Aileen E. Cohen

Aileen E. Cohen practices at Thorndal Armstrong in Las Vegas, Nevada, focusing on insurance defense and coverage disputes. Her work includes complex civil litigation, contract matters, administrative proceedings, and insurance-related legal questions. She advises clients about risk management and the prevention of claims. Her background includes substantial courtroom experience in civil and criminal cases, as well as work involving alternative dispute resolution.

Cohen received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Nevada, Reno, and was recognized as a WICHE Scholar. She later received her J.D. from Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College. Her legal education supports work requiring close analysis of contracts, insurance obligations, evidentiary issues, and court procedures. She applies that training in both trial practice and disputes resolved outside the courtroom.

She has represented clients in insurance coverage and defense cases, professional liability matters, administrative hearings, and contract disputes. Her criminal defense experience includes work that led to reversal of a life sentence in Burrell v. State of Nevada before the Nevada Supreme Court. She has secured summary judgment in legal malpractice defense and obtained rulings reducing exposure in other claims.

Aileen E. Cohen is admitted in Nevada and before the US District Court for the District of Nevada and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Her profile lists Oregon as inactive. She belongs to the State Bar of Nevada, the Clark County Bar Association, and Las Vegas Defense Lawyers. She has published on insurance litigation and presented seminars on real estate trends and claims prevention.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Thorndal Armstrong, A Professional Corporation
• Member, State Bar of Nevada
• Member, Oregon State Bar
• Member of Board of Directors, Las Vegas Defense Lawyers
• Member, Clark County Bar Association
• Member, Southern Nevada Association of Women Attorneys
• Congressional District 1 Lead, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network

Licensed State

• Nevada
• Oregon

Education

• Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and College
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Nevada, Reno
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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