Colonna Cohen Law
Experience. Respect. Results.
When you hire Colonna Cohen Law, you’re getting more than professional representation. Whatever your legal needs or questions are, Colonna Cohen Law has got you covered.
The Firm
Dedicated to our clients.
Founded by Ashlee Colonna Cohen, Colonna Cohen Law has been providing clients with unparalleled legal services. Whether you need legal consultation, to initiate or defend against a lawsuit, or to purchase or sell property, we will walk you through every step, taking care of any issues you may have along the way.
With Colonna Cohen Law, rest assured you can feel comfortable, safe, and confident knowing that you are in the best hands. Get in touch with us today — we look forward to hearing from you!
Legal Services
How We Can Help You
Merchant Cash Advance Litigation and Negotiation
Our level of understanding of the Merchant Cash Advance industry, alternative finance, receivable and revenue based funding, and the complex legal issues that face the industry is unparalleled. Our firm represents small business owners that have been wronged by cash advance funders. We litigate and negotiate on your behalf to recoup monies owed to you and your business.
Real Estate
Our firm represents all parties in commercial and residential real estate transactions including closings, deed transfers, property disputes, and litigation. Your property and your investments matter and must be protected. Our firm gives you the best legal representation from the start.
Commercial Litigation
Let Colonna Cohen Law be the solution for your litigation needs. By combining a fundamental understanding of the complex legal challenges facing business owners today, we can provide proactive solutions and aggressive legal representation for our clients.
We take an aggressive, no holds barred, approach whether on the offense or defense to ensure the best outcome for our clients.
Debt Collection and Money Judgment Enforcement
We have been successfully practicing in the field of collection for years. Our collection experience includes consumer credit, mortgage foreclosures, and commercial debts. Our clients can count on our team to work files quickly, efficiently, and effectively. Our team works tirelessly to make our clients whole.
We can also enforce previously obtained money judgments. Colonna Cohen Law is ready to enforce that judgment utilizing all tools available including but not limited to bank restraints, garnishments, and levies. We are proud to offer our legal expertise to help serve clients of all types and sizes.
In the Media
Lawsuits filed by Colonna Cohen Law have helped shine a light on a $15 billion industry which has mostly flown under the radar, uncontrolled and unchecked for years. Our firm has helped reveal the systemic predatory and illegal practices of the Merchant Cash Advance industry. The New York Attorney General's Office, as well as the Federal Trade Commission, have now initiated investigations and lawsuits against the same or affiliated cash advance funders Colonna Cohen Law has civilly prosecuted.
Select the Articles Below to Read More
Confession of Judgment: Sign Here to Lose Everything
November 2018
This Bloomberg News series about the merchant cash-advance industry explains how an obscure legal document turned New York's court system into a debt-collection machine. Now state and federal lawmakers say they want to put a stop to it.
Attorney General James Sues Predatory Lender That Threatened Violence and Kidnapping, and Illegally Collected Millions from Small Businesses
June 10, 2020
Cash Advance Companies Issued Fraudulent, Sky-High Interest Loans to Small Businesses, with Annual Interest Rates in the Hundreds and Thousands of Percent, One Nearing an Annual Interest Rate of 4,000 Percent
FTC Alleges: New York-Based Finance Companies Deceived Small Businesses, Non-profits and Seized Their Personal and Business Assets
June 10, 2020
The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against two New York-based companies engaged in small-business financing, along with several of their owners and officers, for allegedly using deception and threats to seize personal and business assets from small businesses, non-profits, religious organizations, and medical offices.