Nancy Cohen focuses her practice on the representation of law firms and lawyers in regulatory, grievance, and legal malpractice matters. She also defends physicians in grievance claims before the medical board. Before joining the firm in 2010, Nancy was the Chief Deputy Regulation Counsel with the Colorado Supreme Court Office of Attorney Regulation where she investigated and prosecuted lawyers for violations of ethical rules, implemented a nationally recognized attorney-regulation system, and gave hundreds of presentations to lawyers and other groups on ethics and legal malpractice issues.
As a trial lawyer in private practice from 1982-1999, Nancy handled complex commercial, employment, product-liability, and lawyer disciplinary matters.
Colorado Supreme Court Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel
Chief Deputy Regulation Counsel
Waldbaum, Corn, Koff, Berger & Cohen, P.C.
Plaut/Lipstein/Cohen
American Bar Association
Standing Committee on Client Protection, 2009-present
Colorado Supreme Court
Standing Committee on Professional Rules of Conduct, 2003-present
Denver Bar Association
Trustee, 2008-2011
Chairperson, Mentoring Program, 2009-2010
National Organization of Bar Counsel
President, 2006-2007
United States District Court for the District of Colorado
Committee on Conduct, 1996-2001
Colorado Bar Association
Board of Governors, 1996-1998
Chairperson, Ethics Committee, 1990-1991
American Bar Foundation
Fellow, 2008-present
Colorado Bar Foundation
Fellow, 1991-2001
Legal Aid Society
Board of Directors, 1987-1997
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
First recipient, Alumni Professionalism Award, 1993
Martindale-Hubbell AV® Peer Review Rated*
Family Star Montessori
President of the Board, 2007-Present
Mock Trial Teams at Kent Denver School
Coach, 2002-2005
Friends of Public Montessori, Inc.
Secretary and Treasurer, 1996-2003
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Community Board of Directors, Lung Research Endowment, 1992-
1996
National Institute for Trial Advocacy
Instructor, 2006-2011
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Adjunct Instructor, 1993-1994
University of Colorado School of Law
Adjunct Professor, 1989
Triathlon competitions
Skiing
Running
Biking
- Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
National Institute for Trial Advocacy
Instructor, 2006-2011
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
Adjunct Instructor, 1993-1994
University of Colorado School of Law
Adjunct Professor, 1989
American Bar Association
Standing Committee on Client Protection, 2009-present
Colorado Supreme Court
Standing Committee on Professional Rules of Conduct, 2003-present
Denver Bar Association
Trustee, 2008-2011
Chairperson, Mentoring Program, 2009-2010
National Organization of Bar Counsel
President, 2006-2007
United States District Court for the District of Colorado
Committee on Conduct, 1996-2001
Colorado Bar Association
Board of Governors, 1996-1998
Chairperson, Ethics Committee, 1990-1991
American Bar Foundation
Fellow, 2008-present
Colorado Bar Foundation
Fellow, 1991-2001
Legal Aid Society
Board of Directors, 1987-1997
University of Denver Sturm College of Law
First recipient, Alumni Professionalism Award, 1993
Martindale-Hubbell AV® Peer Review Rated*
Family Star Montessori
President of the Board, 2007-Present
Mock Trial Teams at Kent Denver School
Coach, 2002-2005
Friends of Public Montessori, Inc.
Secretary and Treasurer, 1996-2003
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Community Board of Directors, Lung Research Endowment, 1992-
1996
Triathlon competitions
Skiing
Running
Biking