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Elyse Cohen

Elyse Cohen

Of Counsel

1000 Westlakes Drive
Suite 275
Berwyn, PA 19312
Six PPG Place
Suite 700
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
elyse.cohen@nelsonmullins.com

Elyse defends individuals, partnerships, corporations, and insurance carriers in civil litigation matters, concentrating her practice on products liability, construction defect, catastrophic personal injury, and motor vehicle accident claims. Elyse has an extensive understanding of the discovery process, significant experience with pretrial and motion practice, and alternative dispute resolution methods.

Elyse regularly obtains excellent results on behalf...

Elyse defends individuals, partnerships, corporations, and insurance carriers in civil litigation matters, concentrating her practice on products liability, construction defect, catastrophic personal injury, and motor vehicle accident claims. Elyse has an extensive understanding of the discovery process, significant experience with pretrial and motion practice, and alternative dispute resolution methods.

Elyse regularly obtains excellent results on behalf of her clients, securing early dismissals by stipulation and dispositive motion, negotiating favorable settlements, and obtaining defense awards. Before entering private practice, Elyse organized and facilitated youth courts in two Camden, New Jersey, schools and served as a human services specialist teaching critical life skills to adolescent youth aging out of New Jersey’s foster care system.  

Elyse Cohen

of her clients, securing early dismissals by stipulation and dispositive motion, negotiating favorable settlements, and obtaining defense awards. Before entering private practice, Elyse organized and facilitated youth courts in two Camden, New Jersey, schools and served as a human services specialist teaching critical life skills to adolescent youth aging out of New Jersey’s foster care system.  

Elyse defends individuals, partnerships, corporations, and insurance carriers in civil litigation matters, concentrating her practice on products liability, construction defect, catastrophic personal injury, and motor vehicle accident claims. Elyse has an extensive understanding of the discovery process, significant experience with pretrial and motion practice, and alternative dispute resolution methods.

Elyse regularly obtains excellent results on behalf... of her clients, securing early dismissals by stipulation and dispositive motion, negotiating favorable settlements, and obtaining defense awards. Before entering private practice, Elyse organized and facilitated youth courts in two Camden, New Jersey, schools and served as a human services specialist teaching critical life skills to adolescent youth aging out of New Jersey’s foster care system.  

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Clerkships

  • Law clerk, the Honorable Nan S. Famular, P.J. Ch., Camden County (New Jersey) Superior Court

Education

  • Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law, JD (2015)
  • Rutgers University, BA, English (2012)

Admissions

  • Pennsylvania
  • New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
  • U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

Practice Areas

Industries

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