Samuel E. Cohen

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Samuel E. Cohen focuses his practice on commercial litigation, employment litigation, and business disputes. He provides creative, effective, and cost efficient legal services to individuals, small businesses, large corporations, and municipalities in transactions, employment matters, product warranties, and zoning disputes. His honest and straightforward style have resulted in building long-term relationships with his clients. In addition to litigating disputes, Sam frequently consults with his business clients on managing risk and litigation avoidance tactics.

He has litigated matters on behalf of businesses across a wide variety of industries including insurance, construction, banking, retail, real estate, media and publishing, and health care. Sam has successfully litigated claims founded in breach of contract, employment discrimination, and premise liability defense, to name a few. He also pursues civil litigation matters on behalf of individuals and business clients in the area of debt collections and tax assessment appeals.

Sam is experienced in appellate briefing and also devotes a portion of his practice to serving as local counsel in cases involving parties based in outside regions. Following law school and prior to joining Gross McGinley, Sam served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Ronald L. Buckwalter in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Sam was selected for inclusion in the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars lists from 2014-2019, a distinction reserved for no more than 2.5% of young attorneys in Pennsylvania. In 2013, he was named one of the Lehigh Valley’s “Finest Under Forty” by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Areas of Practice

Industries

infoMunicipal

Admissions

Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
U.S. Court of Appeals
↳Third Circuit
U.S. District Court
↳Eastern District of Pennsylvania
↳Middle District of Pennsylvania

Education

Suffolk University Law School, J.D., 2006
Colgate University, B.A., 2002

Professional Associations

Pennsylvania Bar Association
Bar Association of Lehigh County
Northampton County Bar Association
Lehigh County Arbitrator
Northampton County Arbitrator
Donald E. Wieand Barrister’s Inn
Lehigh Valley Clubmen’s Association, Solicitor
Upper Milford Township Zoning, Hearing Board, Alternate Member

Community Involvement

Moravian Academy Alumni Board, Member and Past President
Lehigh Valley Arts Council, Board of Directors
LVHN, Board of Associates
Lehigh County, Arbitrator
Allentown Chamber of Commerce, Former Board Member
Moravian Academy Board of Trustees, Former Member

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Awards & Recognitions

2014-2019 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers Rising Stars
2017 Lehigh Valley Select Lawyers, Lehigh Valley Style Magazine
2017 Local Legal Leaders, Lehigh Valley Magazine
2014 Clubman of the Year, Lehigh Valley Clubmen’s Association
2013 Lehigh Valley's Finest Under Forty, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Northeastern Pennsylvania

Presentations

Representative Matters

Successfully gained the City of Allentown Zoning Hearing Board’s approval of the Hispanic American Organization’s proposal to offer Drug and Alcohol counseling services at their location on west Walnut Street in Allentown.
Successfully represented building owner before the Allentown Zoning Hearing Board, obtaining requested relief that would allow a new tenant even though the existing parking lot does not have enough spaces according to the City's zoning ordinance. Relief was granted based on the fact that the hours of operation for the new and existing tenant complimented each other.
Obtained favorable verdict, following a two week jury trial, for an employee who was subjected to gender and disability discrimination in the workplace.
Represented a landlord in enforcing the provisions of a lease when tenant claimed the property was inhabitable based on certain zoning classifications. Achieved a favorable verdict following a bench trial.

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