Philip W. Coleman

Partner

Legal Field:

• Trial Attorney
• Personal Injury
• Medical Malpractice

Professional development:

1982

Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration, CUNY- John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, New York 

1987

Juris Doctor, Howard University, Washington, D.C.

Student Articles Editor of the Howard Law Journal 

1988



Motions Law Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

1989

Joined the corporate legal Practice of Dorsey & Whitney, New York, New York as an associate

1993



Joined the Office of Corporation Counsel for the City of New York.  Senior Trial Attorney with more than fifty verdicts in catastropic personal injury cases, including police assault, construction accidents and motor vehicle. 

2001

Founded Coleman & Andrews, LLC, trial counsel to several insurance carriers and plaintiff's personal injury cases. including medical malpractice and construction accidents

2013

Founded Law Office of Philip W. Coleman, LLC, experienced trial counsel in personal injury cases, including police assault, all types of accidents and medical malpractice.   

Memberships:

• Admitted to New York and New Jersey State Courts
• Admitted to the Southern and Eastern Districts for the State of New York and District Court for the State of New Jersey
• New Jersey State Bar Association
• Bronx Black Bar Association of Bronx County
• Deacon of Calvary Baptist Church of Paterson, New Jersey