(Pictured – Chevere, Talvacchia, and Mikhail.)
Atlantic City, NJ – Sep. 17, 2026 – Cooper Levenson is pleased to announce the addition of six attorneys to the firm this summer, strengthening its capabilities across a range of practice areas, including litigation, employment and labor, business and tax, real estate, and gaming and hospitality.
The new attorneys are Nkemakunam (Nkem) L. Obata, Associate; Brooks E. Doyne, Of Counsel; Willis F. Flower, Of Counsel; Anteo W. Chevere, Associate; Mary A. Mikhail, Associate; and Nicole B. Talvacchia, Associate.
“We are pleased to welcome these talented attorneys to Cooper Levenson,” said Lloyd D. Levenson, CEO of Cooper Levenson. “Their experience and areas of practice add depth to the firm and enhance our ability to serve clients across the industries and legal matters we handle.”
Nkemakunam (Nkem) L. Obata joins Cooper Levenson as an Associate in the Commercial Litigation Department, based in the firm’s Wilmington office. She brings experience in insurance defense litigation and has practiced before several Delaware courts, including the Justice of the Peace Court, Court of Common Pleas and Superior Court. Her early legal experience includes serving as a law clerk with the Delaware Department of Justice and as a judicial extern for the Delaware Supreme Court under Chief Justice Seitz.
Brooks E. Doyne joins the firm as Of Counsel, bringing extensive experience in commercial litigation, employment law, medical malpractice, tort defense and complex civil litigation. Before joining Cooper Levenson, Doyne served for nearly six years as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey. His experience includes hundreds of depositions, dispositive motion practice, first-chair trial work and appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Willis F. Flower joins Cooper Levenson as Of Counsel in the Commercial Litigation practice. With more than five decades of legal experience, Flower is a seasoned litigator, arbitrator and mediator who represents businesses and individuals in complex commercial disputes and a broad range of real estate and business matters. His practice includes Chancery litigation, partnership and shareholder disputes, land use and real estate matters, construction and contract disputes, and related transactional work.
Anteo W. Chevere joins the firm as an Associate in the Commercial Litigation practice. Before joining Cooper Levenson, Chevere served as a law clerk to the Honorable M. Susan Sheppard, A.J.S.C., in the Atlantic/Cape May Vicinage of the Superior Court of New Jersey, where he handled matters involving land use, real estate, probate and commercial disputes. During law school, he also gained judicial experience through internships with Judge Sheppard and the Honorable J. Christopher Gibson of the Cape May County Superior Court.
Mary A. Mikhail joins Cooper Levenson as an Associate and a member of the Employment & Labor Law and Casino & Hospitality Industry Defense practice groups. Before joining the firm, Mikhail served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Veronica Allende, J.S.C., in the Civil Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey. Her prior litigation experience includes complex business disputes, malpractice, estate and tort matters.
Nicole B. Talvacchia joins the firm as an Associate in the Business and Tax Law Practice Groups, where she represents businesses and individuals in business transactions and tax matters. Before joining Cooper Levenson, Talvacchia served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable M. Susan Sheppard, A.J.S.C., of the Superior Court of New Jersey and previously clerked for the Honorable Ann Marie Donio, U.S.M.J., in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. She is currently pursuing an LL.M. in Taxation from the University of Florida.
“We continue to look for attorneys who bring strong legal backgrounds and a commitment to serving clients,” said Robert E. Salad, President of Cooper Levenson. “These additions reflect the range of experience and legal services our clients rely on throughout the region and beyond.”