Mark . Cohen
Mark Cohen, J.D., LL.M.
Mark Cohen, Esq., has 38 years of experience as a lawyer, including twenty-one years in Nederland, CO (elevation 8,236 feet). Mark earned a B.A.in Economics at Whitman College and earned his law degree at the University of Colorado in Boulder. He earned an LL.M. Agricultural and Food Law from the University of Arkansas, where he also taught advanced legal writing. His diverse legal career includes service as an Air Force JAG, a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, a prosecutor, a municipal judge for Boulder, six years on the Advisory Board of The Colorado Lawyer (including one as chairperson), and service on the Executive Board of the Colorado Municipal League. Mark wrote six articles in the Am.Jur. Proof of Facts series, including the seminal article on piercing the corporate veil. He has written numerous articles and book reviews for The Colorado Lawyer. His satirical article, How to Draft a Bad Contract, first published in The Colorado Lawyer, was praised by Harvard Professor Steven Pinker as “simply brilliant,” and was reprinted in several other journals. Mark wrote two mysteries published by Time Warner, and his first mystery, The Fractal Murders, became a Book Sense ® mystery pick and was a finalist for the Colorado Book of the Year. Mark's practice focuses on business and real estate matters, corporate veil litigation, drafting and reviewing legal documents, and litigating business disputes. Mark holds a black belt in karate and serves on the board of directors of a non-profit that offers training in personal safety, violence prevention, and appropriate dating relationships.
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