Amputee Coalition of America honors two champions of the cause.

Marshall J. Cohen, Esq., one of the founding partners of the New York real estate law firm Cohen & Perfetto and Dr. Joseph M. Lane, were both recently honored by the Amputee Coalition of America at its First Annual New York Benefit, 2006.

The event, held at the Harvard Club of New York City, raised more than $70,000, which will benefit the many programs run by the ACA.

"These two inspirational men were chosen for recognition of their continued efforts to assist people with limb loss through their research and volunteer efforts," said Dave McGill, chairman of the ACA Board of Directors.

Cohen serves on the boards of the Amputee Coalition of America, where he is active in the organization's lobby efforts for more equitable insurance coverage for those with prostheses.

Dr. Lane, who also serves as a professor and assistant dean at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, is a leader in the field of orthopedic research.

He is also chief of the metabolic bone disease service and medical director of the Osteoporosis Prevention Center at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Founded in 1986, the Amputee Coalition of America, (ACA), is the largest national non-profit organization educating people with limb loss.

Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, the ACA's mission is to reach out to people with limb loss and to empower them through education, support and advocacy.