Honors, Awards, Accolades & Achievements
BAR ADMISSIONS:
Florida State Bar (1983)
New York State Bar (1983)
COURT ADMISSIONS:
United States Supreme Court
U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal for the First, Second, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Eleventh, and Federal Circuits
U.S. District Courts: Southern, Middle, and Northern Districts of Florida
U.S. District Courts: Southern and Eastern Districts of New York
All New York State Courts
All Florida State Courts
JUDICIAL CLERKSHIP:
HON. HAROLD J. RABY, U.S. MAGISTRATE JUDGE, U.S. D.C., S.D.N.Y., JUDICIAL LAW CLERK (1982-1985)
LEGAL AND UNIVERSITY EDUCATION:
New York University School of Law, LL.M. (1985)(Avg: A-)
Brooklyn Law School, J.D. (1981)(GPA: 86)
Queens College, C.U.N.Y., B.A., magna cum laude (1977)
G.P.A./Overall: 3.7; G.P.A./Pol. Sci. (Major): 3.9+
Dean’s List, Spring & Fall, 1976; Spring & Fall, 1977
CURRENT LEGAL POSITION:
IRA COHEN, P.A., Weston, Florida
Principal & Founder
Copyright, Trademark & Related Causes- IP & Corporate Practice
BAR ASSOCIATIONS & POSITIONS THEREIN:
Federal Bar Association (including the Litigation and Intellectual Property Law Sections)
FBA IPLS, Chairman (Term: 2020-2022), (Prior: Deputy Chair; Secretary), Officer, & Board Member
FBA, Columns Editor (2020- present)
FBA, Editorial Board Member (2019-2020)
FBA Mentorship Program (2018-2019; 2019-2020)
The Florida Bar (including the Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section)
New York Bar Association (including the Intellectual Property Law Section)
American Bar Association (including the I/P Law Section)
Weston Bar Association (Weston, FL)
HONORS: Life Fellow, The Foundation of the Federal Bar Association
MARTINDALE HUBBLE RATING: AV Preeminent®
PRIOR GOVERNMENT SERVICE:
City of New York, Department of Finance, New York, New York
Administrative Law Judge (1997-1999)
Judicial Arbitrator, Pro Bono Publico Appointment, New York City Civil Court (1992-1999)
PUBLICATIONS:
Florida’s Early Federal Legal History (1824-1940), The Federal Lawyer, Vol. 68, Issue 4, July/August 2021, at pp. 40-49.
To Be a Whig or Wear a Wig? That is the Question: The Style and Roots of American Court Dress Then and Now, SideBAR, the Federal Litigation Section of the Federal Bar Association, Spring 2021, at pp. 9-12.
The Seldom Told Tale of the United States of America’s First Federal Court, The Federal Lawyer, Volume 67, Issue 6,
November/December 2020, at pp. 6 et seq.
Law in the Time of Corona, The Federal Lawyer, Volume 67, Issue 6,
November/December 2020, at pp. 48 et seq.
Ancient Roots of ADR: Brief Sketch of the Early History of Mediation, The Resolver, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the Federal Bar Association, Spring 2020, at p
