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.

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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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Confidential Settlement Reached for 70+ Victims of Deadly Flower Branch Apartments Gas Explosion
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