Sidney A. Cotlar is a senior partner of Herman, Herman, Katz & Cotlar, L.L.P., and has a wealth of experience in general civil practice with emphasis on commercial and business law and litigation, collections, bankruptcy and real estate, including timeshare projects.
Mr. Cotlar was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and after earning a Bachelor of Science Degree (psychology major)
from Tulane University in 1965, he attended Louisiana State University Law School and graduated from Loyola University School of Law in 1968, where he received the American Jurisprudence Award for Federal Jurisdiction.
Mr. Cotlar also served in the U.S. Army Reserve on active duty from 1969 to 1970 as a Medical Service Corps officer at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and in Vietnam,
where he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. He was honorably discharged with the rank of Captain in December 1970, and has
practiced law continuously ever since.
Mr. Cotlar has taken an active role in various Class Actions involving forced placed insurance. Mr. Cotlar is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Louisiana Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, and the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana.
Mr. Cotlar is also an active member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and the Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association.
He practices at the HermanGerel office in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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| Law
School |
| Loyola University, J.D., 1968 |
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| Undergraduate |
| Tulane University of Louisiana, B.S., 1965
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| Admitted
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1968, Louisiana
United States Supreme Court
Louisiana Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals (Fifth & Eleventh Circuits)
U.S.D.C. Eastern, Middle, Western Districts
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| Affiliations |
Louisiana State Bar Association
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association |
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| Honors |
American Jurisprudence Award for Federal Jurisdiction
Bronze Star Medal, U.S. Army Reserve |
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