Mr. Kott is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and an Associate of the American Board of Trial Advocates.  He limits his practice to litigation, and has extensive jury trial experience in the area of products liability and related areas, including consumer fraud and commercial cases involving products.  Mr. Kott has tried over fifty jury trials to verdict.  He has also been lead counsel in a number of class actions.

Mr. Kott is certified by the New Jersey Supreme Court as a Certified Trial Attorney.  He has tried to verdict numerous jury trials in the State and Federal Courts throughout New Jersey, and has also tried jury trials in New York, Massachusetts, Florida, Texas and Virginia.  He has lectured on the subject of the handling and trials of products liability cases and has consulted with manufacturers and carriers on the trial of products liability cases.

He is the author or co-author of several articles and publications including, "Practical Application of BMW v. Gore and State Farm v. Campbell, Attacking Mandatory Consumer Protection Damages", For the Defense, April 2007 (co-authored with Edward J. Fanning, Jr., Partner, McCarter & English, LLP), "New Jersey Product Liability Law," New Jersey Law Journal Books, 1994 (contributing co-author on chapter on duty to warn); Civil Discovery Practice in New Jersey, 1996 (contributing co-author on motions for physical and mental examinations); "The Pros and Cons of Moving to Compel Examinations," New Jersey Law Journal, 1996; "Additur: Defendant's Risk, Plaintiff's Opportunity," New Jersey Law Journal, March 21, 1994; "Forgive Us Our Predecessors: Bankruptcy Sales and the Product Line Exception," 4 Product Liability Law Journal 123, May 1993; and "Discovery Procedures and the Limitation of Expert Testimony at Trial," Summation, Winter 1992.

Mr. Kott is listed in the 64th Edition (2010) of Who's Who in America, the 14th Edition (2005-2006) of Who's Who in American Law and the 34th Edition (2007) of Who's Who in the East, is recognized as one of New Jersey's Top 100 Lawyers by Super Lawyers for 2006-2010 and is listed in Best Lawyers in America for 2008-2010. He is also listed in the 2008, 2009 and 2010 editions of Chambers USA "Leaders in their Field."