Background
Cohen, Mark A. was born on September 16, 1952 in New York, New York, United States.
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Mark A. Cohen
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Vassar College (Bachelor of Arts, with highest honors, 1974). Oxford University, England (Diploma, 1975. M. Litt., 1976); University of Connecticut (Juris Doctor, 1979).
Spoken languages: Spanish.
Career
Worked at Cohen & Legon, P.C. (Washington, DC) specializing in Comprehensive Counseling and Civil Litigation Practice in Federal and State Courts. Trials, Arbitrations and Appeals, Amicus Briefs, Commercial, Telecommunications, Constitutional, Class Action, Franchise, Regulatory, Environmental, Insurance, Tort, Product Liability, Foreign Sovereign Immunity, Aviation and Employment. Admitted to the bar, 1980, New York and Florida.
1981, United States. Court of Appeals, Second, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, United States. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York, United States. District Court, Southern District of Florida including Trial Bar and United States.
Tax Court; 1983, United States. District Court, Middle District of Florida. 1986, District of Columbia.
Phi Beta Kappa. Rhodes Scholar Nominee. National Science Foundation Fellow. Director-in-Chief, University of Connecticut Moot Court Board, 1978-1979.
Recipient: Connecticut Student Works of High Excellence Award, 1979. United States. Department of Justice Special Achievement Award. Director's Award for Superior Performance, United States.
Department of Justice. Co-Author: "Litigation: Inside and Out," Fed. Ins. and Corporation Counsel Quarterly, Winter, 1995.
"Erisa Litigation: Exploring Preemption's Black Hole," Fed. Ins. and Corporation Counsel Quarterly, Fall, 1993. Author: "Product Identification in Asbestos Cases: Redefining Causation," For the Defense, February, 1991.
"Stacking Insurance Policy Coverage," For the Defense, January. 1990; "Should Extended Long-Arms Reach Back in Time: A Case for Limiting Jurisdiction in Product Liability Actions," Fed. Ins. and Corporation Counsel Quarterly, Fall, 1988.
"The Criminal Defendant Turned Civil Plaintiff: An Analysis of Professional Liability in a Curious Context," Florida Bar Journal, 1985. "Flight Insurance: Conforming to the Reasonable Expectations of the Insured," 30 Fed. Ins. Counsel Quarterly, Fall, 1979.
"Exclusionary Rules of Evidence in Will Contests," l17 Trusts and Estates 252, April, 1978. "Dispute and Conflict," Oxford University Bodlean Library Collection, 1976. Assistant United States.
Attorney, Civil Division, Southern District of Florida, 1981-1983. Appointed Permanent Receiver, FBA, Inc., 1988 by Honorary Richard Owen, United States. District Court, Southern District of New York.
Founder, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, 1994. Trustee, 1984 and Member, Executive Committee, 1985-1986, Dade County Art in Public Places Trust. Member, University of Miami Citizens Board, 1988-1994.
Member, Board of Directors, Lowe Art Museum, 1985. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York. The Florida Bar; The District of Columbia Bar.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association. Florida Defense Lawyers Association.
The firm's ethos is to provide the highest quality legal representation on a cost-efficient basis. The delivery of legal service is provided by a dedicated group of attorneys and staff who have diverse backgrounds but a singular purpose: to service our clients in a responsive, professional and economical manner.
Membership
Member, University of Miami Citizens Board, 1988-1994. Member, Board of Directors, Lowe Art Museum, 1985. Member: Association of the Bar of the City of New York.
The Florida Bar; The District of Columbia Bar. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association.
Florida Defense Lawyers Association.
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American
Awards
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Recipient: Connecticut Student Works of High Excellence Award, 1979. United States. Department of Justice Special Achievement Award. Director's Award for Superior Performance, United States. Department of Justice.Recipient: Connecticut Student Works of High Excellence Award, 1979. United States. Department of Justice Special Achievement Award. Director's Award for Superior Performance, United States.
Department of Justice.