Lawrence R. Cohan

Lawrence R. Cohan is a medical malpractice and personal injury attorney at Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky P.C. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr. Cohan is a partner at the firm and has over 30 years of experience. He represents injury victims throughout the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

As a medical malpractice attorney, Mr. Cohan has experience with class-action lawsuits, medical device liability, pharmaceutical liability, the Federal Employers Liability Act and other complex legal issues. In his personal injury practice, he handles chemical exposure and toxic tort cases, as well as matters involving catastrophic injuries. 

Over the course of his career, Mr. Cohan has effectively litigated and resolved numerous complex injury cases. He has experience at the trial and appellate levels both within and outside of Pennsylvania. Establishing himself as a top attorney within these areas of law, he helped create the nation’s first asbestos mass tort program. 

Mr. Cohan has served in leadership roles for the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association and the Pennsylvania Association for Justice. He regularly writes and speaks to legal organizations on mass tort and medical malpractice cases. Recognized for his medical malpractice experience, Best Lawyers named him a “Top Medical Malpractice Attorney.”

Mr. Cohan graduated summa cum laude from Boston University with a bachelor’s degree. He earned his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. He has been certified as a trial advocate through the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Earlier in his legal career, he interned with the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and clerked for a Philadelphia County judge. He holds licenses to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.