Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.

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Law Firm in Bonita Springs, Florida
 
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27200 Riverview Center Boulevard
Suite 309
Bonita Springs, Florida 34134
(Lee Co.)
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Contact Information
Phone: 239-390-1900  
Fax: 239-390-1901
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http://www.cohenlaw.com
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Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice including Corporate, Labor and Employment Law, Intellectual Property Law, Litigation, Estates and Trusts, International Business, Customs, Emerging Business, Biotechnology/Life Sciences, E-Commerce and Internet Law, Advanced Technology, Mergers and Acquisitions, Tax, Immigration, Healthcare Business, Employment Litigation, Public Finance, Construction Litigation, Product Liability, Securities Litigation, Securities Regulation, Antitrust, Environmental, Insurance Coverage Litigation, Workers' Compensation, Securities, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Franchising, Real Estate and Venture Capital.
Firm Profile:
Cohen & Grigsby concentrates primarily on business litigation, business and tax, estates and trusts, immigration, international business and tax, real estate, and residency and tax issues for foreign nationals, but also offer legal counsel in the areas of intellectual property, and labor and employment law.
Firm Size: 121

Other Office Locations of Cohen & Grigsby, P.C.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Naples, Florida, U.S.A.
James B. Brown (Director) admitted to bar, 1971, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court. (Not admitted in Florida). Education: University of Louisville (B.A., Political Science, 1967); Duquesne University (J.D., 1971). Instructor, Labor Management Relations, LaRoche College, 1975-1977. Arbitrator: American Arbitration Association. Instructor, Pennsylvania Bar Institute; Mediator: Justus ADR. (Also at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation. Email: James B. Brown
Henry C. Cohen (Director) admitted to bar, 1972, Maine; 1973, Pennsylvania; 1999, Florida. Education: Miami University (B.S., 1967); Cornell University (J.D., 1971). Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Partner, Arthur Young & Company, 1980-1985, Director of Taxes, Pittsburgh Office, 1981-1985. Certified Public Accountant, Ohio (inactive) and Pennsylvania, 1975. Adjunct Professor of Law, Duquesne University School of Law, 1976-1988. Member, Board of Directors, Estate Planning Council of Pittsburgh, 1984-1987. Member: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Member, Federal Taxation Committee, 1983—). (Also at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: International Business Law; International Taxation; Estate Planning; Immigration Law. Email: Henry C. Cohen
Jack W. Elliott (Director) admitted to bar, 1981, Pennsylvania. (Not admitted in Florida). Education: Wake Forest University (B.S., cum laude, 1978; J.D., 1981). President, Cohen & Grigsby, 2003—. (Also at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Corporate Finance; Banks and Banking; High Technology. Email: Jack W. Elliott
Lisa L. Garrett (Director) admitted to bar, 1994, Pennsylvania; 2004, Florida. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., summa cum laude, 1991); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., with honors, 1994). Member, Holderness Moot Court Bench, 1993-1994. Member, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation, 1993-1994. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Lisa L. Garrett
Thad D. Kirkpatrick (Director) admitted to bar, 1984, Florida. Education: Florida State University (B.S., Real Estate and Finance, 1980); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 1983). Licensed Real Estate Broker-Salesman, Florida, 1977—. Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, Business Law Section, Environmental and Land Use Law Section, Condominium and Planned Development Committee). (Board Certified Real Estate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) (Also at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate; Construction Law. Email: Thad D. Kirkpatrick
Jason Hunter Korn (Director) admitted to bar, 1992, Massachusetts, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1995, Florida; 1996, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2001, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh and Federal Circuits, U.S. Court of International Trade, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., Economics and Management, 1988); Boston University (J.D., 1991). Judicial Commissioner, Judicial Nominating Commission of the Twentieth Judicial Circuit (appointed by Florida Governor Jeb Bush for term 2006-2010); Arbitrator, Florida Bar Grievance Mediation and Fee Arbitration Program (2002-2005, re-appointed for term 2005-2008); Vice President, Agency Relations, United Way of Collier County, 2006—; Chair, Collier County Board of Directors, Edison College Foundation, Inc., 2006—; Member, Board of Directors: Edison Community College Foundation, Inc., 2004—; United Way of Collier County. Member: Leadership Collier Class of 2005; Economic Development Council of Collier County (Public Policy Committee, Excellence in Industry Awards Committee); Professionalism Council, Collier County (Chair, Steering Committee, 1999-2000). Member: Collier County (President, Trial Lawyers Section, 2003-2005; Member, Response to Criticism of Judges and Courts Committee, 2002-2004; President, Young Lawyers Section, 