Attorney Profiles

Earl H. Cohen 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Managing Shareholder, Chief Executive Officer, since 1992
phone 800-401-6194 (Toll free)
fax 612-339-3161
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Mr. Cohen focuses his practice in the broad areas of estate, business, asset protection planning, and estate administration, assisting his individual and business clients with the organization, operation and, when necessary, financial reorganization of their business and/or individual interests. Mr. Cohen regularly advises professional business clients on asset protection strategies as part of their estate and business plans and fiduciaries and beneficiaries on their obligations and rights. Mr. Cohen serves as counsel and special advisor to businesses ranging from food production to high tech computer manufacturing and software. From 1978-1986 Mr. Cohen served as Chairman for Kensington Properties, Inc., a full service real estate development and management company specializing in property rehabilitation and secondary markets with successful developments throughout the Upper Midwest and North Dakota, Minnesota, Illinois and Missouri. Mr. Cohen has served on the Board of Directors of United Systems Technology, Inc., a publicly traded software development firm in Dallas, Texas, since 1995.

Areas of Practice:
Bankruptcy Law
Business Organizations
Closely Held Businesses (Litigation-Shareholder Disputes)
Collections - Creditor/Debtor
Commercial Bankruptcy
Commercial Leasing
Commercial Real Estate
Conservatorship
Contracts
Corporate/Business
Environmental
Estate Administration
Estate Planning
Formation & Business Planning
General Business Consulting
International Law
Limited Liability Companies
Non-Profits
Probate
Real Estate Law
Trusts
Wills
Workouts
Zoning
Litigation Percentage:
20% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Minnesota, 1973
District of Columbia, 1981
U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1973
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1973
U.S. Tax Court, 1981
Education:
University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1973
J.D.


University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1970
B.S.
Honors: Sigma Alpha Sigma
Honors: With Distinction
Major:  Business Administration


Representative Clients:
Pinecreek Associates, LLC
Multi-Tech Systems, Inc.
References:
Pinecreek Associates, LLC, Gary Gabrielson (612) 252-2020
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Top Estate and Asset Protection Planning Tips in Minnesota, Net Advisor, June 2, 2008


Top Estate and Asset Protection Planning Tips in Minnesota, Financial Planning Association of Minnesota, April 15, 2008


Top Estate and Asset Protection Planning Tips in Minnesota, Lorman Educational Services, 2007 - 2008


Estate Planning for the Business Owner. It's the Last Thing on Your Mind; Why It Should Be the First, Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen, P.A., December 1, 2006


Top Ten Estate Planning, Wealth Transfer and Asset Protection Techniques in Minnesota, Lorman Educational Services, October 24, 2006


Partnerships, LLCs and LLPs: Organization and Operation in Minnesota, Lorman Educational Services, July 16, 2006


Asset Protection in Minnesota, Lorman Educational Services, May 4, 2006


Surviving Financially in a Time of Crisis: a Lawyer's Perspective, Disability and Social Security Seminar, April 8, 2006


Preparing for Changes in Federal Estate Tax, Financial Planners Association of Minnesota, September 29, 2005


Protecting your Assets & Planning for Your Future, Mansfield Tanick & Cohen, The Lupus Foundation, The Scleroderma Foundation, The Arthritis Foundation, The MS Society and The DFS/FM Society, April 23, 2005


Adjunct Professor, Estate Planning Course for Financial Planners, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Spring Semester, 2000


Adjunct Professor, Estate Planning Course for Financial Planners, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Spring Semester, 1999


Moderator, Probate Problems and Solutions, Minnesota CLE-Continuing Legal Education, June 17, 1995


Lecturer, Exemptions from Judgement, Bankruptcy - Selected Issues, Legal Advice Clinic, Minneapolis, June 1994


Minnesota Limited Liability Company Act - Planning Opportunities, August 1992


Collecting Judgments in Minnesota, National Business Institute


Minnesota Limited Liability Company Act - Estate Planning Opportunities, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education


The New Minnesota Limited Liability Company Act - Planning Opportunities, Hennepin County Bar Association - Probate and Trust Law Section


The New Minnesota Limited Liability Company Act - Planning Opportunities, Twin City Estate Planning Counsel


Moderator and Presenter, Annual Estate and Business Planning Case Study, International Association for Financial Planning - Twin Cities Chapter


Exemptions to Judgment Levy and Bankruptcy Planning, Continuing Legal Education, Annual Consumer Law Update, Hennepin County Legal Assistants Clinic


Estate Planning Basics, Personal Finance Forum, Minneapolis Star & Tribune


Moderator and Presenter, Ethics for the Financial Planner, International Association for Financial Planning, Minnesota Chapter


Lecturer, Collecting Judgement in Minnesota, National Business Applications, CLE, 1993


Honors and Awards:
Named "Super Lawyer", Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine, 2004


Named "Super Lawyer", Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine, 2005


Named "Super Lawyer", Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine, 2006


Named "Super Lawyer", Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine, 2007


Named "Super Lawyer", Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine, 2008


Named "Top 40 Trust & Estate Planning and Elder Law Super Lawyer", Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine, 2006


Named "Top 40 Trust & Estate Planning and Elder Law Super Lawyer", Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine, 2007


Named "Top 40 Trust & Estate Planning and Elder Law Super Lawyer", Minnesota Law & Politics Magazine, 2008


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Northwestern National Bank of Minnesota, 1973 - 1976
Pension Trust Officer


United Systems Technology, Inc., 1995 - Present
Director


Hennepin County Bar Association
Member


Minnesota State Bar Association
Member


American Bar Association
Member


Financial Planning Association - Personal Finance Forum, 1994
Program Chairman, Minnesota Chapter


International Association for Financial Planning, 1996
Program Chair, Minnesota Chapter


Financial Planning Association
Counsel


Past Employment Positions:
Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis (Norwest Bank), Trust Officer, 1973 - 1976


Halpern & Halpern, Associate Attorney, 1976 - 1977


Halpern & Cohen, P.A., Founding Partner, 1977 - 1981


Cohen & Bialick, P.A., President and Senior Member, 1981 - 1984


Cohen & Cohen, Managing Partner, 1984 - 1990


Fraternities/Sororities:
Beta Sigma Alpha
Birth Information:
March 24, 1948, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States of America

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Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen, P.A.
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1700 U.S. Bank Plaza South
220 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
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Fax: 612.339.3161
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