Michael J. Cohen

Michael J. Cohen


Meissner Tierney Fisher & Nichols S.C.

Recognized since 2011

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Practice Areas

Appellate Practice

Commercial Litigation

Environmental Law

Insurance Law

Litigation - Environmental

Litigation - Insurance

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Litigation - Insurance
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Shareholder Michael J. Cohen has more than 25 years of experience in complex commercial litigation in federal and state courts. His proven record of numerous favorable verdicts at the trial and appellate levels has earned him a reputation as one of Wisconsin’s preeminent business litigators. For many years, Mike has been recognized by members of the Wisconsin bar and judiciary as one of the top lawyers in the state.

Mike concentrates his practice on complex commercial litigation including non-compete and other restrictive covenants, breach of contract, business torts, shareholder disputes and employment; environmental and toxic tort litigation; and on complex insurance coverage litigation, including environmental and asbestos liabilities and bad faith claims. He has been involved in some of the most significant complex insurance coverage matters in Wisconsin and other surrounding states over the two decades.

Location
  • 111 East Kilbourn Avenue
    The Milwaukee Center, 19th Floor
    Milwaukee, WI 53202
Education
  • Marquette University, J.D., graduated 1986
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison, BA, graduated 1983
Bar Admissions
  • Wisconsin, State Bar of Wisconsin
Affiliations
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • American Bar Foundation - Member
  • Defense Research Institute - Member
  • High School Mock Trial Tournament - Former Co-Chair
  • Milwaukee Bar Association - Past President; Bench-Bar Civil Division Committee, Former Co-Chair; Civil Litigation Section, Former Chair
  • Milwaukee Bar Foundation - Board Member
  • State Bar of Wisconsin - Member of the Board of Governors
  • State Bar of Wisconsin Judicial Election Steering Committee - Member
  • Thomas E. Fairchild Inn of Court - Master
  • Wisconsin Defense Counsel - Member
  • Wisconsin Fellows - Member

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Litigation - Insurance Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Litigation - Environmental Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Litigation - Insurance Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Insurance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Insurance Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Insurance Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Insurance, Milwaukee (2024)
  • Litigation - Environmental, Milwaukee (2023)
  • Litigation - Insurance, Milwaukee (2020)
  • Insurance Law, Milwaukee (2019)
  • Insurance Law, Milwaukee (2017)
  • Insurance Law, Milwaukee (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Environmental Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Environmental
  • Litigation - Insurance
Awards:
  • Milwaukee Bar Association Distinguished Service Award Winner (2022)
  • Wisconsin Super Lawyers® (2006 - 2021)
  • Top 25 Lawyers in Milwaukee (2011 - 2021)
  • Top 50 Wisconsin Super Lawyers (2008 - 2021)
  • The Best Lawyers in America® (2010 - 2022)
  • Milwaukee Insurance Law Lawyer of the Year (2014)
  • Leaders in the Law (2011)

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Shareholder Michael Cohen’s Article “A Perilous Decision: Steadfast Explains an Insurer's Duty to Defend in the Multi-Insurer Context (and the Damages


Shareholder Michael Cohen’s Article “A Perilous Decision: Steadfast Explains an Insurer's Duty to Defend in the Multi-Insurer Context (and the Damages Available Against a Breaching Insurer)” Featured in the Wisconsin Civil Trial Journal

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Shareholder Michael Cohen Named Best Lawyers® 2020 Litigation - Insurance "Lawyer of the Year" in Milwaukee


Shareholder Michael Cohen Named Best Lawyers® 2020 Litigation - Insurance "Lawyer of the Year" in Milwaukee

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Attorney Michael Cohen to Present at The State Bar of Wisconsin Live Seminar & Webcast Titled “Trending Topics in Business Litigation 2018”



Attorney Michael Cohen to Present at The State Bar of Wisconsin Live Seminar & Webcast Titled “Trending Topics in Business Litigation 2018”


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Attorney Michael Cohen's U.S. Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit Oral Argument


by Michael J. Cohen

Land O’Lakes, Inc. v. Ratajczak

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