A Career Defined by Preparation, Judgment, and the Rule of Law

• F.M. Kirby v. Twp. Committee of Bedminster (App. Div. 2000): Upheld a 10-acre rural residential zoning district.
• NJ Farm Bureau v. Twp. of East Amwell (App. Div. 2005): Upheld a 10-acre agricultural zoning district.
• Greenwood v. Twp. of Hopewell (App. Div. 2009): Upheld hydrologically based 6-acre and 14-acre resource conservation zoning districts.
• Congregation Anshei Roosevelt v. Borough of Roosevelt (3rd Cir. 2009): Upheld dismissal of RLUIPA and constitutional claims for lack of ripeness.
• Lackland v. Twp. of Readington (App. Div.): Upheld a 6-acre agricultural residential zoning district.
• Peskin v. Peskin (App. Div. 1994): Established precedent on standards for placing settlements on the record and judicial undue coercion.

• Mt. Laurel Doctrine:   Represented the American Planning Association before the NJ Supreme Court in its first Mt. Laurel re-examination in 18 years, Toll Brothers v. West Windsor Twp.
• U.S. Supreme Court Counsel: Represented national municipal leagues before the U.S. Supreme Court in a federal religious land-use case, Int'l Church of the Foursquare Gospel v. City of San Leandro.
• Court-Appointed Special Master: Designated under Rule 4:41 by the NJ Superior Court to investigate and report on complex insurance and workers' compensation fraud matters.
• National Ranking: Nationally ranked in Land Use & Zoning Law and Commercial Litigation.

Howard D. Cohen frequently lectures on state land use, RLUIPA, and litigation strategy. Presentations include the New Jersey State League of Municipalities, American Planning Association, Princeton University, Cardozo School of Law, ANJEC (Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions), New Jersey Conservation Association, Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions, Chapters of the Appraisal Institute, New Jersey Society of Professional Engineers, New Jersey Society of Municipal Engineers, and numerous other state, county and local governmental bodies.

• Parker McCay: Shareholder, Co-Chair of Litigation, and Executive Committee Member (2002–2015).
• Stern & Greenberg / Stern Greenberg & Kilcullen: Partner with Hon. Herbert J. Stern (1991–2002).
• Gutkin, Miller, Shapiro & Selesner: Partner (1978–1991).
• Sills, Beck, Cummis, Radin & Tischman: Practiced with former NJ Attorney General Hon. Arthur J. Sills (1975-1978).
• Judicial Clerkship: Law Secretary to Assignment Judges Hon. Leon Gerofsky, Hon. John C. Demos, and Hon. Morton I. Greenberg (1974–1975).

• 2012 IMLA Amicus Service Award: International Municipal Lawyers Association award for U.S. Supreme Court advocacy.
• Best Lawyers in America: Annual listings in Commercial Litigation and Land Use & Zoning Law.
• AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated: Martindale-Hubbell.
• Community Honors: State of Israel Bonds Award and President's Breakfast Award for Distinguished Service to the Jewish Community Municipal and State Legislative Recognitions.

• Education: George Washington University Law School (J.D. with Honors); Gettysburg College (B.A. cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa).
• Admissions: New Jersey, New York, U.S. Supreme Court, Federal District and Appellate Courts.
• Bar & Ethics: ABA, NJSBA, Somerset County Bar Association; Chair, District XIII Fee Arbitration Committee (2019–2023); Member, District V-B Ethics Committee (1989–1993).
• Community & Military: Chairman, Board of Trustees for The Wilf Campus for Senior Living; Board of Directors, Shimon and Sara Birnbaum JCC; Past President, Temple Sholom; Board of Trustees, Jewish Federation of Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties; Eagle Scout; U.S. Army Reserve and NJ National Guard (1970–1976), Past Vice President of United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, New Jersey Region, Municipal and State Legislative Recognitions.