MICHAEL A. COHN, PARTNER

MICHAEL A. COHN became a shareholder of the firm in January, 1999. Mr. Cohn graduated from Rutgers College in 1974 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English and Theater. He was a successful businessman for nearly 13 years before entering law school at Nova University in 1988, where he was on Law Review and Moot Court and graduated in 1991, summa cum laude.

Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Cohn worked for a large state-wide firm, as a commercial litigator, in their Fort Lauderdale office. He handled all types of commercial litigation, and began to develop a real estate litigation background. In 1997, Mr. Cohn and his family moved to Clearwater to join what was then known as Awerbach & Murphy, P.A. Since 1997, his practice has been exclusively real estate and title insurance related litigation.

Mr. Cohn successfully represented Lawyers Title Insurance Company in one of the more important class action lawsuits against the major title insurance underwriters in the State of Florida, Morales v. Attorney's Title Insurance Fund, Inc., 983 F. Supp. 1418 (S.D. Fla. 1997). He is a member of the Clearwater Bar Association and the Florida Land Title Association.

Mr. Cohn is also certified as a Circuit Civil Mediator. His business experience coupled with his litigation experience gives Mr. Cohn a unique perspective, which has proven extremely valuable in the mediation process.

Areas Of Practice:

• Real Estate Litigation
• Title Insurance Litigation
• Appeals

Admitted:

• Florida, 1992
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida, 1992
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida, 1999

Education:

• Nova Southeastern Law University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 1991 J.D.
  • Honors: Moot Court, Summa Cum Laude
  • Law Journal: Nova Law Review, 1990 - 1991
• Rutgers College, New Brunswick, New Jersey. 1974 B.A., English/Theater

Representative Cases:

• Morales v. Attorney's Title Insurance Fund, Inc., 983 F. Supp. 1418 (S.D. Fla. 1997)