Michael Cohen (lawyer)
| Michael Cohen | |
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| Born |
Michael Dean Cohen August 25, 1966 Long Island, New York |
| Education |
American University (BA) Thomas M. Cooley Law School (JD) |
| Occupation | Personal lawyer for Donald Trump |
| Political party |
Democratic (before 2002; 2004–2017) Republican (2002–2004; 2017–present) |
Michael Dean Cohen (born August 25, 1966) is an American attorney who works as a lawyer and spokesperson for U.S. President Donald Trump. Prior to this appointment, he was Executive Vice-President of the Trump Organization and special counsel to Trump. Cohen also previously served as co-president of Trump Entertainment and a member of the board of the Eric Trump Foundation, a children's health charity. He joined the Trump Organization after having been a partner at Phillips Nizer. As of April 2018[update], he is under investigation by federal prosecutors into multiple matters, including bank fraud, wire fraud and campaign finance violations, relating in part to payments made to Stormy Daniels.
Cohen grew up in the town of Lawrence on Long Island. His mother was a nurse, and his father, who survived the Holocaust, was a surgeon. He received his B.A. from American University in 1988 and his J.D. from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in 1991, a then-autonomous institution that later became the law school of Western Michigan University. He is Jewish.
Cohen began practicing personal injury law in New York in 1992. As of 2003, Cohen was an attorney in private practice and CEO of MLA Cruises, Inc., and of the Atlantic Casino. In 2003, when Cohen was a candidate for New York City Council, he provided a biography to the New York City Campaign Finance Board for inclusion in its voters' guide, listing him as co-owner of Taxi Funding Corp. and a fleet of New York City taxicabs numbering over 200. At the time, Cohen was business partners in the taxi business with Simon Garber.
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