Thomas F. Cohen

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• Worker’s Compensation
• General Insurance Litigation
• Civil Appeals

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• St. Joseph County Bar Association
• Indiana State Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Defense Trial Counsel of Indiana
• Employment & Labor Section ISBA

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• Indiana State Bar
• U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
• Worker’s Compensation Board of Indiana

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• University of Notre Dame, A.B., cum laude, 1975
• Indiana University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1978

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• Best Lawyers in America, 1995/1996/1997/1998/1999/2000/2001/2002/
  2003/2005/2006/2007/2008/2009
• Indiana Super Lawyer, 2005/2007/2008/2009/2010

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Mr. Cohen is extensively published in the area of worker's compensation including the book "Employment and Labor Laws in Indiana." 

Written Works
“Interplay Between Third-Party Practice and Worker Compensation Act,” Masters Series, ICLEF, 2008;

“Compensability Considerations Under Milledge v. The Oaks, Masters Series, ICLEF, 2004;

“Defending Permanent Total Disability Claims,” LCBA, 2002;

“Ethical Considerations in Worker’s Compensation Cases,” ICLEF, 1998;

“Cross Examination of Vocation Experts,” ICLEF, 1996;

ICLEF Worker’s Compensation Deskbook 1994, Special Employees and Independent Contractors; “Practical Aspects of Indiana Worker’s Compensation Law,” ICLEF, 1993;

“Settlement Issues in Worker’s Compensation Actions,” ICLEF, 1993;

“Time Restraints in O.D. + Worker’s Compensation Claims,” Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1992;

“Changing Benefit Levels,” Professional Education Systems, inc., 1991;

“Time Limitations in Worker’s Compensation Cases,” ICLEF, 1990;

“Indiana Worker’s Compensation Benefits,” Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1989.

Published Opinions
Awilda Gonzalez v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc., 881 N.E.2d 19, (Ind.App., 2008);

Richard A. Jackel v. Peter Eckrich & Sons, 516 N.E.2d 1082 (Ind.App. 3 Dist., 1987);

Alvin Miller and Lydia Miller v. Indiana State Highway Dept., 514 N.E.2d 93 (Ind.App. 4 Dist., 1987);

Alvin Miller and Lydia Miller v. Indiana State Highway Dept., 507 N.E.2d 1009 (Ind.App. 4 Dist., 1987);

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Mary Ann Parkinson, 491 N.E.2d 229 (Ind.App. 4 Dist., 1986);

James Borton, Linda Borton, and Robert Ackley v. Jack Lavenduskey and Violet Lavenduskey, 488 N.E.2d 1129 (Ind.App. 4 Dist., 1986);

Paul A. Bailey v. Hugo E. Martz and David Chidester, 488 N.E.2d 716 (Ind.App. 4 Dist., 1986);

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Mary Ann Parkinson, 487 N.E.2d 162 (Ind.App. 4 Dist., 1985);

James Borton, Linda Borton, and Robert Ackley v. Jack Lavenduskey and Violet Lavenduskey, 486 N.E.2d 639 (Ind.App. 4 Dist., 1985);

Geoffrey A. Stein and Bliss & Laughline Steel v. Raymond Yung, 475 N.E.2d 52 (Ind.App. 3 Dist., 1985);

Robert Crull and Earlene Crull v. Harold Platt, Shasta Industries, Coachmen Industries, and Suburban Manufacturing Company, 471 N.E.2d 1211, (Ind.App. 3 Dist., 1984);

Thomas Langston v. The Estate of Jay S. Cuppels, 471 N.E.2d 17 (Ind.App. 3 Dist., 1984);

J.C. Penney Company, Inc. v. Ruth E. Wesolek and Paul J. Wesolek, 465 N.E.2d 763 (Ind.App. 3 Dist., 1984);

Craig B. Weaver v. Terry Tucker, 461 N.E.2d 1159 (Ind.App. 3 Dist., 1984);

J.C. Penney Company, Inc. v. Ruth E. Wesolek and Paul J. Wesolek, 461 N.E.2d 1149 (Ind.App. 3 Dist., 1984);

Shirley Rosander v. Copco Steel & Engineering Company, 429 N.E.2d 990 (Ind.App. 1982);

James B. Stevens and Dixie J. Stevens v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, 422 N.E.2d 319 (Ind.App. 1981).

Other Appellate Cases
Perkins v. Jayco, 905 N.E.2d 1085 (Ind.Ct.App. 2009);

Kankakee Valley REMC v. SBC Indiana, et al., 64A03-0405-CV-00213;

Ronald Dean Hughes v. Jayco MFG, 93A02-0707-EX-00629;

Diana Johnson v. Wal-Mart, 93A02-0204-EX-00332;

James Baxter v. United Protective Service, 93A02-9903-EX-00190;

Andrea Buell v. St. Joseph County Government, 93A02-9412-EX-00721;

Donna Wininger v. Nickell Enterprises, 93A02-9312-EX-00703;

Theodore Plajer v. Penz Products, 93A02-0311-EX-00999;

Vixiene Malaivanh v. Godfrey Conveyor Co., 93A02-0112-EX-00892;

Donna Wininger v. Nickell Enterprises, 93A02-9412-EX-00740

American States Insurance v. Eugene Braden, et al., 25A03-9303-CV-00080;

Pearl Workman v. Buckeye Pipeline Co., 93A02-8803-EX-00091.