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Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy
The Board Certified distinction, held by very
few of America's bankruptcy lawyers, is
recognized by the State Bar of California as
satisfying its own attorney certification
standards. The certification process requires
not only a written examination covering
bankruptcy law, procedure, and ethics, but also
extensive continuing education and seminar work,
publications, and peer review including
references of opposing counsel.
Mr. Cohen, whose practice now centers on Chapter
11 work, has successfully represented debtors,
creditors, and other participants in cases
under Chapter 7, 11, and 13 over many years.
His clients have included private and
governmental entities, individuals,
partnerships, and corporations. In Chapter 11
debtor representation, where the court must
approve counsel employment and counsel
compensation, Mr. Cohen has confirmed plans and
gained a significant form of recognition, judicial
approval of fee requests on the basis of cost
effective service.
Mr. Cohen's clients have included, on the
creditor side, the City of Long Beach (as crude
oil supplier to Chapter 11 debtor Thrifty Oil
Company); Farmers and Merchants Trust Company
of Long Beach; Fifth Third Trust Company (Ohio);
Shoreline Village (owner of the Long Beach
landmark waterfront shopping center); Franconia
Two (owner of Tyson's Corner Mall, Virginia);
and numerous other creditors in America and
overseas, including creditors of major airlines
in Chapter 11.
Mr. Cohen has prevailed in both trial and
motion practice before the bankruptcy courts,
and has achieved favorable out of court
settlements in national, regional, and local
scale cases.
In general, Chapter 11 matters, and the broader
area of insolvency, call on intangibles such as
a practitioner's judgment, integrity,
diligence and creativity, as well as knowledge
and experience. Your case in Mr. Cohen's hands
enjoys all these benefits, as the courts and his
peers have indicated in different ways.
For particulars of Chapter 11 law and
procedure, you may refer to Mr. Cohen's 1992
article, Bankruptcy Basics .
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