Lesley Cohen

Lesley Cohen is Senior Family Litigator at Nevada Defense Group. Her current firm profile states that she has practiced law in Southern Nevada for more than twenty years and has worked almost exclusively in family law during that period. She is licensed in Nevada and Utah and has long-standing experience with Family Court proceedings, including regular interaction with judges and court staff in Southern Nevada.

Lesley graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno and from DePaul University College of Law in Chicago, Illinois. The firm does not identify degree abbreviations or graduation years, so those details are not added here. Her profile connects that education with more than two decades of family-law practice and with professional work involving legislation, continuing legal education, and access to legal representation.

Lesley serves as a Uniform Law Commissioner through the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and has participated in drafting law used by states across the country. She received the Clark County Bar Association Circle of Support Award for work on its Continuing Legal Education Committee. Her firm also states that she volunteers annually with the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada.

Lesley Cohen has served in the Nevada State Assembly, including the 2013, 2017, and 2019 sessions. Her firm profile lists committee leadership involving health and human services, common-interest communities, senior citizens, veterans, and adults with special needs, along with several community-service awards. Her professional record combines family-law litigation, legislative service, uniform-law work, continuing legal education, and pro bono service.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Nevada Defense Group
• Member, State Bar of Nevada
• Member, Utah State Bar
• Volunteer, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada
• Member, Clark County Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Committee
• Uniform Law Commissioner, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
• Member, Nevada State Assembly (2013)

Licensed State

• Nevada
• Utah

Awards & Badges