Howard B. Cohen
Member Attorney
Phone
Howard B. Cohen's Assistant
Deborah Ostaszewicz
716-854-4300 ext. 298
dostaszewicz@gross-shuman.com
Practice Areas
Bar Admissions
- New York
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- Virginia, Associate Member
Education
- State University of New York at Oswego, Oswego, New York, B.A.
- California Western School of Law, San Diego, California, J.D. with Honors
Professional Association
- Western New York Trial Lawyers Association
- National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Erie County Bar Association, Professional Ethics Committee
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Western Region
- New York State Bar Association
- Financial Industry Regulation Authority (FINRA) - Arbitrator
Community Involvement
- Adjunct Faculty, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Law, 2001–present
- United Way of Buffalo and Erie County, past
- Board Director: Alcohol and Drug Dependency Services Foundation, Inc. D/B/A Kids Escaping Drugs, past
- Amherst Senior Citizens Foundation Inc. - past
- Compass House - past
- Headway of Western New York Inc. affiliate of People Inc., advisory council - past
- Lou Gehrig Youth Baseball, Chairman, past
Professional Recognition
- Peer Rated AV Preeminent Rating - Martindale-Hubbell
- Buffalo Business First Legal Elite of Western New York
- Selected by Best Lawyers in America, New York's Best Lawyers - Personal Injury Law 2021, 2022
- Selected by New York Super Lawyers Upstate Edition - Personal Injury Law 2021
Howard B. Cohen is focused on the prosecution and trial of substantial personal injury accident claims, which include automobile accidents, workplace accidents, wrongful death claims, construction accident and fall-down defect claims. He has also prosecuted substantial Insurance, Securities and Fraud claims.
