Wayne Cohen

Proven Verdicts
Washington, DC30 years experience

About Wayne Cohen

Wayne R. Cohen is a Founding Partner of Cohen & Cohen Personal Injury Lawyers in Washington, D.C., with more than 30 years of experience in personal injury law and trial representation. He has handled more than 10,000 cases and recovered over $300 million for his clients.

Cohen has been named to Washington D.C. Super Lawyers continuously from 2012 through 2017 and listed among Washington's Best Lawyers by Washingtonian Magazine (2007, 2009, 2011). He was named one of Washington's 75 Best Lawyers in 2002 and one of the Top 40 Lawyers Under 40 by Washingtonian in 2006. He received the President's Award from the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington D.C. in 2005.

He is a regular legal commentator across radio, television, and other media outlets and is a member of the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington D.C.

Proven verdicts and settlements

A Washington, D.C. woman sued the Tenleytown Massage Envy franchise and its corporate parent for $25 million after a massage therapist with a documented history of prior complaints sexually assaulted her during a 2017 appointment.

DC Superior Court · 2017Premises LiabilityRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of District of Columbia
Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington D.C.

Awards & recognition

Washington D.C. Super Lawyers (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Washington's Best Lawyers, Washingtonian Magazine (2007, 2009, 2011)
Washington's 75 Best Lawyers (2002)
Top 40 Lawyers Under 40, Washingtonian (2006)
President's Award, Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington D.C. (2005)

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Proven verdicts and settlements from other Washington firms

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$6.17 Million Verdict for Skier Brain-Injured in Fall Off Unmarked Drop-Off at Massanutten Ski Resort
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$5.5 billion · J&J Agrees to Pay at Least $5.5 Billion to Resolve 76,000 Talc-Cancer Claims
Stein Mitchell Beato & Missner LLP
Stein Mitchell Beato & Missner LLP
$20 Million Judgment Against U.S. for Driver Paralyzed When Smithsonian Bus Ran Red Light
Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C.
Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C.
$17.11 million · $17.1 Million Verdict After Missed Ectopic Pregnancy Kills Young DC Mother
Patrick Malone & Associates, P.C.
Patrick Malone & Associates, P.C.
$8.35 million · Record $8.35 Million D.C. Verdict After Knee Surgery Cost an 82-Year-Old His Leg

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.