Community Involvement

Service to our communities is part of the culture at Cohen, Placitella & Roth. Our attorneys and staff serve on the boards of, or are active in, a wide range of civic and charitable organizations. We believe that the work we do professionally provides us with the knowledge and the opportunities to give back to our communities. Read about how we're making a difference below.

Helping those with disabilities and special needs

We represent many children and adults with brain injuries and disabilities, and we work with and assist this community beyond the courtroom. Stewart Cohen, is a founding Board Member and the president of the Board of the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania and the Legal Editor of Traumatic Brain Injury.com, a leading Internet resource for the brain injury community. Mr. Cohen also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of United Cerebral Palsy, which seeks to maximize individual potential through a variety of programs including early intervention services, child and adult day care services, vocation evaluation and training programs, outreach and advocacy. Located in Northwest Philadelphia, UCP provides services to more than 6,000 individuals each year and is the largest employer of individuals with disabilities in the area.

Individual Commitment

The attorneys at Cohen, Placitella & Roth have leadership roles in many other community and organizational initiatives, including:

• Director and President, Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania

• Director and Vice President, United Cerebral Palsy of Philadelphia and Vicinity

• Members and Chairman, Disciplinary Board Hearing Committee of The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

• Past President, New Jersey Trial Lawyers (ATLA-NJ)

• Member, Occupational Health and Safety Board, New Jersey AFL-CIO

• Vice President, New Jersey Public Interest Law Center

• Advisor, Workplace Environmental Council

• Advisor, Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning

• Founding Member, Trial Lawyers Care (providing free legal services to families of 9/11 victims)

• Trustee and Officer, The Philadelphia School

• Director, Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association

• Special Counsel, Gift of Life Donor Program

• Director and Office, Beth Zion-Beth Israel Synagogue

• Members, Golden Slipper Club of Philadelphia

• Member, Philadelphia Volunteer Attorneys for the Arts

• Member, Philadelphia Committee for the Homeless

• Member, Leadership Class, National Multiple Sclerosis Society
• Director, SeniorLAW Center