1997-1998), New York State (Member, Committee on Discovery, Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, 1994-1995) and American (Member, Committees on Business & Corporate Litigation and Personal Conduct, Business Law Section; Committees on Commercial & Business Litigation, Business Torts and Construction Litigation, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Professional Ethics Standing Committee, 1999-2005; Twentieth Judicial Circuit Fee Arbitration Committee, 2002—; Construction Law Committee, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, 2003—); American Inns of Court (President, 2004-2005; President-Elect, 2003-2004; Secretary/Treasurer, Thomas S. Biggs Section, 2002); Twentieth Judicial Circuit (Official Circuit Reporter to the Florida Supreme Court's Commission on Professionalism, 2001—; Chair, Peer Review Committee for Lawyers Practicing in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit, Peer Review Program, 2001-2002; Member, 1998-2002 and Chair, Subcommittee on Professional Standards and Peer Review, Committee on Professionalism). (Also at Naples, Florida and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Offices). Practice Areas: Complex Business and Commercial Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Litigation; Probate Litigation; Employment Litigation. Email: Jason Hunter Korn
Lawrence M. Lebowitz (Director) admitted to bar, 1987, Pennsylvania. (Not admitted in Florida). Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Order of the Coif. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Editor, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1986-1987. Adjunct Professor, Immigration Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law. (Also at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: International Business Law; International Taxation; Estate Planning; Immigration Law. Email: Lawrence M. Lebowitz
John E. Lyncheski (Director) admitted to bar, 1970, Pennsylvania; 1974, Florida; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1967); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., cum laude, 1970). Order of the Coif. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Member, Moot Court Board, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1969-1970. Member: Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee and Health Care Law Committee, Pennsylvania Bar Association; Labor Law Section, Federal Bar Association. Member: The Florida Bar (Labor Law Section); American Health Lawyers Association (Chair, Labor and Employment Practice Group); American College of Health Care Administrators; Industrial Relations Research Association (Board Member, Western Pennsylvania Chapter); AHA American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration; AHA American Society for Healthcare Risk Management. [U.S. Navy JAGC, 1971-1974]. (Chair, Health Care Practice Group) (Also at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: International Business Law; International Taxation; Estate Planning; Immigration Law. Email: John E. Lyncheski
Hugh W. Nevin, Jr. (Director) admitted to bar, 1974, Pennsylvania; 1999, Florida. Education: Harvard University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1968; J.D., cum laude, 1974); Freie Universitat, Berlin. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. [U.S. Army Paratrooper, 82nd Airborne Division]. (Also at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Office). Languages: German. Practice Areas: International Business Law; Business Taxation; Estate Planning; Immigration Law. Email: Hugh W. Nevin, Jr.
Kelley Geraghty Price (Director) admitted to bar, 1990, Florida; 1992, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.A., Education, with high honors, 1987; J.D.,1990). Member, 1992-1996 and Chairman, 1995, Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board. Member: Forum Club of Southwest Florida; Board of Directors, The Naples Players; Florida Gulf Coast University Justice Studies Advisory Board, 2003—. Member: Collier County Bar Association (President-Elect; Treasurer; Past President, Young Lawyers Section; Member, Board of Directors, 1997—); American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section); The Florida Bar (Member, Grievance Committee for Collier County); Thomas S. Biggs American Inns of Court (Past President, 2001-2002). Practice Areas: Complex Business Litigation; Dispute Resolution; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Litigation; Probate Litigation; Employment Litigation. Email: Kelley Geraghty Price
Richard D. Rosen (Director) admitted to bar, 1966, Pennsylvania; 1979, Florida. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1962); Harvard University (J.D., 1965). Chairman, Estate Planning Committee, Pennsylvania Bar Association. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Member, Employee Benefits Committee). (Also at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Taxation; Corporate Law; Executive Compensation. Email: Richard D. Rosen
Andrew G. Siket (Director) admitted to bar, 1983, Maine; 1988, Florida; 1998, Tennessee; 1999, Colorado; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, 1st and 11th Circuits; U.S. District Court, District of Maine; U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; U.S. District Court, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, including Trial Bar. Education: University of Maine (B.S., 1971); St. Mary's University (Master of Divinity, 1977); University of Maine School of Law (J.D., 1983). Member: Collier County, 28th Judicial District, Maine State, Colorado, Tennessee, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. (Also at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Naples, Florida Offices). Practice Areas: Real Property; Litigation. Email: Andrew G. Siket
