Michael J. Cohen
Michael Cohen
Milwaukee
Wisconsin (WI)
Business Litigation
Insurance Coverage
Civil Litigation Defense
Profile
Michael J. Cohen is a shareholder with the law firm of Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C., and is a member of the firm's executive committee. He concentrates his practice on complex commercial litigation including non-compete and other restrictive covenants, breach of contract, business torts, employment, environmental/toxic tort litigation, and complex insurance coverage litigation, including environmental liability and bad faith claims. Mr. Cohen is a frequent lecturer and author on business torts and insurance coverage issues. He is a President Elect of the Milwaukee Bar Association. Named in the Top 50 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 and Top 25 Milwaukee Area Super Lawyers List in 2011.
Selected To
Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2011
Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2010
Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2009
Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2008
Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2007
Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2006
Top Lists
Top 50 Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2011
Top 25 Milwaukee Area Super Lawyers
Top 50 Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2010
Top 50 Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2009
Top 50 Wisconsin Super Lawyers 2008
About Michael Cohen
Admitted: 1986, Wisconsin
Professional Webpage: www.mtfn.com/attorneys/attorney.php?ID=11
Honors and Awards:
- Thomas More Scholar
- Zilber Scholar
- Top 50 Wisconsin Super Lawyer, 2008
- Top 50 Wisconsin Super Lawyer, 2009
- Top 50 Wisconsin Super Lawyer, 2010
Bar/Professional Activity:
- American Bar Association; State Bar of Wisconsin; Milwaukee Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Wisconsin Defense Counsel; Former Coordinator, State Bar of Wisconsin High School Mock Bar Tournament; President, Milwaukee Bar Association; Former Co-Chair, Milwaukee Bar Association Bench-Bar Committee-Civil; Former Chair, Milwaukee Bar Association, Civil Litigation Committee; Wisconsin Academy of Trial Lawyers Trial By Jury Committee; Committee Member, Legal Aid Society Development Committee
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Board Member, International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders; Former Board Member, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill;
Educational Background:
- B.A. University of Wisconsin, 1983
- J.D. Marquette University Law School, 1986
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