Our Values

For over three decades, the lawyers at Cohen, Placitella & Roth have brought an unwavering commitment and dedication to the legal representation of traumatic brain injury survivors and their families. We represent infants who suffer cerebral palsy as a result of negligence during delivery, senior citizens who are the victims of a serious fall down and brain injury victims of every age and circumstance in between; we are advocates for brain injury victims and their families.

COMMITMENT TO OUR CLIENTS

For their service to the bar, as well as their civic and charitable activities, Cohen, Placitella & Roth attorneys have been recognized and honored for their leadership and devotion.

It is not surprising that our attorneys are leaders within their profession, including: President, New Jersey Trial Lawyers (ATLA-NJ); President, Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania; Vice President, United Cerebral Palsy of Philadelphia and Vicinity;Member,Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; Chairman, Judicial Conduct Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; Chairman of the Environmental Advisory Council and Vice Chairman of the Planning Commission of Lower Merion Township; and Controller, The City of Philadelphia.

The firm has established a standard for professionalism that is widely recognized by judges and other attorneys. Our clients, as well as other attorneys who refer matters to Cohen, Placitella & Roth, have come to expect the best in comprehensive trial preparation, careful attention to detail, high ethical standards, professionalism and, most important, consistently solid results.

COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY

The lawyers at Cohen, Placitella & Roth take a special pride in their work on behalf of severely injured children and disabled adults.

Whether the case involves a child who suffered brain injury at birth, catastrophic injury or death, or permanent disability, our attorneys are committed to obtaining the best result under the circumstances. The firm has obtained numerous multimillion-dollar recoveries for such clients over the years. In addition to seeking the best monetary result, the firm tries to do so in a manner most likely to provide for the lifetime needs.

Emblematic of the firm's commitment to children and the disabled is our special relationship and charitable contributions to two special organizations that serve the needs of children and the disabled: United Cerebral Palsy of Philadelphia and Vicinity, the Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania, and Holidays for the Homeless and Underprivileged, Inc.

Should you be interested in offering support to any of these important organizations, we encourage to your visit their websites on the Internet: www.ucpphila.org, www.biapa.org, and www.holidaysforthehomeless.com.

OUR RECORD

It is unusual for one firm to have results such as these:

• - More than 1,000 cases tried to verdict;
• - More than 100 recoveries each in excess of $1 million;
• - A number of verdicts and settlements for $10 million or more; and
• - Verdicts recognized by THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL in "Top 100 Verdicts in the United States."

The firm's experienced trial lawyers are admired for their professionalism, high ethical standards and significant service to the community. They were selected for their commitment to excellence, courtroom skills and empathy with their clients' causes - qualities that enable the firm to handle the most complicated and delicate matters with discretion, finesse and compassion. The quality of their work and their character is among the reasons so many attorneys refer their clients to our firm.

Cohen, Placitella & Roth attorneys have authored numerous articles for local and national legal journals as well as reference material for many textbooks. In addition, several of our attorneys teach at area law schools and lecture to professional audiences. For years, the attorneys at Cohen, Placitella & Roth have spearheaded efforts to improve the law and the administration of justice.

OUR REPUTATION

While Cohen, Placitella & Roth enjoys an exemplary reputation in the personal injury, class action and toxic tort fields, the firm handles a wide variety of civil cases and consistently achieves outstanding results in other types of cases.

For more than three decades, the firm has been a formidable advocate, compiling a track record of impressive awards and precedent-setting verdicts. These include multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements in a wide range of complex cases and topics including:

• Medical Malpractice
• Professional Negligence
• Securities Litigation
• Antitrust
• Pharmaceutical Insurance
• ERISA
• Subrogation
• Vehicle and Highway Safety/Design
• Motor Vehicle
• Insurance Coverage
• Environmental
• Product Liability
• Toxic and Mass Torts
• Construction Accidents