Bar Admissions
- New York
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- Virginia, Associate Member
Education
- State University of New York at Oswego, 1979, B.A.
- California Western School of Law, 1983, J.D. with Honors
Professional Association
- Western New York Trial Lawyers Association, former president
- National Trial Lawyers Association, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, past member
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Erie County Bar Association, Professional Ethics Committee
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Western Region
- New York State Bar Association
- Financial Industry Regulation Authority (FINRA) - Arbitrator
Community Involvement
- Adjunct Faculty, State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Law, 2001–present
- United Way of Buffalo and Erie County, past
- Board Director: Alcohol and Drug Dependency Services Foundation, Inc. D/B/A Kids Escaping Drugs, past
- Amherst Senior Citizens Foundation Inc. - past
- Compass House - past
- Headway of Western New York Inc. affiliate of People Inc., advisory council - past
- Lou Gehrig Youth Baseball, Chairman, past
Professional Recognition
- AV Rated "Preeminent" by Martindale-Hubbell, 2022
- Buffalo Business First Legal Elite of Western New York
- Selected by Best Lawyers in America, New York's Best Lawyers - Personal Injury Law 2021-2025
- Selected by New York Super Lawyers Upstate Edition - Personal Injury Law 2008, 2009, 2011-2024
Howard B. Cohen is focused on the prosecution and trial of substantial personal injury accident claims, which include automobile accidents, workplace accidents, wrongful death claims, construction accident and fall-down defect claims. He has also prosecuted substantial Insurance, Securities and Fraud claims.