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Law Offices of
Floyd G. Cottrell

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Phone: 973-643-1400  
Fax: 973-643-1900
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Location: 550 Broad Street, Suite 1710, Newark, New Jersey 07102, (Essex Co.)

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Floyd G. Cottrell practices in the following areas of law:

Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Trucking Law, Trucking Accident, Truck Liability, Transportation Law, Municipal Law, Automobile Accidents, Dog Bites, Serious Burns, Negligence, Insurance Defense, Products Liability, Environmental Law, Insurance Coverage, Toxic Torts, Commercial Litigation.
Year Established: 2003
Firm Profile:
The Law Offices of Floyd G. Cottrell provides quality legal representation in personal injury and insurance litigation in all courts of the States of New Jersey (where its principle office is located) and New York (from an office located in Elmsford, New York).
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Floyd G. Cottrell (Member) born Bronx, New York, August 16, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1985, New Jersey; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Fordham University (B.A., 1980; J.D., 1983). Member, Moot Court Board. Associate Editor, Fordham Urban Law Journal, 1982-1983. Member: Defense Research Institute; Trucking Industry Defense Association. Member: Brennan and Vanderbilt Inns of Court (President, 2007-2008); Essex County, New York State, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Trucking Industry Defense Association; Transportation Lawyer Association; Housing Authority Defense Association; New Jersey Defense Association. (Certified Civil Trial Attorney, Supreme Court of New Jersey, Board on Trial Attorney Certification) (Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Reported Cases: Caviglia v. Royal Tours of America, 178 N.J. 460 (2004); Schreiner v. Long Island Lighting Co., 124 A.D.2d 578, 507 N.Y.S. 2d 723 (2d Dis't 1986); Sargent v. Budget Rent a Car Corp., 1996 WL 413725 (S.D.N.Y. 1996). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Trucking Law; Truck Accidents; Trucking Liability; Transportation; Municipal Law; Dog Bites; Serious Burns; Negligence; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Environmental Law; Insurance Coverage; Toxic Torts; Commercial Litigation.
Edward Solensky, Jr. (Partner) born Newark, New Jersey, January 19, 1961; admitted to bar, 1985, New Jersey. Education: Colby College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); Syracuse University (J.D., 1985). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor, Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce, 1984-1985. Author: "The President's International Emergency Economic Powers After Regan v. Wald: An Unchecked Proliferation of Authority," Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce, Fall, 1985, Vol. 12, No. 1. Member, ASIS International. Member: Morris County and Essex County Bar Associations; New Jersey Defense Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Negligence; Personal Injury. Email: Edward Solensky, Jr.
Kalliopi Paleoudis Kousis (Partner) born Chios, Greece, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, New Jersey; 2004, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., Political Science, 1995); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., 1998). Law Clerk: Hon. Salem Vincent Ahto, P.J. S.C., Morris County Superior Court; Morris County Prosecutor's Office. Member, The Vanderbilt Inns of Court, 2004—. Member: New Jersey Defense Association; The Hellenic Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Real Estate; Municipal Law; Personal Injury. Email: Kalliopi Paleoudis Kousis
ASSOCIATES
Matthew Villani (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., Political Science, Economics, 2003); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 2007). Member: American Bar Association; Camden County Bar Association; Middlesex County Bar Association. Email: Matthew Villani
Laura Meny (Associate) born Ramsey, New Jersey, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2008, New York. Education: Rowan University (B.A., 2002); Quinnipiac University School of Law (J.D., 2007).
Jean Di Paolo (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 2004, New York; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York. Education: Bryn Mawr College (B.A., 2000); Pace University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Email: Jean Di Paolo
Patrick W. Kenney (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, New Jersey. Education: Boston College (B.A., Political Science and Philosophy, 2003); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 2006). Email: Patrick W. Kenney
Cherette M. Smith (Associate) born Mt. Vernon, New York, March 19, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, New Jersey; 2004, New York. Education: Vassar College (B.A., 1995); Rutgers University Law School (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Bodily Injury; Personal Injury; Accidents; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Dog Bites; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Slip and Fall. Email: Cherette M. Smith
Jagdeep S. Narula (Associate) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 19, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, New Jersey; 2008, New York. Education: State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Phi Beta Kappa. Golden Key National Honor Society. Recipient, Archibald R. Murray, Public Service Award, 2005. Formerly with Kahn & Associates, LLC and Tabner, Ryan & Kenley, LLP. Member: New Jersey State and New York State Bar Associations. Languages: Punjabi and Hindi. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense. Email: Jagdeep S. Narula
OF COUNSEL
Richard Weber (Of Counsel) born New Brunswick, New Jersey, July 9, 1962; admitted to bar, 1991, New Jersey; 1992, New York; 1995, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., 1984); Drew University (M.A., 1986); Seton Hall (J.D., 1991). Borough Council, Borough of Metuchen, New Jersey, 2002—. Practice Areas: Medical Insurance Defense(90%, 50). Email: Richard Weber
Other Office Addresses:

Elmsford, New York Office: 5 West Main St., Ste. 201, 10523. Telephone: 914-592-1919. Fax: 914-592-2987.

Maintains an office in more than one location.


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