Practice Areas:
Commercial Litigation

Construction Litigation

Product Liability

Akinyemi Akiwowo concentrates in commercial litigation, construction litigation, and product liability matters where he has represented manufacturers and distributors of automobiles, and industrial and commercial equipment in cases alleging defective design and manufacture, breach of warranty, violation of the Magnuson Moss Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act, and consumer fraud. After receiving his law degree in 2005, Mr. Akiwowo served as Assistant Prosecutor in Union County where he represented the State of New Jersey in criminal trials. He joined Coughlin Duffy LLP in January 2007. Mr. Akiwowo was recently appointed to the New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on the Rules of Evidence.

Education:
Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D. 2005)

Loyola College (B.A. 2002)

Professional Admissions:
State of New Jersey (2005)

State of New York (2008)

United States District Court, District of New Jersey (2005)

Memberships and Professional Activities:

Appointed to the Supreme Court Committee on Jury Selection in Civil and Criminal Trials (2009)

Member, New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on the Rules of Evidence

Member, American Bar Association

Member, Union County Bar Association

Member, Garden State Bar Association

Honors:

Selected for inclusion in New Jersey Rising Stars, (2010)

Contact:
P.O. Box 1917
350 Mount Kemble Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07962-1917

Direct Dial: (973) 631-6063
Facsimile: (973) 267-6442

E-mail:
aakiwowo@coughlinduffy.com