Background
Cohen, Charles S. was born on December 14, 1931 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States.
Cohen, Charles S. was born on December 14, 1931 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States.
Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, 1954). Harvard Law School (Juris Doctor, 1957). Instructor, Tort Law, 1970-1972 and Evidence, 1979, Western New England College School of Law.
First Assistant City Solicitor, Springfield, 1964-1965.
Chairman, Civic Center Commission, Springfield, 1968-1972. Justice, District Court of Springfield, Massachusetts, 1975-1978.
Member, 1981-1985 and Chairman 1985, Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers. Member, Supreme Judicial Court Committees on: Gender Bias Study, 1987-1989.
Legal Education.
Worked at Egan, Flanagan and Cohen, Professional Corporation (Springfield, Master of Arts) specializing in General Civil and Criminal Practice, Corporation, Environmental, Probate Trust and Estate Planing, Family Law, Real Estate, Equity, Health and Hospital, Litigation, Labor and Employment Law, Bankruptcy, Commercial Transactions, Insurance Defense, Medical Malpractice Defense, Personal Injury, Insurance Coverage Law, Product Liability, Trials in all Courts. Admitted to the bar, 1957, Massachusetts. 1962, United States. District Court, District of Massachusetts.
1965, United States.
Court of Appeals, First Circuit. 1981, United States. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. 1992, United States. Supreme Court.
Instructor, Tort Law, 1970-1972 and Evidence, 1979, Western New England College School of Law.
First Assistant City Solicitor, Springfield, 1964-1965. Chairman, Civic Center Commission, Springfield, 1968-1972.
Justice, District Court of Springfield, Massachusetts, 1975-1978. Member, 1981-1985 and Chairman 1984-1985, Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers.
Member, Supreme Judicial Court Committees on: Gender Bias Study, 1987-1989.
Legal Education, 1979. Member: Hampden County (President, 1975), Massachusetts (Member: Commission on Lawyer Professionalism, 1985-1989. Committee on the Recall of Retired Judges, 1986-1988) and American Bar Associations.
Fellow and Life Member, American Bar Foundation.
Fellow, Life Member and Trustee, Massachusetts Bar Foundation, 1993-1995. The law firm of Egan, Flanagan and Cohen, Professional Corporation traces its roots to the historic Court Square Building in Springfield, where Attorney James F. Egan first opened a law practice in 1924.
Member, 1981-1985 and Chairman 1984-1985, Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers. Member, Supreme Judicial Court Committees on: Gender Bias Study, 1987-1989. Legal Education, 1979.
Member: Hampden County (President, 1975), Massachusetts (Member: Commission on Lawyer Professionalism, 1985-1989.
Committee on the Recall of Retired Judges, 1986-1988) and American Bar Associations. Fellow and Life Member, American Bar Foundation.
Fellow, Life Member and Trustee, Massachusetts Bar Foundation, 1993-1995. Fellow, Life Member and Trustee, Massachusetts Bar Foundation, 1993-1995.