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Steven M. Cohen is a trial attorney with a national trial practice, admitted in the States of New York and Pennsylvania. He has handled high profile Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal and complex Civil litigation cases. Cohen’s cases have been featured in local, national, and international news sources including CNN News,[1][2][3] Good Morning America,[4] 48 Hours (TV series) , Geraldo Rivera, CBS News,[5] Dateline NBC, The New York Times,[6][7] New York Post, and The Wall Street Journal. Early in his career, he was a partner at Lorenzo & Cohen in Buffalo, New York, and has been Litigation Chairman at the Amherst, New York based Hogan Willig law firm since 2009.[8]

Lorenzo & Cohen[edit]

Prior to merging with the Hogan Willig law firm, Cohen was the principal at a Buffalo, NY based firm, Lorenzo & Cohen.[9][10][11]

Education[edit]

Cohen graduated from the State University of New York at Stony Brook with a B.A. in 1984 and continued on to the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School graduating in 1987.

Notable Cases[edit]

  • In the Matter of Amanda Wienckowski [12][13]
  • Jason Kirchner v. Niagara County/Erie County/Niagara County District Attorneys office/Claudette Caldwell/Erie County Medical Examiners Office/ Dr. James Woytash/University of Buffalo [14][15]
  • USA v. Robert Rhodes [16][17][18]
  • Mark Zito v. Niagara Power Coalition [19][20]
  • Lynn DeJac v. State of New York [21]
  • City of Buffalo Police Dept. v. Detective Dennis Delano [22][23][24][25]
  • Ann Marie Reeb v. Starpoint Central School District
  • Brought on as an on air legal expert to discuss the legal ramifications of the Long Island Serial Killer [26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]
  • People v. Francis Harrington
  • Rust v. Turgeon; Dissolution of Roycroft
  • USA v. Tyo [38] [39]
  • Erie County/Aurora Highway Dept. Scandal
  • Jackson/Lewandowski v. Dr. Ivan D'Souza

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/07/30/long.island.killings/index.html?iref=allsearch
  2. ^ http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/04/18/new.york.bodies/index.html?iref=allsearch
  3. ^ http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/04/15/new.york.bodies/index.html?iref=allsearch
  4. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdCVlqXCGKw
  5. ^ http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/07/12/earlyshow/main20078716.shtml?tag=mncol;lst;2
  6. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/nyregion/cellphone-calls-may-offer-insight-into-serial-killer.html?_r=1
  7. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/09/nyregion/09bodies.html?pagewanted=all
  8. ^ Willig, Hogan. "Steven M. Cohen". HoganWillig. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  9. ^ http://www.lawjournalbuffalo.com/news/article/current/2009/07/27/100749/
  10. ^ http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2009/07/20/daily44.html
  11. ^ http://www.amherstbee.com/news/2009-08-19/business/112.html
  12. ^ http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/erie-county/article698552.ece
  13. ^ http://www.buffalonews.com/city/article703064.ece
  14. ^ http://www.buffalonews.com/city/police-courts/courts/article444707.ece
  15. ^ http://www.buffalonews.com/city/article231416.ece
  16. ^ http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/niagara-county/article811354.ece
  17. ^ http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200407/26/eng20040726_150855.html
  18. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdLOY9_mTQU
  19. ^ http://niagara-gazette.com/local/x681326382/POWER-COALITION-Zito-settlement-close
  20. ^ http://niagara-gazette.com/local/x681309925/POWER-COALITION-Zito-banks-on-trial
  21. ^ http://www.buffalonews.com/city/communities/buffalo/article666184.ece
  22. ^ http://www.buffalonews.com/incoming/article140212.ece
  23. ^ http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/Delano_still_fighting_for_his_job_20090207
  24. ^ http://news.wbfo.org/post/delano-argues-his-case-disciplinary-hearing
  25. ^ http://news.wbfo.org/post/delano-hearing-open-public
  26. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/nyregion/cellphone-calls-may-offer-insight-into-serial-killer.html?_r=1
  27. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/09/nyregion/09bodies.html?pagewanted=all
  28. ^ http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9803E3DD1039F93AA35757C0A9679D8B63
  29. ^ http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/07/12/earlyshow/main20078716.shtml?tag=mncol;lst;2
  30. ^ http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/07/30/long.island.killings/index.html?iref=allsearch
  31. ^ http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/04/18/new.york.bodies/index.html?iref=allsearch
  32. ^ http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/04/15/new.york.bodies/index.html?iref=allsearch
  33. ^ http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=106947
  34. ^ http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/crime/Family-of-murdered-Buffalo-native-talks
  35. ^ http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/crime/Serial-killer-taunted-victims-family
  36. ^ http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/crime/WNY-woman-among-serial-killers-victims
  37. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdCVlqXCGKw
  38. ^ http://www.cnycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=676799
  39. ^ http://online.wsj.com/article/APa4ea1707fe784949b573ff5de1acfba1.html


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