Michael J. Cohen
Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C.
Recognized since 2011
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Appellate Practice
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Environmental Law
Insurance Law
Litigation - Environmental
Litigation - Insurance
Shareholder Michael J. Cohen has more than 25 years of experience in complex commercial litigation in federal and state courts. His proven record of numerous favorable verdicts at the trial and appellate levels has earned him a reputation as one of Wisconsin’s preeminent business litigators. For many years, Mike has been recognized by members of the Wisconsin bar and judiciary as one of the top lawyers in the state.
Mike concentrates his practice on complex commercial litigation including non-compete and other restrictive covenants, breach of contract, business torts, shareholder disputes and employment; environmental and toxic tort litigation; and on complex insurance coverage litigation, including environmental and asbestos liabilities and bad faith claims. He has been involved in some of the most significant complex insurance coverage matters in Wisconsin and other surrounding states over the two decades.
- Lawyer Page: https://www.mtfn.com/attorneys-Michael-Cohen.html
- 111 East Kilbourn Avenue
The Milwaukee Center, 19th Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53202
- Marquette University, J.D., graduated 1986
- University of Wisconsin–Madison, BA, graduated 1983
- Wisconsin, State Bar of Wisconsin
- American Bar Association - Member
- American Bar Foundation - Member
- Defense Research Institute - Member
- High School Mock Trial Tournament - Former Co-Chair
- Milwaukee Bar Association - Past President; Bench-Bar Civil Division Committee, Former Co-Chair; Civil Litigation Section, Former Chair
- Milwaukee Bar Foundation - Board Member
- State Bar of Wisconsin - Member of the Board of Governors
- State Bar of Wisconsin Judicial Election Steering Committee - Member
- Thomas E. Fairchild Inn of Court - Master
- Wisconsin Defense Counsel - Member
- Wisconsin Fellows - Member
Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C.
8 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
3 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
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- Litigation - Insurance, Milwaukee (2024)
- Litigation - Environmental, Milwaukee (2023)
- Litigation - Insurance, Milwaukee (2020)
- Insurance Law, Milwaukee (2019)
- Insurance Law, Milwaukee (2017)
- Insurance Law, Milwaukee (2014)
- Appellate Practice
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Environmental Law
- Insurance Law
- Litigation - Environmental
- Litigation - Insurance
- Milwaukee Bar Association Distinguished Service Award Winner (2022)
- Wisconsin Super Lawyers® (2006 - 2021)
- Top 25 Lawyers in Milwaukee (2011 - 2021)
- Top 50 Wisconsin Super Lawyers (2008 - 2021)
- The Best Lawyers in America® (2010 - 2022)
- Milwaukee Insurance Law Lawyer of the Year (2014)
- Leaders in the Law (2011)
Attorney Michael Cohen to Present at The State Bar of Wisconsin Live Seminar & Webcast Titled “Trending Topics in Business Litigation 2018”
Attorney Michael Cohen to Present at The State Bar of Wisconsin Live Seminar & Webcast Titled “Trending Topics in Business Litigation 2018”
Shareholder Michael Cohen Named Best Lawyers® 2020 Litigation - Insurance "Lawyer of the Year" in Milwaukee
Shareholder Michael Cohen Named Best Lawyers® 2020 Litigation - Insurance "Lawyer of the Year" in Milwaukee
Shareholder Michael Cohen’s Article “A Perilous Decision: Steadfast Explains an Insurer's Duty to Defend in the Multi-Insurer Context (and the Damages Available Against a Breaching Insurer)” Featured
Shareholder Michael Cohen’s Article “A Perilous Decision: Steadfast Explains an Insurer's Duty to Defend in the Multi-Insurer Context (and the Damages Available Against a Breaching Insurer)” Featured in the Wisconsin Civil Trial Journal
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