Experience Florida Trial Attorney and Mediator
Marcia S. Cohen
Marcia S. Cohen
Founder
Email: Marcia S. Cohen | Phone: 727.894.4446
Marcia S. Cohen holds a bachelor of arts degree in Education from Roosevelt University of Chicago and a masters degree in Music Composition from Northwestern University, and received her juris doctor degree from Stetson University College of Law in 1984. Since becoming a member of The Florida Bar, she has practiced almost exclusively in the area of labor and employment law with a concentration in employment discrimination and sexual harassment, and has the distinction of having had a successful case before the U.S. Supreme Court. She became a certified circuit civil mediator in 1990 and a certified arbitrator in 1995. A former appointee to The Florida Bar Special Committee on Gender Equality, Ms. Cohen was Chair of the Equal Opportunities Law Section of The Florida Bar for 2001 – 2002. She has been a guest lecturer on U.S. civil rights and employment discrimination law at the University of Paris at Nanterre and was an Adjunct Professor at Stetson University College of Law, where she taught Feminist Jurisprudence for six years.
She has served as Legal Counsel to the Florida Chapter of the National Organization for Women, Treasurer of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers and President of its Pinellas County Chapter. She was Chair of the International Law Section of the St. Petersburg Bar Association from 2006 to 2009.
Ms. Cohen divides her time between Florida and Paris, France, where she is Of Counsel to the law firm of Cimadevilla Avocats.
A frequent lecturer in the areas of employment discrimination and sexual harassment, Ms. Cohen is a member of the Legal Panel of the Pinellas County Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union and was the recipient of its Gardner Beckett Civil Rights Award in 2007. She has been an impassioned advocate for the legal rights of women, disabled persons and minorities throughout her professional career.
Areas of practice
Founder
Email: Marcia S. Cohen | Phone: 727.894.4446
Marcia S. Cohen holds a bachelor of arts degree in Education from Roosevelt University of Chicago and a masters degree in Music Composition from Northwestern University, and received her juris doctor degree from Stetson University College of Law in 1984. Since becoming a member of The Florida Bar, she has practiced almost exclusively in the area of labor and employment law with a concentration in employment discrimination and sexual harassment, and has the distinction of having had a successful case before the U.S. Supreme Court. She became a certified circuit civil mediator in 1990 and a certified arbitrator in 1995. A former appointee to The Florida Bar Special Committee on Gender Equality, Ms. Cohen was Chair of the Equal Opportunities Law Section of The Florida Bar for 2001 – 2002. She has been a guest lecturer on U.S. civil rights and employment discrimination law at the University of Paris at Nanterre and was an Adjunct Professor at Stetson University College of Law, where she taught Feminist Jurisprudence for six years.
She has served as Legal Counsel to the Florida Chapter of the National Organization for Women, Treasurer of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers and President of its Pinellas County Chapter. She was Chair of the International Law Section of the St. Petersburg Bar Association from 2006 to 2009.
Ms. Cohen divides her time between Florida and Paris, France, where she is Of Counsel to the law firm of Cimadevilla Avocats.
A frequent lecturer in the areas of employment discrimination and sexual harassment, Ms. Cohen is a member of the Legal Panel of the Pinellas County Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union and was the recipient of its Gardner Beckett Civil Rights Award in 2007. She has been an impassioned advocate for the legal rights of women, disabled persons and minorities throughout her professional career.
Areas of practice
- Employment discrimination
- Sexual harassment
- International law
- Civil rights
- Employment law
Admitted to practice
- Supreme Court of Florida, 1984
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1985
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1990
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 1994
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1995
Awards and honors
- BV® Distinguished™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell® — a widely respected mark of achievement signifying quality legal work, professionalism and solid ethical standards
- Recipient, Gardner Beckett Civil Rights Award, Pinellas County Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, 2007
- Recipient, Orchid Award, Southern Pinellas Chapter, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, 2002.
Education
- Stetson University, J.D., 1984
- Northwestern University, M.Mus. in Music Composition
- Roosevelt University, B.A.
Certifications
- Certified as a Florida Supreme Court Circuit Civil mediator in 1990
- Certified as an arbitrator in 1995
