Rick Cohen

About Rick Cohen

Lawyer; Leader; law firm builder. Founder and Chairman, Cohen Vaughan LLP. Nearly 25 years first as founder and Managing Partner of AmLaw 200 firm with 20+ offices in 10+ states, then as Chief (Strategic) Development Officer of Super-Regional firm also with 20+ offices in 10+ states, and now back at it, working with Management Committee, administrative leadership, and practice and office leadership developing, enhancing, and carrying out strategic initiatives, business and process initiatives, best practices initiatives, and short and long term strategic vision. AV preeminent rated litigator with more than 30 years of experience, with a focus on insurance coverage, extracontractual liability, and management & professional liability. Admitted to practice in five U.S. States, two U.S. Circuit Courts, and United States Supreme Court. Former registered foreign lawyer in England and Wales. Named to Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, Business First’s Legal Elite many times. Inducted into American College of Coverage Counsel. Fellow, American Bar Foundation. National leadership positions in Defense Research Institute (DRI), Claims & Litigation Management Alliance (CLM). Member, International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC), Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS), Professional Liability Defense Federation (PLDF). Former lecturer and Instructor, CPCU Society. Named among Western New York’s Power 250 business leaders (multiple times). Nine kids including twins and triplets. Two grandsons. Five dogs. One soulmate.

Experience

1. Chairman and Chief Development Officer

   Cohen Vaughan Llp

   Jan 2025 — Present

Education

• University at Buffalo

  BS 1986, JD 1989, Law, Finance, Marketing

Skills

• Litigation Management
• Courts
• Bad Faith
• Reinsurance
• Insurance Law
• Legal Liability
• Claim
• Civil Litigation
• Insurance
• Class Actions
• Product Liability
• Litigation