the Homeless Advocacy Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free legal services to the homeless. He is actively involved in civic and community activities. Mr. Cohen was selected to the Top 100 Philadelphia Lawyers List in 2009-2010 and Top Pennsylvania Lawyers List in 2009. He has been selected as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer from 2005-2014.

Lenard Cohen is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and the Federal Courts of both jurisdictions. He is a member of the following organizations: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; Philadelphia Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section, served as section co-chair, 1996; Representative to the Board of Governors, 1998-1999 and 2004-2005; Philadelphia Bar Association Nominating Committee, 2003-2004; Pennsylvania Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section Council, 1999-2001; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and American Associations for Justice; and the Philadelphia Association of Justice’s Board of Governors, 1996-2002.

Mr. Cohen served as a lecturer for programs sponsored by the Philadelphia Bar Association, Philadelphia Bar Education Center, Pennsylvania Association for Justice, and the Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Sample speaking engagements include:

• Philadelphia Bar Education Center Seminar, 1997
• Philadelphia Bar Association Workers’ Compensation Section, 1997
• “Workers Compensation Subrogation from Third Party Recovering Involving Work-Related Motor Vehicle Accidents,” Case Law Update Pennsylvania Association for Justice Seminar, 1997
• Case Law Update Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1999, 2001, 2002
• Co-Leader of Claimants’ Roundtable Discussion

Mr. Cohen also served as editor of The Verdict, a Philadelphia Association for Justice publication, 2001-2002. He is a former co-author of a biweekly newspaper article on workers’ compensation reviews appearing in The Legal Intelligencer. Lastly, Mr. Cohen is the author of American Lawyer Media’s website of workers’ compensation law.

Mr. Cohen can be reached at and.