Michael B. Cohen
Michael B. Cohen is an Elder Law attorney whose Dallas law practice focuses on the legal needs of the elderly and disabled, including, without limitation, wills, trusts, powers of attorney, estate planning and long-term care Medicaid and Veterans benefits planning in connection with the protection of resources and income. He has been practicing law for 30 years. As an elder care attorney in Texas, he is a frequent speaker on estate and long-term care Medicaid and other public benefits planning.
Mr. Cohen is a past president, officer and a member of the board of directors of the Texas chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. He is presently serving as the Immediate Past Chair of the Dallas Bar Association’s Probate, Trusts and Estates Section and as Chair of the Dallas Bar Association’s Solo & Small Firm Section. He is also a member of the Dallas Bar Association and the State Bar of Texas. He is on the Board of Directors of both the Senior Rights Political Action Committee and the Board of Directors of the Society of Financial Service Professionals. He is also an accredited attorney by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Texas at Austin and from Southern Methodist University School of Law and was a member of the honorary fraternity of Phi Beta Kappa.
In a Texas Monthly magazine independent survey of consumers and financial service professionals, Michael B. Cohen was the only elder law attorney given a Five Star ranking in client satisfaction in the area of long-term care wealth management for the Dallas/Fort Worth area in 2009. He was also given a Five Star ranking in client satisfaction in the area of estate planning for the Dallas-Fort Worth area in 2010 – 2011 (See August issues).
Presently serving or recently served on the following:
- Chair of the Probate, Trusts and Estates section of the Dallas Bar Association (2010-2011)
- Past president, Texas Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Chair of the Solo & Small Firms Section of the Dallas Bar Association (2012)
- Board of Directors, Dallas Chapter – Society of Financial Service Professionals (2011-2012)
- Board of Directors, Senior Rights Political Action Committee (Senior PAC)
- Board of Trustees, Elderly Communal Housing at Dallas (ECHAD)
- Public Policy Committee, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Grassroots Advocacy Committee, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Board of Directors, Southwest Jewish Congress
- Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee (Dallas regional subcommittee)
- Program Committee, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Institute
- Past Chair of the Professional Relations Committee, Texas Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Board of Directors, Jewish Family Services
- Litigation Committee, Texas Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Board of Directors, Israel Bonds, Southwest region
Senior Class Legally Speaking Radio Show Segments
May 24, 2009
May 3, 2009