COHAN RASNICK MYERSON LLP

	ROBERT D. COHAN Partner rcohan@crmllp.com 617-742-1820 ext. 222
Mr. Cohan is a founding partner of Cohan Rasnick Myerson LLP. His trial practice emphasizes complex business disputes, personal injury and divorce. In appropriate circumstances he will handle business disputes on a contingent fee basis. He is a former Massachusetts Assistant Attorney General, a past lecturer for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education’s Business Litigation Conference and the author of significant articles on the subject of business litigation. He has taught and lectured in the areas of business and consumer law.
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT:	Founding Partner, Cohan Rasnick Myerson LLP, General practice of law with emphasis on contracts, corporate law and litigation.
PRIOR EMPLOYMENT:	Assistant Attorney General, Department of the Attorney General, Public Protection Bureau One Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 September, 1976 - October, 1980 VISTA Attorney, Onboard Legal Services, Inc. 18 South Water Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts August, 1975 - August 1976
EDUCATION:	The George Washington University Law School, J.D. 1974 with Honors Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in Economics, 1971 Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts 1963-1967
BAR ADMISSIONS:	Massachusetts Bar - 1974 Federal District Court - 1975 Court of Appeals, First Circuit - 1979 United States Claims Court - 1992
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:	Lecturer, Mass. Bar Association, Roundtable Presentation, “Key Issues Involved With Employee-Shareholders in the Closely Held Corporation”, May 18, 2006 Lecturer, Mass Continuing Legal Education, Business Litigation Conference, 2003, “Enforcing Oral Agreements” The American Legal System-An Overview, presentation at the annual international conference of GALEXY, an affiliation of international law firms, July, 2003 Business Litigation Conference 2003, Instructor Mass. Continuing Legal Education “The Government Lawyer” New England School of Law, Fall 1979 - Fall 1980 “First Year Writing Program” Boston University School of Law, Fall 1978 - Spring 1979 “Client Advocacy in Consumer Protection” Jointly sponsored by the University of Massachusetts and Action for Boston Community Development, Spring 1978 “Consumer Education” For high school teachers, sponsored by the Massachusetts Consumers’ Counsel, Fall 1976 “General Law for Laymen” Division of Continuing Education, Southeastern Massachusetts University, Spring 1976
PUBLICATIONS:	“Enforcing Oral Agreements” MCLE Business Litigation Conference 2003, Chapter 8 See Lawyers Regularly, Boston Business Journal Vol. 21, No. 2 (February 16-22, 2001) Rights and Duties of Retail Merchants Under State Consumer Protection Laws: Emergent Doctrines and Strategies of the Defense, 18 N.E. LAW REV. part 2 (Fall, 1982) Defective Motor Vehicles: Warranty Rights and Practical Remedies for Consumer Purchasers, 65 MASS. L. REV. (No. 1) 33 (Jan. - Feb. 1980) Contempt Proceedings: Another Dimension to Consumer Protection, 14 SUFFOLK L. REV. 1 (Winter 1980) Massachusetts Mobile Home Park Law Guide, published by the Department of the Attorney General, 1978 State Protection of the Consumer: Integration of Civil and Criminal Remedies, 12 N.E. LAW. REV. 933 (Spring 1977) co-author with Paula Gold, Chief, Attorney General’s Public Protection Bureau Tenant Rights, self-help booklet, published by Onboard Legal Services, Inc., 1976
CIVIC ACTIVITIES:	Massachusetts Bar Association, currently since 1976 Public Member, Massachusetts Board of Registration of Chiropractors, 1976 – 1982 Business Advisory Board, Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs 1978 – 1979 Jewish National Fund, New England Region Board Member, Chair Breakfast Events, currently since 2004