Community Involvement
Mr. Cohen gives back to the community and is a leader in the legal field. Accordingly, he is committed to regularly teaching continuing education classes, serving on various committees and more.
Organizations
Association of Certified Family Law Specialists, 2007 – present
– Member, Board of Directors, 2011 – present
Sacramento County Bar Association, 1989 – present
– Member, Executive Committee of Family Law Section, 2012 – present
American Inns of Court
– Milton Schwartz/David Levi Inn of Court, 2009 – present
Leonard M. Friedman Bar Association, 2009 – present
Teaching
American Inns of Court
Milton Schwartz/David Levi Inn of Court
November 18, 2009 – Ethics/Family Law
Sacramento County Superior Court
October 19, 2012: “Current Critical Issues in Child Custody Mediation and Evaluation”
– Procedural Issues and Ethics section of program
October 21, 2011: “Minors Counsel Training”
– Point/Counter-Point (Deposing Children and Therapists)
– Courtroom Panel (Potential Conflicts of Interest)
October 22, 2010: “Special Master Training”
– Program Chairperson
October 9, 2009: “Custody Evaluators & Mediators Training”
– Program Chairperson
October 30, 2008 “Mandatory Pro Tem Training”
– Demonstration Panel
May 16, 2008: “Minor’s Counsel Training”
– Legal Panel
Family Law Section of the Sacramento County Bar Association
March 2, 2010: “How to Win or Lose a Fee Arbitration Hearing in 30 Minutes”
– Presenter
Children’s Counsel Section of the Sacramento County Bar Association
May 28, 2010 “Deposing Expert Witnesses”
January 28, 2010 “Subpoenaing Witnesses and Documents for Trial and Related Financial Issues – How to Make It Work for Minor’s Counsel – When and Why?”
June 25, 2009: “Minor’s Counsel Statement of Issues (a/k/a Minor’s Counsel Report): What are you doing wrong and what can you do better?”
National Business Institute
December 4, 2008: “Family Law Litigation”
January 11, 2008: “Preventing Critical Financial Mistakes During Divorces”
September 7, 2007: “Financial Settlement Strategies for Your Divorce Clients”
March 22, 2007: “A Roadmap Through Divorce Proceedings”
December 12, 2006: “Family Law Litigation”
June 27, 2005: “Handling California Divorce Cases From Start to Finish”
February 9, 2004: “Family Law Litigation”
August 25, 2003: “Handling California Divorce Cases From Start to Finish”
Sacramento County Law Library
March 16, 2004: “Family Law Long Cause Hearings & Trials”
Voluntary Legal Services Program of Northern California
May 19, 1999: “Tort Defense”
1997: “Tort Defense”
University of California, Davis, 1996 – present
Moot Court Program
Annual service as a volunteer judge for the law school’s Moot Court program
University of California, Davis, 1996-2002
Trial Practice Program
Judge/Evaluator for year-end trials
University of California, Davis, 2010-present
Frances Newell Carr Mock Trial Competition
Judge/Evaluator for trial competition
Service To The Public
Presiding Judge (Multiple Rounds, 2011-2012)
Constitutional Rights Foundation’s California Mock Trial Program
– Sacramento County competition rounds
Member, Board of Directors, 1993 – 1995; 1997-April 1999
Alzheimer’s Association -Greater Sacramento Area Chapter
Minor’s Counsel Panel, 2006 – present
Sacramento County Superior Court
Judicial Arbitrator, 1996 – present
Sacramento County Bar Association
Attorney/Client Relations Committee, 2000-2002
Sacramento County Bar Association
Member, Board of Directors, 1996-1999
University of Michigan Alumni Club of Sacramento
Committee Work In Legal Field
Association of Certified Family Law Specialists (ACFLS)
Board of Directors, 2011 – present
– Associate Chapter Director, Region (2)
Family Law Section of the Sacramento County Bar Association: Executive Committee
– Secretary: 2012
– Treasurer: 2013
– Vice-Chair: 2014
– Chair: 2015
Children’s Counsel Section, Sacramento County Bar Association, 2007 – 2011
Vice-Chair, 2007 – 2011
Custody Sub-Committee, Member, 2008 – 2011
Family Law Executive Committee of the Sacramento County Bar Association
Chair, 2009 – 2011
Ad Hoc Committee, Minor’s Counsel Training, 2007 -2008
Family Law Executive Committee of the Sacramento County Bar Association
Advisory Committee, Voluntary Legal Services Program, 1996 – 1998