The Cohen Law Firm was founded in 1997. Our team of lawyers and legal professionals provides clients with cutting edge, aggressive, yet practical legal services. Our success rate and client satisfaction are unsurpassed.
The quality of our work product and service is equal to that of large firms; however, unlike large firms, we are able to handle small and large and/or complex legal matters within a reasonable budget and/or on a contingency basis where certain criteria are met. We believe that by remaining a "boutique" law firm we are better suited to being responsive to a client’s individual needs.
Mr. Cohen is a graduate of The University of San Diego School of Law and was admitted to the California Bar in 1993. After admission, Mr. Cohen spent five years as an associate and then partner at one of the country’s most prestigious law firms where he specialized in civil litigation and trials.
The Cohen Law Firm was established in in 1998. Since founding The Cohen Law Firm, he has handled numerous complex and high-profile litigation matters and trials.
In 2008, Mr. Cohen obtained a 5.5 million dollar settlement in the case of Foley v. The City of Coronado after five weeks of trial. Mr. Cohen represented Steve Foley, a San Diego Charger linebacker that was shot by an off-duty policy officer and could no longer play football.
After the trial, Mr. Cohen focused the firm’s practice on the representation of athletes in California workers’ compensation claims. He works closely with athletes, agents and the NFLPA to ensure that retired athletes obtain the benefits and care to which they are entitled.
Mr. Cohen is a member of the California State Bar, The San Diego Bar Association and The Sports Lawyers Association. He is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California and The United States District Court for the Central District of California. Mr. Cohen is a graduate of the prestigious Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College (Seminar) and is a recognized author and lecturer.
Mr. LaFrancis graduated from Thomas Jefferson School of Law and was admitted to the California Bar in 2001. While in law school he worked as a law clerk for a personal injury firm specializing in helping accident victims. After being admitted to the bar, he specialized in representing plaintiffs in all areas of civil litigation at both the State and Federal level.
Mr. LaFrancis was involved in the Metabolife litigation concerning the effects of the drug ephedra in dietary supplements and was an associate with the law firm of Frantz, Townsend & Foldenauer. He then went on to work as an associate at the Kalafer Law Firm, which specialized in handling medical malpractice and catastrophic personal injury claims.
Since then, he opened his own law firm assisting personal injury victims and helping injured workers collect benefits for their disabilities through the California workers’ compensation system.
He currently represents plaintiffs in a variety of areas of law, including but not limited to, personal injury claims, wrongful termination, medical malpractice, product liability, class actions and retired professional athlete workers’ compensation.
Mr. LaFrancis has successfully participated in lawsuits in front of both juries and judges in California State and Federal Courts as well as through State administrative forums. He has also successfully represented clients through the State Appellate process and in arbitrations and mediations throughout Southern California.
Since 2007, Mr. LaFrancis has successfully resolved hundreds of retired professional athlete workers’ compensation claims in California through negotiations, settlement conferences and trials, and continues to represent the interests of retired professional athletes in their quest for benefits through the California workers’ compensation system.
Mr. LaFrancis is a member of the California Bar and has been admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California.
Mr. Roberts completed his undergraduate work at Gonzaga University in 2006, where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts Degree cum laude in Business Administration with a major concentration in Marketing and a minor concentration in Sports Management. While at Gonzaga, Mr. Roberts was a member of Gonzaga University’s baseball team. He went on to attend California Western School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor Degree in 2010.
While in law school, he worked various internships/externships with the Honorable Judge Philip Pro in the U.S. District Court, District of Nevada and various athletic affiliated organizations. Mr. Roberts was admitted to the California State Bar in June 2011, and is a member of the San Diego County Bar Association and American Bar Association.
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