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    STEVEN COHEN, Esq., J.D., M.B.A. Cohen & Associates, Inc. 2530 Wilshire Blvd., 3rd Floor Santa Monica, CA 90403 (Los Angeles County, Southern California) Phone: (310) 315-5404 Fax: (310) 315-5408 Email: Website: http://www.litigationbusters.com |
| STEVEN COHEN, Esq. (J.D., M.B.A.) is an attorney and the President and CEO of a Santa Monica-based property management and development company. He has provided litigation support and has served as expert for Construction Defects and Real Estate standards of care and duty for the past 20 years. Included in his areas of expertise are Commercial & Residential Property Inspection, Identification and remediation of Toxic Mold, Water Entry disputes, Construction Defects and damages, Building Code Compliance, Property Management Duties and Standards of Care, Broker's and Agent's duties and General & Electrical Contracting. Mr. Cohen has the distinction of being one of the very few industry experts who is an attorney while holding two Contractor's licenses and a Real Estate Broker's license. Cohen has been licensed by Contractor's State License Board since 1985. He holds both a General Contractor and Electrical Contractor's classification (B, C10 & HIC.) He has also been licensed by the Department of Real Estate since 1984 and currently holds a Real Estate Broker's License. He is certified by Mold Inspectors & Contractor's Institute as a Property Mold Specialist and holds a C.M.I. and C.M.R. designation in Toxic Mold. Cohen holds the classification of "Master Arbitrator" with the Contractor's State License Board through their tribunal administrator and is approved by the Deputy Registrar for the CSLB. He hears construction defect and contract dispute cases in binding arbitration. Cohen has extensive experience in Property Development, Property Management, Planning & Zoning, Building Code Compliance, Architectural Review Boards, Building & Safety Rules and Regulations and Rent Control ordinances. He has inspected over 1,000 properties for due diligence, construction defects and seismic problems. He is fully versed at reading and understanding blueprints and building specifications. Cohen earned a Bachelors of Science in Law (BSL) at Northwestern California University. His graduate work was in Economics, Business Strategy and Marketing for which he earned his Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Pepperdine University School of Business. He wrote a primer on Mortgage Philosophy and economics for his thesis. Cohen earned his Graduate Level Certificate in Dispute Resolution (ABA approved) from Pepperdine University School of Law. He completed his law degree earning a Juris Doctor in Law & Jurisprudence (JD) at British American University School of Law. He is licensed to practice law in California. He has earned additional academic credit in the study of Real Estate Law, Real Estate Finance, Appraisal, Real Estate Practice, Principles and Ethics. He is an adjunct professor at Pepperdine School of Law. Cohen is an approved member on the commercial mediation and arbitration panels for the American Arbitration Association. He is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Brentwood Homeowner's Association and is a past President and Director on the board of the Southern California Mediation Association. He is an approved mediator with the L.A. Superior Court judicially mandated mediation panel and is approved by the Center for Employment Dispute Resolution for Federal mediations with the USDA and U.S. Forest Service under their EEOC programs. He is also approved as a mediator by the LA District Office of the EEOC, the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) for both housing and employment disputes, the State Department of Insurance, earthquake and automobile accident division and the U.S. Postal Service. He has received special recognition in 1995, 1997, 2002 and 2003 "Who's Who in Business Professionals & Executives." He is currently a member of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR), the Southern California Mediation Association (SCMA) and the American Arbitration Association (AAA). Cohen is a member of the Dispute Resolution Sections of the American Bar Association (ABA), the Santa Monica Bar and the L.A. County Bar Association. |
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