James Cushing
Law Office of Faye Riva Cohen, P.C. and Legal Research, Inc
- Biography
See Mr. Cushing’s profile here: http://www.fayerivacohen.com/jim-cushing/
- Practice Areas
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- Consumer Law
- Class Action, Lemon Law
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father’s Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Workers’ Compensation
- Fees
Fees
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
- Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- New Jersey
- Since 2002
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- Languages
Languages
- American Sign Language:
Spoken - English:
Spoken, Written
- Professional Experience
- Associate
- Law Office of Faye Riva Cohen, P.C.
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2002 –
Current
- Research Attorney
- Legal Research, Inc.
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2002 –
Current
- Education
- Temple University
- J.D. | Law
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1999
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2002 - Honors: James E. Beasley Scholar
Law Faculty Scholar
Lena L. Hale Award Winner
Distinguished performance in Labor Law and Trial Advocacy - Activities: President of the Christian Legal Society
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- Pennsylvania State University – Harrisburg
- B.S. | Public Policy
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1997
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1999 - Composed honors thesis of publishable quality entitled “Progressing Toward the Avant-Garde:
a Definition of Progressive Rock”.Received the Allen W. Scholl Scholarship
- Honors: Graduated with Honors and in the Honors Program.
- Activities: Chief Justice of the Student Supreme Court; Chair of the Student Government Senate; President of Capital Christian Fellowship
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- Pennsylvania State University – Abington
- Public Policy
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1995
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1997 - President’s Freshman Award
Faculty Scholar Award
Faculty Senate Campus Leader Award - Honors: In the Honors Program.
- Activities: President of the Abington Christian Fellowship
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- Awards
- Rising Star
- Superlawyers of Philadelphia
- 2011
- Rising Star
- Superlawyers of Philadelphia
- 2010
- Expert Author
- Ezine Articles
- Professional Associations
- Christian Legal Clinics of Philadelphia
- Volunteer Attorney
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2007 –
Current - Activities: More information here: http://clcphila.org/
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- Publications
Articles & Publications
- ‘Til Death Does Your Stuff Part (reprint)
- Pennsylvania Family Lawyer
- September, 2011
- Divorce, Dead Men, and ERISA (reprint)
- Pennsylvania Family Lawyer
- September, 2011
- Hell’s Kitchen: Getting to the Meat of the Case
- Upon Further Review
- September, 2011
- Divorce, Dead Men, and ERISA
- Upon Further Review
- July, 2011
- Till Death Does Your Stuff Part
- Upon Further Review
- June, 2011
- Mens Rea Applies Despite Practice of Religious Norms
- Upon Further Review
- April, 2011
- Gross Decision (?)
- Upon Further Review
- January, 2011
- Alternative Pleading in a Divorce Action? Not So Fast! (reprint)
- Pennsylvania Family Lawyer
- December, 2010
- Ripeness Spoils Church’s Efforts
- Upon Further Review
- October, 2010
- Do Non-Parents Have Custodial Rights Over a Child? (reprint)
- Pennsylvania Family Lawyer
- September, 2010
- Do Non-Parents Have Custodial Rights Over A Child?
- Upon Further Review
- August, 2010
- The Discoverability of Psychiatric Records
- Upon Further Review
- June, 2010
- There’s No Business Like Snow Business
- Upon Further Review
- April, 2010
- Exceptions to Ecclesiastical Employment Exemptions
- Upon Further Review
- March, 2010
- Double Dipping: Unemployment Compensation and Other Benefits
- Upon Further Review
- February, 2010
- Picture Imperfect: The Implications of Using Cameras to Monitor Drivers and Enforce Traffic Laws
- Upon Further Review
- December, 2009
- Alternative Pleading in a Divorce Action? Not so Fast!
- Upon Further Review
- November, 2009
- I Now [Cannot] Pronounce You Man and Wife (reprint)
- Pennsylvania Family Lawyer
- October, 2009
- The Hidden Inequity in Unemployment Compensation Law
- Upon Further Review
- October, 2009
- Lines Drawn Against First Amendment Rights in Public Schools
- Upon Further Review
- August, 2009
- I Now [Cannot] Pronounce You Man and Wife
- Upon Further Review
- June, 2009
- Episcopalian In-fighting Spreads to Montgomery County Courthouse
- Upon Further Review
- March, 2009
- National Church v. Regional Diocese: Property Ownership by a Religious Institution
- Upon Further Review
- January, 2009
- Employed? Or Not Employed? That is the Question.
- The Legal Intelligence
- March, 2006
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