I have over twenty years of broad legal experience. I focus my practice on guardianships, conservatorships, estate planning, probate and Social Security Disability.

I have represented both petitioners and respondents in guardianship proceedings giving me a unique perspective on the guardianship process.

Outside of the office, I serve as a Conciliation Court Referee for Ramsey County.

I practice law with my wife, Jody A. Cohen Press.

Areas of Practice

• Estate Planning
• Probate
• Guardianship/Conservatorship
• Social Security Disability

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota
• Wisconsin (inactive)
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota
• U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin (inactive)
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit

Education

• University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, J.D. Degree
  http://law.wisc.edu
  
  
• Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, A.B. Degree
  http://www.brown.edu

Published Works

"Setting Aside the Debts of a Protected Person: The Transaction Set-Aside -- An Available and Useful Remedy"
Journal of the Minnesota Association for Guardianship & Conservatorship, Spring 2011
http://www.minnesotaguardianship.org

Legal Service Plans Accepted

• American Postal Workers Union Voluntary Benefits Plan™
  www.voluntarybenefitsplan.com/Products/ProductInfo.aspx?ID=880
  
  
• ARAG® Group Legal Plan   www.araggroup.com
  
  
• Hyatt Legal Plans (MetLife Online®)   www.legalplans.com/index.html
  
  
• Union Plus® Legal Services (unions affiliated with the AFL-CIO)
  www.unionplus.org/legal-aid-services
  
  
• LawPoint®/LegalConnect® (ComPsych®)
  www.compsych.com/services/work-life-services/116-legal-connect
  
  

Classes/Seminars Taught

• LifeSpan Services, Inc. Guest Speaker, "Estate Planning for Mid-Career and Pre-Retirement Employees," 2010
  
  
• The Basics of Guardianship, The Difference Between Guardianship & Conservatorship and As a Care Manager, Why You Need to Know. April 2010.
  
  
• Understanding Guardianship & Conservatorship Issues in Hospice Care. February 2010
  
  
• Conciliation Court: A Place to Start, Hennepin County Bar Association, 2007 and 2008

Professional Associations and Panel Legal Services

• Minnesota State Bar Association http://www.mnbar.org/
  
  
• Hennepin County Bar Association http://www.hcba.org
  
  
• Ramsey County Bar Association http://www.ramseybar.org/
  
  
• Hennepin County Guardianship & Conservatorship Panel
  
  
• Ramsey County Guardianship & Conservatorship Panel
  
  
• Minnesota Association of Guardians & Conservators (MAGIC) http://www.minnesotaguardianship.org

Ancillary Legal Positions

• Ramsey County Conciliation Court Referee http://www.mncourts.gov/district/2/?page=50