By Steve Cohen • New York Law Journal • March 22, 2024
"People – and students in particular – are surprised about the interconnection between free speech and human rights"
By Steve Cohen • New York Law Journal • January 24, 2024
"Your law degree doesn't make you an expert, it makes you a lawyer."
By Steve Cohen • New York Law Journal • November 16, 2023
"One of the best things for a lawyer to be able to do is to talk a little less and listen a little more."
By Steve Cohen • New York Law Journal • September 10, 2023
"Sometimes, justice is attained through big, important legal argument. But it is always promoted through small, thoughtful actions."
By Steve Cohen • New York Law Journal • June 16, 2023
“Litigation is not a science. It is so totally art, and every case is different.”
By Steve Cohen • New York Law Journal • February 1, 2023
“There is a direct line, unfortunately, unless you’re a genius, between neurosis and excellence. Neurosis doesn’t necessarily guarantee excellence. But excellence usually requires neurosis.”
By Steve Cohen • New York Law Journal • October 28, 2022
“Especially in trial work, you have to be practical. There’s a lot of psychology involved. You have to figure out what plays with your audience.”
By Steve Cohen • New York Law Journal • September 9, 2022
“Know what is happening internationally, in the industry, in science, in Congress, at the regulatory agencies, and in the states. Any of these might affect your client’s business—not just their legal issues.”
By Steve Cohen • New York Law Journal • July 15, 2022
“The good bosses were the ones who let you do your job and supported you when you did well; but also supported you when you made mistakes.”
By Steve Cohen • New York Law Journal • May 16, 2022
"You’re not going to be as great on year one as you’re going to be on year five. And then you’re going to think in year five, 'Wow you really know what you’re doing.' And then you’re going to look back in year 10, you’re going to say, 'Wow I was such a novice.'"
By Steve Cohen • New York Law Journal • April 11, 2022
"With respect to what young lawyers should watch or read: Don’t watch crime shows. Crime shows give you a distorted picture of what goes on in criminal justice."