David R. Cohen

HIGHLIGHTS

Appointments

Organizations

Publications

Judicial References

 
FULL RESUME

Education

Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Juris Doctor Magna Cum Laude, 1991

University of Michigan Honors College
Bachelor of Arts with Distinction, 1981

Experience

Special Master, In re: Oral Sodium Phosphate Soln. Prod. Liab. Litig., MDL No. 2066, 2009 - present

Special Master, In re: Welding Fumes Prod. Liab. Litig., MDL No. 1535, 2004 - present

Special Master, Snap-On Bus. Solns. v. Hyundai Motor America, 07-CV-1961 (N.D. Ohio), 2010 - present

Mediator and Special Master, 2005 - present

Senior Judicial Clerk, In re: Sulzer Hip Prosthesis Prod. Liab. Litig., MDL No. 1401, 2001-04

Senior Judicial Clerk, Northern District of Ohio

Associate Attorney, Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, 1992-1994

Before Law School, 1982-1989

Professional Activities

Academy of Court-Appointed Masters

American College of E-Neutrals

Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists

The Sedona Conference

Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation

American Inns of Court

Federal Bar Association, Judiciary Division

Associate Adjunct Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University Law School

Licensed Instructor, Ohio Peace Officers Training Council

Professional Admissions

Other Honors

Publications (examples, complete list available upon request)

Appointing Special Masters and Other Judicial Adjuncts: A Handbook for Judges (3rd ed. 2011)

David R. Cohen, Note, Judicial Malpractice Insurance? The Judiciary Responds to the Loss of Absolute Judicial Immunity, 41 Case W. Res. L. Rev. 267 (1990)

Judicial Opinions

Speaking Engagements

Civic Activities

Anti-Defamation League Suburban Temple Kol Ami Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland Greater Cleveland Committee on Hunger (Harvest for Hunger / Cleveland Foodbank)

Interests

Skiing, Tai-Chi, Kung-Fu, Eagle Scout