Background
Cohen, V. Stephen was born on March 26, 1967 in New York, New York, United States.
Cohen, V. Stephen was born on March 26, 1967 in New York, New York, United States.
Emory University (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1989). Florida State University (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1992).
Worked at Williams, Reed, Weinstein, Schifino & Mangione, P.A. (Tampa, Florida) specializing in Civil Litigation and Trial Practice, Real Estate, Corporate, and other Business Planning and Transactions, Banking and other Financial Matters, Environmental Law, Construction Law, Land Use and Zoning, Municipal, Governmental, and Administrative Law, Securities Litigation and Arbitration, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, White Collar Criminal Defense, Health Care Law, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death, Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy, Intellectual Property Litigation, Eminent Domain, Family Law, and Estate and Trusts. Admitted to the bar, 1992, Florida and United States. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida.
Member and Associate Editor, Florida State University Law Review, 1991-1992. Member, Board of Editors, Florida Bar Journal/News, 1995. Law Clerk to Honorary Stephen H. Grimes, Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, 1992-1994.
Member: Hillsborough County and American Bar Associations. The Florida Bar.
The following reported cases are examples of the types of matters our lawyers have litigated and are representative of our courtroom experience: Hill v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., 934 F.2d 1518 (11th Cir.
1991); Golub v. J.W. Gant & Association, 863 F.2d 1516 (11th Cir. 1989); Trezevant v. City of Tampa, 741 F.2d 336 (11th Cir. 1984); Meridian Investing & Development Corporation v.
Suncoast Highland Corporation, 628 F.2d 370 (5th Cir. 1980); United States v. Beer, 518 F.2d 168 (5th Cir.
1975); Hill v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., 699 F. Supp. 876 (M.D. Fla. 1988). Erskine Florida Properties, Inc. v.
First American Title Insurance Company, 557 So.2d 859 (Fla. 1989); Department of Business Regulation v. Bonanni Ship Supply, Inc., 356 So.2d 308 (Fla.
1978); Stroud v. Strawn, 675 So.2d 646 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996); Persons v. Pelaez, 613 So.2d 509 (Fla.
2d DCA 1993); First American Title Insurance Company v. Dixon, 603 So.2d 562 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992); State v.
Butterworth, 566 So.2d 29 (Fla. 2d DCA 1990); Lafferty v. Tennant, 528 So.2d 1307 (Fla.
2d DCA 1989); Pfeiffer v. City of Tampa, 470 So.2d 10 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985).
Member, Board of Editors, Florida Bar Journal/News, 1995. Law Clerk to Honorary Stephen H. Grimes, Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, 1992-1994. Member: Hillsborough County and American Bar Associations.
The Florida Bar.