Biographical Data of Steven Paul Cohn

EDUCATION:

• University of San Diego School of Law, Juris Doctorate, 1980
• Oxford University, Institute of Comparative International Law, 1978
• University of California at Santa Barbara, Bachelor of Arts, 1975

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

• Santa Clara University, Paralegal Instructor, 1989, 1990
• Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Pro Tem, 1986 - present
• Superior Court Arbitrator, County of Santa Clara, 1986 - present
• American Arbitration Association Arbitrator
• California State Bar, Santa Clara County Delegate, 1988, 1989
• Founder, Bohn, Bennion, Cohn & Niland, 1991
• Founder, Advocacy Center for Employment Law, 1994
• Pro Bono Project, Consulting Attorney, 1988 - 1998
• Director, Santa Clara County Bar Association Credit Union, 1986 - 1988
• Santa Clara County Sheriff's Advisory Board, 1986 - 1990

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

• California State Bar
• Consumer Attorneys of California
• Santa Clara County Bar Association, Employment Law and Civil Litigation Sections
• Consumer Attorneys of Santa Clara County
• American Arbitration Association

PROFESSIONAL HONORS:

• California State Bar, Santa Clara County Delegate, 1988, 1989
• Wiley W. Manual Award for Pro Bono Legal Services, (1992 State Bar Award Recipient)
• 1994 Induction into British Sterling's Who's Who and National Directory of Who's Who in Executives and Professionals
• 1994 Induction into Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law, Who's Who in California
• San Jose Magazine, 1999 through 2005, "Best of the Best: The Attorneys of The Silicon Valley," recognition as a top labor and employment attorney in the Silicon Valley

PUBLICATIONS:

• Contributing author, Employment and Labor Law in California, January, 1997
• Contributing author, Time Off in California, Employee Leaves, Vacations and Holidays, Lorman Education Services, 2003

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