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Cohen&Green

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Who We Are
Your Rights, Our Fight
Cohen&Green is an NYC-based law firm that tirelessly takes on vital legal fights, ranging from police misconduct to protester defense to voting rights. Born from a shared commitment to transformative movement lawyering, we’re unshaken in our pursuit of collective liberation.
Who We Are
Our Practices
What We Do
We're a small firm with a big mission. We’ve represented thousands of clients in complex individual, multi-plaintiff and class action cases. We primarily focus on targeting police misconduct and other types of corruption within the criminal legal system - most commonly, false arrest, excessive force, and abuse and medical neglect of people who are incarcerated.
Police Misconduct & Other Civil Rights:
  • Sue police and other state actors when they have caused harm
  • Represent clients in cases involving forms of government misconduct, such as the denial of medical care in prison
Freedom of Information Law:
  • Assist at all stages of the FOIL process
  • Craft requests to promote transparency
  • File administrative appeals and litigation when the government withholds information
Criminal Defense and Protester Mass Defense:
  • Represent both individual cases and mass protester defense
  • Support solidarity among those charged
Anti-SLAPP & Defamation Defense
  • We SLAPP back
  • Get power-imbalanced cases tossed
  • Protect your First Amendment Rights
Voting Rights
  • Stop restrictions on the right to vote
  • Take action on voting barriers such as the deliberate slow down of mail voting and polling site closures
Employment Discrimination
  • Assist those who have faced discrimination in employment or retaliation for reporting discrimination
  • Report incidents
    Filing grievances
    Negotiating severance
Trust & Estates
  • Navigate the New York Surrogate Court System following the loss of a loved one
  • Set up an estate
  • Ensure proper distribution of property
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News & Press
Notable Cases & Results
We are proud of the impact our work has made—much of it focused on fighting violations of individuals’ constitutional rights in the context of protests, county and state correctional facilities, and federal prisons.
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“Justice Denies City Council’s Request to Delay Ranked-Choice Voting,”
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Brigid Bergin, It’s Official: New York's Presidential Primary Is Happening
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Summary Judgment for Plaintiff in Stanley v. City of New York
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Priscilla DeGregory, NYC judge tosses suit over ‘obscene’ racist rant citing free speech
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Colin Moynihan, N.Y.P.D. to Limit Use of ‘Sound Cannon’ on Crowds After Protesters’ Lawsuit
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Duncan Osborne, Court Walks Away From #WalkAway Lawsuit,
Resources
Know Your Rights
We’re part of the communities we serve, so we know how important it is to have trusted, accessible resources and training to help you face law enforcement and the legal system. These guides provide information to support informed decision-making and help assess risk in situations where rights are not always guaranteed—such as protests and political actions.
Resources
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We're here to help you understand your options and move forward. If we’re unable to assist, we’ll gladly refer you to friends and colleagues who can.
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