Background
Cohn, David Stephen was born on June 19, 1945 in Richmond, Virginia, United States.
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David Stephen Cohn
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University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Arts, 1967). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, 1971). Harvard Business School (Special Student, 1970-1971).
Phi Beta Kappa.
Assistant Professor and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, University of Richmond, 1973 1975. Lecturer in Law, College of William & Mary, 1977-1981. Real Estate Law Reporter, Virginia State Bar and Virginia Bar Association, 1974-1978.
Career
Worked at Mays & Valentine, Limited liability partnership (Richmond, Virginia) specializing in General Practice, Litigation, Corporate, Banking, Antitrust, Insurance, Bond, Securities, Trust, Estate, Tax, Labor, Bankruptcy and Real Estate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1971, Pennsylvania. 1973, Virginia.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Assistant Professor and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, University of Richmond, 1973-1975.
Lecturer in Law, College of William & Mary, 1977-1981. Real Estate Law Reporter, Virginia State Bar and Virginia Bar Association, 1974-1978.
Member: Governor"s Regulatory Reform Advisory Board, 1983-1985. Governor"s Commission on Efficiency In Government, 1986-1988.
Virginia Historic Landmarks Board, 1988-1989.
Regulatory Climate Workgroup, Governor"s Economic Recovery Commission, 1991. Member, Virginia Voluntary Formulary Board, 1989. Member: Richmond, Virginia (Chairman, Real Estate Committee, 1984-1986), Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations.
Fellow, American College of Real Estate Lawyers (Chairman, Affordable Housing Committee).
Mays & Valentine, Limited liability partnership with approximately 130 lawyers at year-end 1996, is one of the three largest law firms in the State of Virginia and the third largest in the Richmond metropolitan area. The firm traces its origins to the 1920s.
The firm expanded into Northern Virginia in 1987 (see McLean, Virginia listing), opened its Norfolk office in 1989 (see Norfolk, Virginia listing) and its Virginia Beach office in January, 1996 (See Virginia Beach, Virginia listing). Mays & Valentine is a full-service firm representing a wide diversity of corporate, institutional, governmental and individual clients.
Achievements
Membership
Association trustee University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1984-1994. Member state central committee Virginia Democratic Party, Richmond, 1985-1993. Board directors, president Science Museum Virginia Foundation, since 1987.
Member Virginia History Landmarks Board, 1988-1989. Board directors Richmond BetterHousing Coalition, since 1988. Chairman, president Richmond Goodwill Industries, Inc., since 1988.
Member Virginia Volunteer Formulary Board, since 1989. Member of advisory county Va.Gov.'s School for Government and International Studies for Gifted, 1991-1993. Member regulatory climate subcommittee Virginia Governor's Economics Recovery Council, 1991-1992.
Member American Bar Association (chairman governmental assistance for real estate programs committee 1989-1993), American College Real Estate Lawyers (chairman affordable housing committee 1991-1997), Virginia Bar Association (chairman real estate committee 1985-1987), Virginia State Bar (member of the Board of Governors real estate section 1984-1987).
Connections
S. Alfred Jerome and Jane Shaffer C. Married Jane Boyle, November 22, 1970. Children: Elizabeth, Sarah.
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