Andrew I. Solis (Director) admitted to bar, 1991, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1986); Florida State University (J.D., 1991). President, 2005-2006 and Member, Thomas S. Biggs American Inns of Court. Member, Florida State University College of Alumni Association. Volunteer: Habitat for Humanity; Eden Florida. Member: Collier County and American Bar Associations. (Also at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Naples, Florida Offices). Languages: Spanish, fluent. Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Litigation; Real Property. Email: Andrew I. Solis
Marc J. Soss (Director) admitted to bar, 1992, Florida and Connecticut; 1993, Rhode Island. Education: Tulane University (B.A., 1988); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1991); University of Miami (LL.M., Taxation, 1993). Member: Sarasota County (Member, Sections on: Estate Planning; Probate; Guardianship Law) and Collier County (Member, Estate Planning Section) Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Tax; Real Property; Probate). Practice Areas: Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Corporate Law; Estate Planning.
Carl E. Westman (Director) admitted to bar, 1969, Florida and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida; 1977, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Sam Houston State University (B.B.A., 1966); University of Miami (J.D., 1969; LL.M., Taxation, 1972). Delta Theta Phi. Chairman, Board of Trustees, Naples Community Hospital, Inc. Chairman of the Board of Trustees, NCH Healthcare System, Inc. Chairman, Planned Giving Committee, NCH Foundation. Member: Collier County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Health Law); Estate Planning Council of Naples. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Trust Administration; Federal Taxation; State Taxation; Charitable Planning and Giving; Tax-Exempt Entities and Charitable Organizations. Email: Carl E. Westman
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María I. Barbosa (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Florida; 2004, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., 1990); Florida International University (Master of Health Services Administration, 1994); Florida State University (J.D., 2000). Member, American Inns of Court. Former Director, American Cancer Society Board of Directors, Naples, Florida, 2001-2002. Former New Directions Member, American Cancer Society, Miami, Florida, 1994-1996. Member: Collier County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Collier County Women's Bar Association. (Also at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Naples, Florida Offices). Languages: Spanish, fluent and French, proficient. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Construction Litigation. Email: María I. Barbosa
Feige M. Grundman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 2007, Florida. Education: Carnegie Mellon University (B.S., 2000); University of Pittsburgh School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: The Florida Bar. (Resident). Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Immigration Law. Email: Feige M. Grundman
Joshua A. Hajek (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Pennsylvania and U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; 2004, Florida. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1994); Wake Forest University (J.D., 1999). (Also at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Office). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Joshua A. Hajek
Lisa Hofbauer Lipman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Massachusetts, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts; 2006, Florida. Education: Union College (B.A., 1993); Boston College (J.D., 2005). Member: The Florida Bar (Member, Real Property and Probate Section); Collier County and Massachusetts Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; Collier County Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates. Email: Lisa Hofbauer Lipman
David T. Lupo (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1996); University of Miami (J.D., 1999). Member, Thomas S. Biggs American Inns of Court. Member: Collier County and American Bar Associations. (Also at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Naples, Florida Offices). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: David T. Lupo
Jennifer L. O'Connell (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Pennsylvania. (Not admitted in Florida). Education: Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1997); State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Jennifer L. O'Connell
Brian A. Williams (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Florida; U.S. District Court, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh and Federal Circuits and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Emory University (B.B.A.); George Washington University (J.D.). Member: The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Litigation.
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Office: 625 Liberty Avenue, 15222. Telephone: 1-800-394-4904; 412-297-4900. Fax: 412-209-0672.

Naples, Florida Office: 1100 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 301, 34102. Telephone: 239-430-1800. Fax: 239-430-1840.

(For complete biographical data on all personnel, see Professional Biographies at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

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