Name

Cohen Hochman & Allen

Legal name

Cohen Hochman & Allen

Website

https://violationlawyers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Fees: Cohen Hochman & Allen generates revenue through legal services fees for representing clients in administrative hearings, compliance and certification services, criminal court matters, and litigation. The firm publishes a fee schedule (referenced as '2026 CHA Fees') and accepts payment through LawPay secure payment processing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Cohen Hochman & Allen is a New York City-based municipal and administrative law firm that represents property owners, property managers, and businesses in defending violations issued by NYC agencies. Core offerings include representation at OATH administrative hearings, compliance and certification services, criminal court defense, appellate litigation, and licensing matter representation. The firm handles matters involving the Department of Buildings, FDNY, Department of Health, Sanitation, DOT, DEP, and the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection.

Product overview

Cohen Hochman & Allen is a municipal and administrative law firm offering a unified suite of legal services rather than a software product. The core offerings include Administrative Hearings Representation, Compliance and Certification Services, and Criminal Court Defense. Additional specialized services include Appellate Litigation and Licensing Matter Representation. The firm serves property owners, managers, and businesses in New York City, focusing on defending violations issued by various NYC agencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Administrative Hearings Representation

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 30 years of operation as a leading municipal law firm
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Herrick Feinstein LLP: Established NYC full-service firm with a real estate and regulatory practice that advises property owners on agency enforcement. Comparable client overlap, but a much broader practice footprint than CHA's specialized focus.
• Akerman LLP: Large national firm with a prominent NYC real estate and government affairs practice that handles administrative and regulatory matters. Overlaps with CHA on NYC zoning and agency-facing work, but as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel: Large NYC firm with strong land use, zoning, and administrative law capabilities. Comparable in handling NYC regulatory matters for property owners, though as part of a much larger full-service platform.
• Cullen and Dykman: NYC-rooted firm with regulatory and real estate practices serving property owners and businesses navigating municipal enforcement. Comparable client base, but a broader practice than CHA's municipal specialization.

Direct peers

• Belkin Burden Goldman: NYC firm specializing in zoning, land use, and administrative law before city agencies. Direct peer because both firms represent property owners and developers navigating NYC regulatory bodies like DOB and BSA on similar matters.
• Himmelstein McConnell Gribben & Joseph: NYC-based firm focused on landlord-tenant, housing, and administrative law for property owners and managers. Comparable practice overlap with CHA on housing-related NYC enforcement matters.
• Abrams Garfinkel Margolis Bergson: NYC real estate and property law firm representing owners and managers in regulatory and administrative matters. Comparable in defending against NYC agency violations and licensing issues.
• Borah Goldstein Altschuler Nahins & Goidel: NYC firm focused on housing, property, and administrative law matters including HPD and DOB violations. Direct peer in defending property owners against NYC agency enforcement and at administrative hearings.
• Sive Paget Rives: Boutique NYC zoning, land use, and administrative law firm advising property owners and businesses on NYC regulatory matters including DOB and BSA. Closely comparable practice scope and client base to CHA.

Others

• The LawPay / Law firm payments space (referenced client infrastructure): Listed as CHA's payment processor rather than a competitor, but is part of the legal-tech ecosystem serving small NYC firms. Included to acknowledge the broader legal-tech stack CHA uses rather than as a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ViolationLawyers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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