JAY COHEN has been named LAWYER OF THE YEAR by the Fort Lauderdale Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (“ABOTA”). Each year, members of ABOTA Fort Lauderdale are asked to select the Lawyer and Judge of the Year from a list of attorney and judicial candidates. The 2011…

Florida attorney Jay Cohen is representing a teenager whose leg was severed at a local high school. Recently, the family held a press conference: Family of Teen Talk About Her Recovery. See also this article for additional details: Archbishop McCarthy Teen Coping, Preparing for Surgeries, Lawyer Says.

Jay was an invited Seminar Speaker by the Florida American Board of Trial Advocates at its Annual Convention in Naples in July. Jay presented on “The Current Use of Demonstrative Evidence at Trial”. Jay Cohen has been selected once again by his peers as one of “Florida’s Legal Elite”, “Florida…

On May 6, 2011, Jay Cohen spoke at the ABOTA Masters in Trial seminar regarding opening statements and closing arguments.

Jay Cohen has been appointed to the Supreme Court Screening Committee for the Judicial Nominating Committee and will Chair the 4th DCA Screening Committee which incorporates the 15th, 17th and 19th Judicial Circuits. Jay Cohen has been appointed by the Florida Bar President to Chair the 17th Judicial Circuit Judicial…