Hemna Chaudry is an associate attorney with the firm. Hemna was a member of both the Business Law Section and Alternative Dispute Resolution team during law school, and competed in regional competitions for arbitration, negotiation and mediation. She spent her summers working at a corporate law firm in Philadelphia, focused on intellectual property matters. After graduating an accelerated 2-year program of law school, Hemna completed a judicial clerkship in the Superior Court of New Jersey and then joined LexisNexis Mealey Publications as an associate legal news editor.
Business Disputes
Ben Vaughan is an associate with the firm, assisting transportation clients in all phases of litigation throughout the country. His current practice focuses on the recovery of rail charges, fraud, nuisance, and commercial disputes; however, he has significant experience handling matters involving complex negligence, product liability, contract disputes, insurance coverage, and subrogation. Before joining the firm, Ben worked as an associate at two prominent Philadelphia defense firms.
The negligence of unrelated parties often results in the destruction of, or substantial damage to, railroad bridge piers, protection cells or bridge superstructure. While the cases are often governed by the principles of common law negligence, bridge strikes can be governed by maritime law and construction activity adjacent to bridges may have a detrimental effect on a bridge’s integrity implicating construction law. Cohen & Palombo is able to advocate within each of these unique areas of the law as they related to bridge damage. And more importantly Cohen & Palombo attorneys are also able to properly identify, articulate and support the damages portion of the case. Recovery of all available damages in these cases requires knowledge of rail operations and bridge maintenance protocols. Cohen & Palombo has considerable experience in pursuing these and other similar claims for its rail carrier clients, and a proven track record of successful recoveries.
Property Damage
One of Matt’s primary areas of focus is litigating property damage claims involving bridge structures. Matt has considerable experience pursuing the recovery of repair and replacement costs firm clients incurred repairing bridge structures. These claims often require special investigations and the retention of expert witnesses. Matt has handled bridge matters from the initial investigation to resolution. Matt’s experience enables him to identify the people and documentation that will be required to pursue a successful recovery. Matt’s knowledge of bridge matters allows him to anticipate and defeat likely legal defenses that will be raised by culpable parties in an effort to reduce liability and damages owed to firm clients.
Tim is an officer of the firm. After law school, Tim completed a judicial clerkship in Maryland and then joined a general civil litigation practice and built a strong foundation in bankruptcy law.