Michael L. Cohen

Michael L. Cohen is a principal in Michael L. Cohen, A Professional Law Corporation and is counsel with Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP. He received his J.D. in 1991 from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. Michael devotes a substantial part of his practice to representing insureds in coverage disputes and cases involving bad-faith claims handling.

Articles written by this author:

The carrier’s duty to investigate

An insurer’s failure to completely investigate a claim is a crucial part of any bad-faith case

Michael L. Cohen
Heather M. McKeon

2015 August

Pursuing insurance agents and brokers for professional negligence

These can be difficult cases, but there are scenarios in which they are viable

Michael L. Cohen
Heather M. McKeon

2015 November

Rethinking damages for breach of an insurance contract

Restoring balance between insurers and their insureds. Why must we prove that the carrier acted unreasonably?

Michael L. Cohen

2022 November

Recovering damages for emotional distress for breach of an insurance contract

A liability policy is a contract that concerns directly the comfort, happiness, or personal welfare of one of the parties

Michael L. Cohen

2024 October