Gershon D. Cohen
(210) 748-8505
If you or your business has suffered a financial loss due to legal malpractice, other professional malpractice, or breach of a business contract, you deserve to be heard. You deserve your day in court.
I am San Antonio trial attorney Gershon Cohen. For more than 30 years, I have been helping people and organizations seek justice and financial compensation in commercial litigation and professional malpractice cases. I try cases in state and federal courts and am prepared to handle even the most complex litigation, including complicated post-judgment collections cases in Texas. To schedule a free initial case evaluation.
My clients have had enough surprises. They are looking for answers and a way to move forward with their claims against a business or a professional who has been negligent and caused them financial harm. I work closely and personally with each of my clients to ensure they understand the law, their legal options, and the steps ahead as we seek a positive outcome in their cases. Clients appreciate my results-oriented approach and my candor.
Thorough preparation and persistence in pursuing my clients’ goals have allowed me to build a successful law practice. I represent businesses and individual clients in state and federal courts throughout Texas, handling claims in:
- Contract Disputes and Complex Commercial Litigation, including securities litigation and stockbroker malfeasance, claims against insurance carriers, insurance bad faith disputes, construction disputes and construction defect claims, creditors’ rights cases, and a wide variety of other business disputes
- Professional Malpractice Claims, including legal malpractice, accounting malpractice, stockbroker malpractice, realtor malpractice, and others
- Post-Judgment Collections
- Appeals
- Mediation and Arbitration
My law office is committed to personal service and to the highest degree of professionalism.
Areas of Practice
- Collections
- Construction Law
- Litigation & Appeals
- Legal Malpractice
- Professional Malpractice
- Commercial Litigation
Litigation Percentage
- 95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certified Legal Specialties
- Mediator, The National Mediation Academy, 2000
- Arbitrator, The National Arbitration Institute, 2000
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1976
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1978
Education
- St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas
- J.D. - 1976
- University of Tulsa
- B.A. - 1973
Published Works
- "Jurisdictional and Procedural Aspects of Securing Judgments Against Parties Secondarily Liable: A Proposal for Reform", Cited Annotation: Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, West Publishing, Section 17.001, 1997
- "Jurisdictional and Procedural Aspects of Securing Judgments Against Parties Secondarily Liable: A Proposal for Reform", 9 St. Mary's Law Journal 245, 1977
- "Deed of Trust Mortgage: Foreclosure Problems", 7 St. Mary's Law Journal 135, 1975
- "Benefits to the Unborn Under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program: Is there Legislative Intent", 6 St. Mary's Law Journal, 708, 1974
Representative Cases
Professional Associations and Memberships
- San Antonio Bar Association, Member
- State Bar of Texas, Member
