Steven D. Cahn is a partner in the law firm of Cahn & Parra in Edison, New Jersey. He is a graduate of Rutgers College and the Delaware Law School of Widner University. Mr. Cahn served as a Captain and Judge Advocate in the United States Marine Corps. Hs has been certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Certified Civil Trial Attorney and is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an elite group of lawyers that have been recognized for their zealous and effective representation of their clients in significant personal injury matters. Mr. Cahn has the distinction of having been awarded one of the highest jury verdicts ever in New Jersey, a 15 million dollar judgment after taking on Ford Motor Company in a hotly contested products liability lawsuit.

While serving in the Marine Corps, Mr. Cahn gained valuable trial experience representing both the prosecution and the defense, as well as serving as a staff judge advocate. During his time in the Marine Corps, Mr. Cahn tried several noteworthy cases, including United States v. Clyde, a case that involved the death of a young Marine in training which received tremendous national press coverage as well as trying the first sexual harassment case prosecuted by the Marine Corps. The Marine Corps awarded Mr. Cahn the Navy Achievement Medal for his work as trial counsel at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

In addition to his employment law and personal injury practice, Mr. Cahn also has extensive experience representing government entities. He presently serves as the attorney for the Middlesex County Planning Board and has represented the Piscataway Township Board of Education as well as the Franklin Township Housing Authority. Mr. Cahn also participates in the Police Officer's Defense Protection Plan and has been selected to defend several police civil rights cases.

Mr. Cahn is also actively involved in public service. He resides in Piscataway, where he is serving his third elected term as a Piscataway Township Councilman. He serves as the Chairman of both the Open Space and Finance Committees of the Piscataway Township Council. He is a graduate of the Middlesex County Fire Academy and an active volunteer fireman with the Possumtown Fire Company. Throughout the years, he has been active in a host of community groups including Piscataway Soccer Club, Piscataway Little League, the Piscataway Township Youth Committee, the Parkside Academic Achievement Program, Inc. and the Piscataway Education Foundation.

Mr. Cahn primarily practices civil litigation and has spent more then 20 years developing his expertise in employment law and personal injury. He is admitted to practice law in New Jersey as well as before the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Court of Military Justice and the United States Supreme Court. He serves as a court-appointed arbitrator for the New Jersey Superior Court and has lectured extensively and been published in the areas of trial advocacy, employment law, personal injury and technology in the courtroom.

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