Harriet Newman Cohen

Background

Newman Cohen, Harriet was born on December 8, 1932 in Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

Education

Barnard College (Bachelor of Arts, 1952). Bryn Mawr College (Master of Arts, 1953). Brooklyn Law School (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1974).

Career

Worked at Cohen, Hennessey & Bienstock, Professional Corporation (New York, New York) specializing in Matrimonial Law, Family Law, Trials and Appeals. Admitted to the bar, 1975, New York, United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and United States.

Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

1984, United States. Supreme Court. Editor, 1973-1974 and Staff Member, 1972-1973, Brooklyn Law Review.

Author: "The Divorce Book for Men and Women: How to Gain Your Freedom Without Losing Everything Else," Avon, 1994. "Listening With Your Third Ear or The Intake: Taking A Good History," Volume(s) 17, Number.

1, American Bar Association Family Advocate.

"Finding Fairness in Financial Settlements," The Practical Lawyer, Summer 1994. "Do"s and Don"t"s of Family Law Practice," Volume 40 American Bar Association, The Practical Lawyer, April 1994 and Volume 14, Number. 8 Fairshare, August 1994.

Company-Author: "Valuation of Property in Marital Dissolution," American Bar Association, Family Law Quarterly, Summer 1989.

Author: "What"s a Wife Worth," American Bar Association, Family Advocate, Summer 1988. Company-Author: "Analysis of Seventy Select Decisions After Trial Under New York State"s Equitable Distribution Law," January 1981 through October, 1984.

Member, Child Support Commission of the State of New York, 1984-1990. Chair, Expedited Procedures Committee, 1984-1990.

Member, Commission on Foster Care of the City of New York, 1991-1994.

Director, Brooklyn Law Review Association, 1983-1985. Panelist, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, "Dangers of Court-Annexed Alternate Dispute Resolution in Divorce," 1995. Symposium Panelist, American Bar Association, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and on Uniform Marital Property Acting, 1987, sponsored by New York State Law Review Commission.

Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Committee on Matrimonial Law, 1982-1985, 1996—.

Committee on Family Courts and Family Law, 1985-1988. Committee on Children and the Law, 1988-1991.

Committee on The Rights of Victims of Crimes, 1991-1992. State Legislation Committee, 1992-1996.

Lecturer, Matrimonial and Family Law, Continuing Legal Education, 1982—.

Liaison, Matrimonial Committee, 1993-1996). New York State (Member, Committee on Legislation of Family Law Section, 1981—) and American Bar Associations. New York County Lawyer"s Association (Chair, Committee on Child Advocacy and Mental Health, 1993-1995.

Committee on New Trends and Developments in Matrimonial Law, 1990-1993.

Member, Matrimonial Law Section, 1987—). New York Women"s Bar Association (Member, Advisory Council, 1986—.

President, 1985-1986. Vice President, 1983-1985.

Director, 1982-1983; Chair, Matrimonial and Family Law Committee, 1980-1985).

Women"s Bar Association of the State of New York (Director, 1983-1986). Company-Chair, North.Y.S. Coalition on Women"s Legal Issues, 1986—).

Achievements

• Harriet Newman Cohen has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Works

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  • The Divorce Book/for Men and Women: A Step by Step Guide to Gaining Your Freedom Without Losing Everything Else

Membership

Member, Child Support Commission of the State of New York, 1984-1990. Chair, Expedited Procedures Committee, 1984-1990. Member, Commission on Foster Care of the City of New York, 1991-1994.

Director, Brooklyn Law Review Association, 1983-1985.

Panelist, Association of the Bar of the City of New York, "Dangers of Court-Annexed Alternate Dispute Resolution in Divorce," 1995. Symposium Panelist, American Bar Association, 1986, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and on Uniform Marital Property Acting, 1987, sponsored by New York State Law Review Commission.

Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (Member: Committee on Matrimonial Law, 1982-1985, 1996—. Committee on Family Courts and Family Law, 1985-1988.

Committee on Children and the Law, 1988-1991.

Committee on The Rights of Victims of Crimes, 1991-1992. State Legislation Committee, 1992-1996. Lecturer, Matrimonial and Family Law, Continuing Legal Education, 1982—.

Liaison, Matrimonial Committee, 1993-1996).

New York State (Member, Committee on Legislation of Family Law Section, 1981—) and American Bar Associations. New York County Lawyer"s Association (Chair, Committee on Child Advocacy and Mental Health, 1993-1995.

Committee on New Trends and Developments in Matrimonial Law, 1990-1993. Member, Matrimonial Law Section, 1987—).

New York Women"s Bar Association (Member, Advisory Council, 1986—.

President, 1985-1986. Vice President, 1983-1985. Director, 1982-1983; Chair, Matrimonial and Family Law Committee, 1980-1985).

Women"s Bar Association of the State of New York (Director, 1983-1986).

Company-Chair, North.Y.S. Coalition on Women"s Legal Issues, 1986—).

Connections

Father:

Morris Newman

Mother:

Marion Newman