Atty. Mark Cohen
Mr. Cohen has 42 years of experience as a lawyer.
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Mark Cohen is a Member based in Boulder, Colorado, practicing at Mark Cohen, J.D., LL.M.. They have 43+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1983. Their practice focuses on residential, contracts, business, real estate, and breach of contract. Admitted to practice in Colorado U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit U.S. District Co (1983). Educated at University of Arkansas School of Law (LL.M. Agricultural, 2014) and University of Nebraska U.S. Air Force Squadron Officer School (Graduate Work, 1985). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of 1983, Colorado. Serands clients in Boulder, CO and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Mr. Cohen has 42 years of experience as a lawyer
- Mr. Cohen grew up in Colorado and earned at B.A. in Economics at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington
- He earned his law degree at the University of Colorado School of Law in Boulder in 1983
- He earned a Masters in Law (LL.M.) degree in Agricultural and Food Law from the University of Arkansas School of Law, where he also taught as an adjunct faculty member
- He was selected as a Super Lawyer in 2021-2025
- Mr. Cohen's diverse legal career includes service as an Air Force Judge Advocate, service as a Special Assistant U.S
- Attorney, private practice in Nebraska, seven years as a prosecutor, service on the Executive Board of the Colorado Municipal League, several years as a Municipal Judge for Boulder, nine years as Municipal Judge for Lochbuie, private practice in Colorado, and service for six years on the Board of Editors of The Colorado Lawyer (Chairperson for 2012-2013)
- He served as a Legal Advisor to TermScout, a Denver-based legal-tech company that helps people and businesses understand the contracts and privacy policies they agree to so they can make better decisions about what terms to accept
- A frequent speaker, Mr. Cohen promotes the use of plain English over Legalese
- His article, How to Draft a Bad Contract, has been republished many times and is used in several law schools
- An accomplished writer, Mr. Cohen authored six articles for the Am.Jur
- Proof of Facts series, including one on piercing the corporate veil
- Mr. Cohen's first mystery, The Fractal Murders , was published by Time/Warner and became a Book Sense® Top Ten Mystery selection
- His second mystery, Bluetick Revenge, won praise from authors that included Kinky Friedman
- He won second place in the 2004 SEAK National Legal Fiction Writing Competition
- One of his interests is the use of Plain English rather than legal jargon
- He studied logic and philosophy at the graduate level and is a member of the Institute for General Semantics
- He writes a regular column for the Nederland Mountain-Ear
- Mr. Cohen's skill in translating documents from "Legalese" into plain English is well known, and other Colorado lawyers have hired him to review and edit briefs and other legal documents
- Mr. Cohen speaks frequently on contract drafting, plain English, real estate law and litigation and piercing the corporate veil
- He gave a presentation to the Colorado Bar Association on issues unique to mountain real estate and in 2022 was invited to speak on the law of easements at the Rocky Mountain Surveyors Summit
- He has presented CLE classes on contract drafting and piercing the corporate veil for Strafford Publications, Rossdale CLE, MESA CLE, and LawPracticeCLE, among others
- Mr. Cohen earned a black belt in Shudokan karate and taught karate
- In 2022, Colorado Governor Jared Polis appointed him to serve on the Colorado Combative Sports Commission, formerly the Colorado Boxing Commission
- He served on the Commission for roughly three years
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
Mark Cohen is one of 316,149 real estate attorneys indexed nationally. Browse real estate attorneys in Colorado →
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Colorado
Practicing law in Colorado. Legal matters in Colorado are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Boulder are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Colorado state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Colorado brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Colorado courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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Civil Rights Supreme Court of the United States · 2010Perdue v. Kenny A. ex rel. Winn 559 U.S. 542 (petitioner)
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