Mr. Kushner graduated from the Moorestown Friends School in Moorestown, New Jersey in the top 10% of his class. He went on to Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania where he graduated on the Dean's List, and was pre-law and earned a bachelor's degree. Mr. Kushner graduated from Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware as a member of the Criminal Law Club and of the Entertainment Law Society, and having written a legal research article on "Gulf War Syndrome" for the law review "Widener Law Symposium Journal." Working as an intern with the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, Mr. Kushner learned the initial ropes of criminal law. Working as a judicial extern for Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Ethan Doty, and as a summer associate for Margolis Edelstein (a defense firm), and also for the law firm of Maressa, Goldstein for several years after law school, gave him the knowledge of litigation practice before launching his own solo law practice.
Mr. Kushner appears regularly in the area's Municipal Courts for traffic and criminal matters, as well as in the area's Superior Courts for indictable (felony) matters. He has litigated claims before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office in Washington, D.C. Mr. Kushner has represented various clients in the music industry, and has maintained meaningful connections with various A&R staff at most major record labels. He has brokered deals involving artists such as DMX, Jagged Edge, Ginuwine, Tank, Bubba Sparks, Eminem, and Platinum Plus Entertainment.
On May 2, 2009, Mr. Kushner was sworn in as a foundation member of the Board of Trustees of the Camden County Bar Assocation/Foundation by the Honorable Michele M. Fox, Justice of the Law Division.
Mr. Kushner is an active member of the New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (N.J.S.P.C.A.) Burlington County chapter and will commence training in 2010 to become an N.J.S.P.C.A. Humane Police law enforcement officer. Mr. Kushner served as general counsel and was a member of the Board of Directors for over five years of the Animal Orphanage in Voorhees, New Jersey, a non-profit animal shelter that saves thousands of homeless cats and dogs from destruction or starvation and boasts a high pet adoption rate. Mr. Kushner volunteers his time with the Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (PVLA) and has been an active member for years.
Mr. Kushner is a member of the American Bar Association, the Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries of the American Bar Association, the Camden County Bar Association, the Municipal Court Committee of the Camden County Bar Association, the Criminal Practice Committee of the Camden County Bar Association, the Young Lawyers Committee of the Camden County Bar Association, the Courthouse Facilities Committee of the Camden County Bar Association, the Public Benefits Committee of the Camden County Bar Association, the Public Education Committee of the Camden County Bar Association, and the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (Grammy Awards).