Cooper Levenson, P.A.

In the nature of life, unfortunate accidents and injuries occasionally happen to us or our loved ones. When that occurs, legal assistance is a must.

At Cooper Levenson, our personal injury department can provide the legal assistance you need in a professional, sensitive and effective way. When an accident is caused by the malice or negligence of others, we help our clients seek financial relief from those responsible. We take pride in being the champion of our clients' rights.

Within personal injury law, our practice areas include:

• Car accidents
• Truck accidents
• Defective products
• Construction accidents
• Nursing home claims
• Police brutality
• Medical malpractice
• Professional liability
• Slip-and-fall/premises liability
• Watercraft or aircraft accidents
• Liquor liability
• Catastrophic injuries
• Wrongful death

Highly Experienced Lawyers With A Record Of Results. Recent Verdicts and Settlements Include:

• $5.5 million settlement at mediation for pedestrian struck by vehicle
• $2 million settlement for the wrongful death of two young sisters killed when a state trooper violated a stop sign
• $1.975 million settlement for car accident involving death of a child
• $1.7 million verdict for mother involved in a three-car accident in Hamilton Township
• $1.5 million for the driver of a motor vehicle that was rear-ended on the Garden State Parkway, which resulted in multiple spinal surgeries
• $1.25 million for motorist struck by tractor trailer
• $1.2 million settlement for a motorcycle passenger struck and killed by a vehicle who was traveling over 95mph without lights or sirens
• $1,050,000 for a pedestrian, in a crosswalk, who was struck by a vehicle that ran a red light
• $1,000,000 for the wrongful death of a driver struck head-on by a vehicle that crossed the center of the roadway
• $750,000 settlement at mediation for motorist in head-on collision
• $750,000 settlement in a medical malpractice lawsuit against a plastic surgeon
• $750,000 for a public works employee who was struck by a driver when he was getting into his public works truck
• $550,000 settlement at mediation of motorist struck broadside at intersection
• $500,000 jury award for motorist involved in three-car accident in Egg Harbor Township

At Cooper Levenson, we believe our future rests in our collective ability to embrace change and leverage diversity through our leadership, employment, and continued community support. We believe that diversity is critical to our business strategy, our relationships with our clients and employees and will improve our competitiveness and prospects for long-term success.

The firm is a member of the New Jersey Law Firm Group, which is comprised of New Jersey Law firms, corporate legal departments, governmental agencies and public interest organizations that recognize the importance and advantages of diversity in not only serving the needs of clients but also in enhancing the legitimacy and public image of the legal profession. Each year, this organization provides a fellowship, a job fair, mentor programs and roundtable discussions at each of New Jersey's law schools to demystify the recruitment process and to encourage participation in the group's programs.

Cooper Levenson is also a member of the Minority Counsel Program of the American Bar Association, Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession. The mission of this organization is to promote diversity in the legal profession through education and by building relationships between corporations and lawyers who are racially and ethnically diverse.

Committed to diversity issues since its very inception, firm founder, James Cooper was a member of President Kennedy's Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, having litigated civil rights cases in Mississippi in 1966. One of our attorneys was the first woman president of the Atlantic County Bar Association. While in law school, another of our attorneys served as the National Executive Director of the National Black Law Students Association, which presided over all Black law student associations around the country.

Cooper Levenson is proud of this commitment to diversity among its clients, its employees and its community support.