• Represented attorney in a case involving a claim of malicious prosecution; prevailed on motion to dismiss. The case was dismissed with prejudice.
• Represented attorney in a case involving claims of civil conspiracy, fraudulent concealment, fraudulent inducement, elder abuse, and extreme and outrageous conduct; prevailed on motion to dismiss all claims with prejudice, including obtaining attorney’s fees. Defended the order on appeal, resulting in published Court of Appeals opinion affirming trial court.
• Tried medical malpractice jury trial; plaintiff agreed to dismiss after four days of trial.
• Represented law firm and attorneys in a case involving claim of malicious prosecution; prevailed on motion to dismiss all claims with prejudice.
• Represented three attorneys and three law firms in a legal malpractice case in which the plaintiff alleged professional negligence, breach of fiduciary duties and breach of contract. In August 2019, briefed and won an appeal in the Colorado Court of Appeals affirming the trial court’s granting of summary judgment and award of fees and costs.
• Successfully defended a motion for sanctions filed against an attorney in federal district court.
• Won summary judgment for an out-of-state law firm and individual lawyers on a variety of claims in federal district court. The summary judgment order was affirmed on appeal by the 10th Circuit.
• Won a Motion to Dismiss on behalf of a lawyer arising from the lawyer’s representation of a mortgage company in a foreclosure case. The federal district court awarded attorneys’ fees and costs to the lawyer.
• Successfully defended a trespass claim in Colorado state court.
• Tried a four-day disciplinary trial brought against a lawyer before the Colorado Supreme Court Hearing Board. Several charges were dismissed before the trial began. The hearing board imposed a two month stayed suspension rather than the two-year served suspension the People requested.
• Won a Motion to Dismiss on behalf of a lawyer on claims involving defamation, RICO, conspiracy, outrageous conduct and other claims. The court awarded the lawyer his attorneys’ fees and costs.
• Tried a two-day lawyer disciplinary trial before the Colorado Supreme Court Hearing Board. Several charges were dismissed after presentation of the evidence. The People appealed dismissal of one claim and after oral argument, the Colorado Supreme Court affirmed the hearing board’s decision.

• Represented attorney in a case involving a claim of malicious prosecution; prevailed on motion to dismiss. The case was dismissed with prejudice.
• Represented attorney in a case involving claims of civil conspiracy, fraudulent concealment, fraudulent inducement, elder abuse and extreme and outrageous conduct; prevailed on motion to dismiss all claims with prejudice, including obtaining attorney’s fees. Defended the order on appeal, resulting in published Court of Appeals opinion affirming trial court.
• Tried medical malpractice jury trial; plaintiff agreed to dismiss after four days of trial.
• Represented law firm and attorneys in a case involving claim of malicious prosecution; prevailed on motion to dismiss all claims with prejudice.
• Represented three attorneys and three law firms in a legal malpractice case in which the plaintiff alleged professional negligence, breach of fiduciary duties and breach of contract. In August 2019, briefed and won an appeal in the Colorado Court of Appeals affirming the trial court’s granting of summary judgment and award of fees and costs.
• Successfully defended a motion for sanctions filed against an attorney in federal district court.
• Won summary judgment for an out-of-state law firm and individual lawyers on a variety of claims in federal district court. The summary judgment order was affirmed on appeal by the 10th Circuit.
• Won a Motion to Dismiss on behalf of a lawyer arising from the lawyer’s representation of a mortgage company in a foreclosure case. The federal district court awarded attorneys’ fees and costs to the lawyer.
• Successfully defended a trespass claim in Colorado state court.
• Tried a four-day disciplinary trial brought against a lawyer before the Colorado Supreme Court Hearing Board. Several charges were dismissed before the trial began. The hearing board imposed a two month stayed suspension rather than the two-year served suspension the People requested.
• Won a Motion to Dismiss on behalf of a lawyer on claims involving defamation, RICO, conspiracy, outrageous conduct and other claims. The court awarded the lawyer his attorneys’ fees and costs.
• Tried a two-day lawyer disciplinary trial before the Colorado Supreme Court Hearing Board. Several charges were dismissed after presentation of the evidence. The People appealed dismissal of one claim and after oral argument, the Colorado Supreme Court affirmed the hearing board’s decision.

