Adam Kotlar

Adam is an aggressive and diligent trial attorney who represents accident victims in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The founder of our firm, formerly known as the Law Offices of Adam Kotlar, he has been practicing law since 1995 and is one of only four attorneys in the state of New Jersey to be Certified by the Supreme Court of New Jersey as both a Civil Trial and a Workers' Compensation Law attorney. Adam is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a select group of attorneys who have successfully handled cases that resulted in a recovery of $1 million or more for their clients, and is Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a Civil Trial Law Advocate.

Known for his service to his clients, Adam is rated "AV" (highest available) by the peer review organization Martindale Hubble, and 10 (highest available) on AVVO, garnering numerous 5-star reviews for his case performance on various ranking and review sites. Adam leads a firm full of attorneys who take pride in their legal work and fight for their clients' rights while prioritizing communication and education every step of the way. Adam advocates for these methodologies by helping other attorneys learn to be more effective in fighting for the rights of clients.

In addition, he has taught numerous seminars on personal injury and workers' compensation for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, New Jersey Association for Justice, the New Jersey Council on Safety & Health, the National Business Institute, and other organizations. He is the author of a chapter in the "LexisNexis Practice Guide: New Jersey Workers' Compensation." As a court-certified arbitrator, a licensed real estate agent, and a graduate of the United Way Board of Directors Training Program, Adam is continuously striving for further education and improving his ability to advocate for his clients.

Rutgers University School of Law
JD, 1995

Jose Hernandez

Jose is a certified trial attorney concentrating in personal injury litigation has 27 years of experience and aggressively protects the rights of those who have been injured by the negligence of others in areas including significant motor vehicle accidents, nursing home negligence, workers' compensation, products liability, medical malpractice, construction site injuries, trucking accidents, premise liability cases, commercial litigation and criminal defense. Jose's dedication to his craft have resulted in the recovery of millions of dollars for his clients. As a New Jersey Supreme Court Certified Civil Trial Attorney, a designation held by less than 2.5% of all lawyers in New Jersey, Jose is referred clients from other lawyers who trust Jose's experience and his creative, zealous, aggressive and passionate advocacy with every case he personally handles. José is also routinely consulted by other attorneys to assist them with the preparation of their cases for mediations and trial.

Jose has represented clients in State and Federal courts in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and in Colorado Federal Court, and has worked for some of the top law firms in South Jersey where he gained considerable experience handling complex cases involving catastrophic injuries. He now puts that wealth of experience to work for clients of Kotlar, Hernandez & Cohen. José is a fearless and passionate trial lawyer and regularly takes on difficult and complex cases other lawyers refuse to take. Jose has served the community as a municipal court public defender and as a member of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, Office of Attorney Ethics, District I Ethics Committee. He is a frequent speaker in ethics seminars and teaches trial advocacy to lawyers throughout New Jersey. Jose is also a proud member of the New Jersey Association for Justice and sits on its Board of Governors.

Jose is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, where membership is rigorously limited to attorneys who have litigated cases that resulted in recoveries of one million dollars or more. Jose has made recoveries in excess of one million dollars in cases involving premise liability, automobile accidents, construction site cases, tractor trailer accidents and forklift accidents. In 2016 Jose obtained a top 100 verdict in New Jersey. More recently Jose recovered $1,700,000 in a motor vehicle accident. This was in 2019 a top 20 settlement in New Jersey and a top 100 motor vehicle accident settlement in the entire nation. In 2020 Jose obtained $1,050,000 for a worker injured in a forklift accident.

Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Jose is fluent in Spanish. Jose obtained his undergraduate degree from Rutgers University in 1989 and graduated from Widener University School of Law in 1994.

Rutgers University
Bachelor of Arts, 1989

Widener University School of Law
Juris Doctor, 1994

Justin Cohen

Justin focuses his practice on the litigation of workers' compensation and personal injury cases in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. His aggressive style and diligent efforts have helped him to recover significant benefits for his clients. Prior to joining Kotlar, Hernandez & Cohen, Justin worked in Philadelphia on substantial personal injury and medical malpractice cases. Justin's exposure to complex civil litigation matters from an early point in his career helped to cultivate and enhance his skills as a trial attorney.

Justin graduated from Rutgers University in 2011 with a dual JD/MBA degree, and he received his bachelor's degree in American history from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Justin is rated 10 (highest available) on AVVO, has received numerous 5-star reviews from his clients, and is a Board Certified Workers' Compensation Attorney. He is believed to be the youngest attorney in New Jersey to receive his Workers' Compensation Board Certification.

University of Wisconsin
Bachelor of Arts, 2008

Rutgers University
Juris Doctor, 2011

Rutgers University
Masters of Business Administration, 2011

Timothy Search

Tim has more than 20 years of legal experience. His practice focuses on the litigation of workers' compensation, personal injury and municipal court cases in the state of New Jersey. Now a partner at Kotlar, Hernandez & Cohen, Tim started his career with a large defense litigation firm.

From there, he moved on to create the workers' compensation defense department for Harleysville Insurance. That experience provided him with extensive knowledge of how insurance companies process claims.

Tim also established his own legal practice concentrating on representing injured workers. He developed a great deal of trial experience during his years representing the injured worker as well as being the municipal court prosecutor for the Borough of Collingswood.

In addition, Tim is very active in his community. He currently sits on the boards of a number of recreational sports programs for the Borough of Collingswood and has been the chairman of the Collingswood zoning board of adjustment for the past 10 years.