Attorney Profile: Steven D. Cohn

BAR ADMISSIONS


State of New York - Appellate Division, Second Department, 1975

Federal Courts, Second Circuit - Eastern and Southern Districts, 19675

Supreme Court of the United States, 1977

United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1995

EXPERIENCE



Goldberg & Cohn, LLP., Brooklyn, New York
Partner - 1978-Present

New York State Senate, Special Counsel to the Senate Minority Leader
2001-2003

New York State Senate, Special Counsel to the Honorable Martin Connor
2003 - Present

New York City Council, Governmental Operations Committee Council Aide
Counsel - 1989-1997

New York City Council, Special Committee on the Homeless Council Aide
Counsel - 1987-1989

New York State Assembly, Subcommittee on Public Authority Structures
Counsel - 1980-1984

New York State Assembly, Majority Program Committee
Counsel - 1978-1980

Civil Court of the City of New York
Law Secretary - 1974-1978

Mayor's Criminal Justice Coordinating Counsel
Assistant Counsel - 1973-1974

EDUCATION



New York University Law School, New York
LL.M. 1977

Brooklyn Law School, Brooklyn, New York
J.D. 1973

New York University, New York
B.A., Politics, 1970
Dean's List

MEMBERSHIPS/LICENSES



Appellate Division – member Grievance Committee for the Second and Eleventh Judicial Districts

American Bar Association - elected a Fellow of the American Bar Association

Association of the Bar of the City of New York - Family Law Committee and Matrimonial Law Committee

Brooklyn Bar Association - Past President, Chair CLE Committee, Past Vice-President – Grievance

Brooklyn Bar Association - Committee, Audit & Budget Committee

Fashion Institute of Technology - Adjunct Professor

New York State Bar Association - various committees including General Practice Section

New York State Bar Association - Executive Committee and District Delegate

New York State Bar Association Member - Special Commission on Legal Services for the Middle Income

New York State Bar Association - Delegate, Second Judicial District

New York State Bar Association - Lawyers in the Classroom Program Founder and Instructor

New York State Bar Association Member - New York City - 2012 Committee

Bar-Bri Bar Review Course - Family Law Instructor

Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh - Member Board of Directors, Audit Committee, Chairman Community Reinvestment Act Committee, Chairman Governance Committee

Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh - Community Reinvestment Act Committee, Chairman Governance Committee

Continuum Health Partners and Long Island College Hospital - Member, Board of Regents

Volunteer Lawyers Project – Founding Member, Board of Trustees

AWARDS



Brooklyn Bar Association - Annual Award, Outstanding Jurisprudence and Public Service

New York State Bar Association Pro Bono Award

Brooklyn Women’s Bar Association - Award of Special Recognition

Rotary Club “Service Above Self Award”

Catholic Lawyers Association Ecumenical Award

PUBLIC SERVICE



Democratic State Committeeman - 50th A.D. Kings County
1982-Present

New York Guard - Colonel
1989-Present

North Brooklyn Development Corporation - Honorary Board of Trustees

Pesach Tikvah Hope Development, Corp. - Honorary Board of Trustees

Yeshiva of Flatbush - Board of Officers, Vice President

Principal for a Day

PUBLICATIONS



Brooklyn Law School, Presentation Chairman, Family Law,
"A Special Focus on Children", Spring 1994.

Family Law Quarterly - May, 1992
Mental Illness and Divorce"

Brooklyn Barrister - Vol. 42, No. 2 - January, 1991
"The Best Interests of the Child and Religion"

Family Law Review - Vol. 20, No. 2 - June, 1988
"Is it Possible to Deny a Natural Parent the Right to Visitation?"

Family Law Review
"Relocation - The New Breed of Matrimonial Cases"

Family Law Review
"College Education - Parental Option or Obligation?"

Brooklyn Barrister - Vol. 38, No. 4 - May, 1987
"Evaluation of Marital Assets: Is there a Definitive Answer?"

Brooklyn Barrister - Vol. 38, No. 1 - November, 1986
"What is Section 170(a) of the Domestic Relations Law"

Brooklyn Barrister - Vol. 37, No. 2 - January, 1986
"Child Support: Can It Finally Be Collected?"

New York State Bar Association, Family Law Review - Vol. 17, No. 2, April 1985
"The Burden of Proof in a Divorce Action Based Upon the Ground of Cruel and Inhuman Treatment"

New York State Bar Association, Family Law Review - Vol. 16, No. 1 March, 1984
"Valuation of Professional Licenses and Small Business Interests Under the New York Equitable Distribution Law"

New York Law School, Law Review - Vol. 27, No. 2 - 1981
"New York's Equitable Distribution Law - A Year Later"