Richard K. Coplon

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Richard K. Coplon is primarily engaged in general commercial matters and litigation. Included among the reported cases in which he has appeared are a leading New Jersey Supreme Court case addressing shareholder rights and oppression and an Appellate Division case regarding the applicability of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act to the sale of securities. Mr. Coplon has appeared in class actions involving pension rights and antitrust matters. He devotes a significant part of his practice to family law matters including custody, divorce, and modification and enforcement of agreements. He also has experience in construction litigation.

Mr. Coplon is admitted to practice in New Jersey and New York. He currently serves on the District Ethics Committee for Essex County, New Jersey.

Mr. Coplon has been selected for inclusion in New Jersey Super Lawyers for 2005-2006 and 2010-2014 in Business Litigation.

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Practice Areas

Litigation

Family Law

Commercial Litigation

ERISA Litigation

Building and Construction Litigation

Education

Yale University, B.A., cum laude, 1968

Harvard University, J.D., 1972

Bar Admissions

1973, New York

1975, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

1976, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey

1980, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit

1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

Memberships

Association of the Federal Bar of the State of New Jersey

Biography

Phi Beta Kappa

U.S. Army Reserves, 1969-1975