Selikoff & Cohen, P.A.

Attorney Steven R. Cohen

Bar Admissions:

• Pennsylvania, 1976
• New Jersey, 1977
• District of Columbia, 1985
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1978
• U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1985
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1983

Education:

• Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • J.D. - 1976
• SUNY-Buffalo
  • B.A. - 1973
  • Honors: magna cum laude

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• New Jersey State Bar Association, Member
• NJSBA Labor and Employment Law, Section Chair and Executive Committee Member, 2009 to 2011
• College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, Fellow
• American Bar Association, Member
• American Association for Justice, Member
• National Employment Lawyers Association, Member

Honors and Awards:

• Martindale-Hubbell® "AV" Rated attorney
• Best Lawyers in America
• Best Lawyers in New Jersey
• Super Lawyers

Attorney Keith Waldman

Bar Admissions:

• New Jersey, 1989
• Pennsylvania, 1989
• U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1989
• U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1989

Education:

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Camden, Camden, New Jersey
  • J.D. - 1988
• University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
  • B.A. - 1985
• University of Valencia

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA), Member
• American Bar Association, Member
• New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA), Legislative Committee, 2005 to 2007
• New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA), Labor and Employment Law Section Executive Committee, 2005 to Present
• New Jersey State Bar Association, Secretary of the Labor and Employment Law Section, 2013 to 2015

Honors and Awards:

• Rutgers Law Journal, Business Editor, 1987 - 1988

Attorney Michael C Damm

Bar Admissions:

• Pennsylvania, 1981
• New Jersey, 1981

Education:

• Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania
  • LL.M. - 1986
• University of Bridgeport School of Law, Bridgeport, Connecticut
  • J.D. - 1980
• Villanova University
  • B.A. - 1977

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• New Jersey State Bar Association, Member
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member
• American Bar Association, Member

Attorney Hop T. Wechsler

Bar Admissions:

• Pennsylvania, 2018
• New Jersey, 2017

Education:

• Rutgers School of Law - Camden, Camden, New Jersey
  • J.D. - 2016
  • Honors: ABA-Bloomberg BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Labor and Employment Law, 2016
  • Honors: Dean’s Academic Excellence Scholar, 2011
  • Honors: Dean’s Scholar, Fall 2013
  • Honors: Dean’s List, Fall 2014
  • Honors: Dean’s List, Spring 2016
  • Honors: Peggy Browning Fund Workers’ Rights Conference attendee, 2014
• University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • B.A. - 1995
  • Major: English
• Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Honors: Paralegal Achievement Award, 2011
  • Major: Paralegal Studies

Attorney Daniel Dowdy

Bar Admissions:

• New Jersey, 2018

Education:

• Rutgers School of Law - Camden, Camden, New Jersey
  J.D. - 2018

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• Peggy Browning Fellowship Program
• Eagleton Fellowship Rutgers Graduate Program

Honors and Awards:

• Mary Philbrook Student Public Interest Award
• Dean’s Pro Bono Publico Award
• ABA-Bloomberg BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Labor and Employment Law

Attorney Liz Pudel

Bar Admissions:

• New Jersey

Education:

• City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law, Long Island City, New York
  J.D. - 2023
• Barnard College of Columbia University
  
  • B.A. - 2018

Professional Memberships and Achievements:

• New Jersey State Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section and LGBTQ+ Rights Section
• American Bar Association
• National Lawyers Guild, Labor & Employment Committee
• Sidney Reitman Employment Law American Inn of Court
• Peggy Browning Fellow, summer 2022 (Cohen, Weiss & Simon, LLP)

Joel S Selikoff (In Memoriam)

(1940-2014) 

The founding partner of the firm, Joel was admitted to the Bar in New Jersey in 1966 and in the District of Columbia in 1967. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in 1962 from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and his Juris Doctorate in 1965 from Rutgers University Law School, Newark. Joel was a member of the New Jersey State and American Bar Associations, the American Association for Justice, and the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA), and NELA-NJ, NELA's New Jersey affiliate, where he served as a member of the Executive Committee and as an officer. He was honored during his career by inclusion in Best Lawyers* in America®, Best Lawyers® in New Jersey, and Super Lawyers®.

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