Harvey Cohen

Background

Cohen, Harvey was born on September 20, 1918 in Far Rockaway, New York, United States. Son of Theodore Bernard and Gertrude (Gottlieb) Cohen.

Education

Lafayette College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1940). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, 1947).

Career

Attorney Bernhardt, Sahn, Shapiro & Epstein, New York City, 1947-1949. Partner Murtagh, Cohen & Byrne, 1950-1977, Garden City, New York, since 1977. Board directors, officer L.K. Comstock Company, Incorporated, New York York City, 1965-1988, Electrospace Corporation, Glen Cove, New York, 1963-1981, Radiation Dynamics, Inc., Westbury, New York, 1958-1983, Medical Sterilization, Inc., Syosset, New York, 1983-1997.

Achievements

• Harvey Cohen has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member housing board directors Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock, 1970-1972, chairman board governors, 1978, trustee, 1966-1975, 95-98, president, 1974-1975. Trustee Mental Health Association Nassau County, since 1984, president, 1990-1991. Active Port Washington Youth Activities.

Member Nasau County Bar Association, Phi Beta Kappa.

Interests

• Youth sports, lacrosse, charitable work.

Connections

Married Norma Ruth Boiles, November 2, 1947. Children: Douglas Lee, Beth Cohen DeGrasse, Barry Scott.

Father:

Theodore Bernard Cohen

Mother:

Gertrude (Gottlieb) Cohen

Spouse:

Norma Ruth Boiles

child:

Douglas Lee Cohen

child:

Barry Scott Cohen

child:

Beth Cohen DeGrasse Cohen