Michael D. Cohen (lawyer)

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Michael D. Cohen
Born 1966/1967 (age 56–57)
Nationality American
Ethnicity Jewish
Alma mater American University Thomas M. Cooley Law School[1]
Occupation Lawyer
Employer The Trump Organization

Michael D. Cohen is an American lawyer, best known for his work as an attorney for Donald Trump and The Trump Organization. He joined the Trump Organization after having been a partner at the Phillips Nizer law firm.[2]

Cohen is Executive Vice-President of the Trump Organization, a co-president of Trump Entertainment, and is involved in Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.[3] He is also a member of the board of the Eric Trump Foundation, a children's health charity named for Eric Trump.[2]

Personal life

Cohen grew up on Long Island[2] and graduated from American University and the Thomas M. Cooley Law School.[3] He volunteered for the 1988 presidential campaign of Michael Dukakis,[2] was a legislative intern for Congressman Joe Moakley,[4] and voted for Barack Obama in 2008, though he later became disappointed with Obama.[2] He also ran for New York City Council in 2003 as a Republican and briefly campaigned for a seat in the New York State Senate in 2010.[3][4] Before joining the Trump Organization, he bought several homes in Trump buildings.[4] Cohen lives in New York City with his wife and two children.

References

  1. ↑ https://iapps.courts.state.ny.us/attorney/AttorneyDetails?attorneyId=5479288
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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External links

  • Profile from the Eric Trump Foundation
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