Biographical Data of Steven Paul Cohn of San Jose

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

• State Bar of California Delegate 1988, 1989, 2011, 2012
• 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
• 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

​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 MEMBERSHIPS:

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

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

• California State Bar, Santa Clara County Delegate, 2011, 2012
• Wiley W. Manual Award for Pro Bono Legal Services, (State Bar Award Recipient for outstanding legal contributions in the public good).
• 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, 1996 through 2007, “Best of the Best: The Attorneys of The Silicon Valley,” recognition as a top labor and employment attorney in the Silicon Valley, as based on peer reviews.

PROFESSIONAL HONORS:

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