Partner since 2011
Location: Hamilton, New Jersey
Phone: 609-528-2596, 888-979-6871
Fax: 609-394-8620
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Mr. Riechelson, now Managing Partner of our Pennsylvania practice, brings Cohen & Riechelson a wealth of Litigation and Trial experience. He has been involved in a variety of complex litigation including product liability, construction, toxic tort, mass tort, and multi-district litigation, fire damage, premises liability, private and commercial motor vehicle, assault and battery and other general litigation cases.
In one of the many cases that Mr.Riechelson successfully handled, he helped a family recover $4.6 million for the death of a husband and father of 2 young children caused by an automobile accident in the Chicago suburbs. He also recovered $2 million for a pedestrian who sustained catastrophic injuries while crossing a street in Princeton. In yet another case, Mr. Riechelson obtained a settlement in excess of $1 million for a client involved in an accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike when her car was struck by a dislodged tire. In addition, Mr. Riechelson obtained a settlement of $1.475 million for a client whose injury was as a result of a construction site mishap.
Mr. Riechelson has given presentations on various aspects of the Law including NJ and Pennsylvania Auto Law, the Use of Technology & the Internet in the Law Profession, and Products Liability. He has lectured at Mercer County X-treme CLE and for Garden State CLE on a frequent basis. He is Chairman of the Mercer County Arbitration Committee, which reviews applications from other attorneys seeking to become arbitrators in Mercer County, and makes recommendations to Presiding Judge Douglas Hurd. He also provides retraining for arbitrators through continuing education courses in conjunction with Judge Hurd.
In addition, Mr. Riechelson was appointed among a select group of ten attorneys to serve as Bar Panel members. Before cases go to trial, they can be assigned to a bar panel of two attorneys, who conduct a settlement conference/mediation in an effort to reach a settlement. Mr. Riechelson now serves in this vital capacity in his position as a Bar Panel member.
For the last 10 years, Kevin S. Riechelson has been rated AV Preeminent®, the highest peer rating standard from Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™, which is an achievement reserved for a select few attorneys recognized at the pinnacle of both legal and ethical standards. This designation is given to attorneys who are ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by their peers.
Having graduated with honors from Temple University School of Law in May 1990, Mr. Riechelson began his legal career at the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, later becoming a Partner in the Philadelphia Law Firm of Margolis Edelstein and then the Managing Attorney, Trenton Office for a New Brunswick, NJ based Law Firm. Mr. Riechelson also holds a degree from Drexel University in Business Administration/Accounting. As a partner at Cohen & Riechelson, Mr. Riechelson is responsible for all aspects of general litigation cases with particular emphasis on complex Commercial and serious Personal Injury matters as well as Nursing Home abuse cases.
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Construction / Workplace Accident Litigation
- Products Liability
- Nursing Home Abuse
- Toxic Torts
- Premises Liability
- Motor Vehicle Defects
- Assault & Battery — Plaintiff
- Odor Nuisance Cases/Class Action
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit
Education
- Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- J.D. – 1990
- Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- B.A. – 1987
- Major: Business Administration
- Major: Accounting
Honors and Awards
- National Service Award
- Drexel University Service Award
- Deans List, Teaching assistant for Intro to Trial Advocacy
- Recipient of a National Service Award, Drexel University Service Award, Dean of Students
- AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell®, reserved exclusively for attorneys who have reached the highest level of professional excellence and are recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, Member
- Mercer County Bar Association
- New Jersey Bar, Member