Jerrold Kamensky
Jerrold Kamensky, Attorney at Law
Senior Partner
Kamensky Cohen & Riechelson is led by Jerrold Kamensky, a graduate of Georgetown University Law School in Washington, D.C. Following several years as an attorney with the government, Mr. Kamensky formed a partnership with Laurence Tomar, now one of KC&R’s Of Counsel attorneys. The firm eventually located to a building on Broad Street in Trenton across from the courthouse in which Mr. Kamensky has remained practicing law for the surrounding communities for over 40 years. Kamensky Cohen & Riechelson now has their main offices in this location with additional offices in Pennington, NJ and Bensalem, PA. Mr. Kamensky is a New Jersey Certified Civil Trial Attorney, a designation provided to a relatively small number of Attorneys in recognition for their skill and continuing education in the practice of law in that state. He has appeared in all levels of the courts from municipal to Federal as well as having the honor of appearing before the Supreme Court of the United States arguing an important Free Speech case State vs. Schmid. His leadership provides Kamensky Cohen & Riechelson with a wealth of experience and contacts in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania and promises our clients representation of the highest order.
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Criminal Defense
- Civil rights Litigation
- Commercial Litigation and Negligence
- Professional Negligence
- Product Liability
- Contract Negotiation and Litigation
Litigation Percentage
- 95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certified Legal Specialties
- Civil Trial Attorney, New Jersey
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey, 1972
- Pennsylvania, 1973
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1973
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1972
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1977
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia
- J.D. – January, 1972
- University of Santa Monica
- M.A. – 1989
- Major: Psychology
- University of Illinois, Urbana
- B.A. summa cum laude – 1967
- Major: Accountancy
Representative Cases
- Princeton University and State of New Jersey v. Schmid
- Rajeem Denson v. Trenton Board of Education
- Staub vs. American Boy Choir
Professional Associations and Memberships
- New Jersey State Bar Association Committee on Municipal Courts, Member
- Mercer County Judicial and Prosecutorial Nominating Committee, Former Member
- District VII and XII Ethics Committees, Former Member
- Boards of Directors of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Former Member
- The Abrams Hebrew Academy, Newtown, Pennsylvania, Former member
- The Legal Aid Society of Mercer County, Former member
Past Employment Positions
- Kamensky Cohen -(and Predecessors in Interest) Trenton, NJ, Owner & Sole Proprietor, 1974 – 2004
- Legal Aid Offices of Mercer County, Attorney, 1972 – 1974
- Kamensky Cohen- Trenton, NJ, Senior Partner, 2004 – 2012