Background
Cohen, Richard S. was born on September 25, 1947 in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States.
Cohen, Richard S. was born on September 25, 1947 in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States.
Rutgers University (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). George Washington University (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1971).
Worked at Lewis and Roca, LLP (Phoenix, Arizona) specializing in General Practice including Trial and Appellate Practice. Alternative Dispute Resolution, Banking and Commercial Finance, Bankruptcy, Commercial, Construction, Corporate and Securities, Criminal, Environmental, Estate Planning, Government Relations, Health Care, Immigration, Intellectual Property and Technology and The Internet, International, Labor and Employment, Land Use, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Real Estate, Sports and Entertainment, Taxation, Tort Litigation and Workers' Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1971, New Jersey.
1976, Arizona.
Associate, George Washington Law Review, 1970-1971. Editor, Arizona Employment Law Letter, M. Lee Smith Publishers. Member, Subcommittee on Civil Rights in the Public Employment Sector, American Bar Association, 1979.
Co-Chairman, Fair Employment Practices Committee, State Bar of Arizona, 1981-1982. Member, Council for Excellence in Government. Faculty, Arizona College of Trial Advocacy.
Lewis and Roca was founded in Phoenix, Arizona in 1950 by Orme Lewis and Paul Roca. The firm, now one of the Southwest's largest, maintains offices in Phoenix and Tucson and provides a wide range of legal services to a diverse business and financial client base with local, state, national and international interests. The firm also provides extensive legal services to tax-exempt organizations and to public sector entities.
Member, Subcommittee on Civil Rights in the Public Employment Sector, American Bar Association, 1979. Co-Chairman, Fair Employment Practices Committee, State Bar of Arizona, 1981-1982. Member, Council for Excellence in Government.
Faculty, Arizona College of Trial Advocacy.