• Top 100 Colorado Super Lawyers (2015–2018)
• Top 50 Women Colorado Super Lawyers (2014–2018)
• Colorado Super Lawyer – Professional Liability: Defense (2013–2022)
• Preeminent AV-rated® by Martindale-Hubbell
• Martindale Huebell
• Fellow, American Bar Association Foundation (2008–Present)
• Fellow, Colorado Bar Association Foundation (1991–Present)

• Patterson v. James, 454 P.3d 345 (Colo. Ap. 2018) cert denied
• Baker v. Wood Ris & Hames, 364 P.3d 872 (Colo. 2016) (authored the Amicus Brief on behalf of the Colorado Bar Association)
• In re Gilbert, 346 P.3d 1018 (Colo. 2015)
• Templeton v. Caitlin Specialty Ins., 612 Fed. Appx. 940 (10th Cir. 2015)

PUBLICATIONS

• Nancy L. Cohen, In Practice… with CNA, Lawyers’ Duties Regarding Legal Files After a Client’s Death, 2021, Issue 3
• Nancy L. Cohen, Real Estate Malpractice, Chap. 1, Colorado Real Estate Practice, 2017–2022 Editions
• Nancy L. Cohen and Anna Martinez, Professional and Ethical Responsibilities When Departing a Law Practice, Chap. 21, Lawyers Professional Liability in Colorado: Preventing Legal Malpractice and Disciplinary Actions, 2016-2018 Editions
• Women Lawyers, Discipline and Leaving the Practice of Law, The Docket of the Denver Bar Association, (March 2016)
• Flat-Fee Arrangements: The Risks, the Rules, and Fee Recovery, 44 No. 12 Colorado Lawyer, pp. 67-72 (December 2015)
• Professional Liability Insurance-What to Consider When Purchasing Insurance, 41 No. 7 Colorado Lawyer, pp. 107-109 (July 2012)
• New Rule on Retaining Client Files – How to Avoid Potential Pitfalls, 41 No. 6 Colorado Lawyer, pp. 69-71 (June 2012)

LECTURES & PAPERS

• Mandatory Reporting: Requirements for You, Me, and the Judge, Ethics 7.0, Colorado CLE and the Colorado Bar Association Ethics Committee (Nov. 19, 2021)
• Family Law Update: Ethics Hot Topics, Colorado CLE and the Colorado Bar Association Family Law Section (Nov. 12, 2021)
• Data Privacy, Cybersecurity, Technology and Business Lawyers, CBA Business Law Institute (Sept. 8, 2020)
• Nancy L. Cohen and Fred M Winocur, Ethics and the Difficult Client, Part 2: Clients Who Do Bad Things, 2019 Colorado Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (“COAAML”) Advanced Family Law Institute, December 6, 2019.
• Nancy L. Cohen and Matthew Fitterer of CNA, Finding a Path Forward with a Missing Client, Webinar Presentation for the CBA/CLE, October, 2019.
• Nancy L. Cohen, Issues in Colorado Community Association Law, What HOA Attorneys Need to Know in Avoiding Real Estate Malpractice, CBA/CLE, September, 2019.
• Nancy L. Cohen, ABA CPR Conference, Once a Lawyer, Always a Lawyer? June 1, 2018.
• Nancy L. Cohen, 38th Annual Estate Planning Retreat, Ethics and Efficiency of Supervision of Paralegals, Associates and Investigators in Estate Administration Cases, June 2018.
• Nancy L. Cohen, Ethical Issues for Lawyers Sitting on Nonprofit Boards, CBA/CLE May 4, 2018.
• Nancy L. Cohen, Colorado Women’s Bar Association 38th Annual Convention, How to Stay out of Trouble: Practical Tips for Avoiding Legal Malpractice Claims and Grievances.
• Nancy L. Cohen and Nicole Black, The Top Ten Pitfalls Lawyers Fall Into, DBA YLD, December 2018.
• Nancy L. Cohen, moderator, Ransomware and Cyber Liability Risks to Attorney and Practical: What Every Lawyer Needs to Know To Protect His or Her Practice from Cyber Liability Exposure, Denver Bar YLD, August 29, 2017.
• Nancy L. Cohen, Charles Lundberg, Lynda Shely and Melissa Lessell, Shifting Ethical Standards, ABA Fall 2017 National Legal Malpractice Conference.
• Nancy L. Cohen and Troy Rackham, CDLA New Lawyer’s CLE, Colorado Defense Lawyers Association, January 2017
• Cohen, Nancy L. and Jamie Sudler, “Ethical Implications for Lawyers re: Marijuana Laws,” 2016 DRI Marijuana Law Seminar, June 24, 2016