Advocacy Center for Employment Law

Steven Paul Cohn founded Advocacy Center for Employment Law in 1994 and is the senior litigation counsel. Since 1980, Mr. Cohn has practiced law in Silicon Valley. The office is located in San Jose. This firm specializes in employment discrimination and harassment litigation, including civil rights violations and sexual harassment, age, gender, and disability discrimination, and medical conditions. It also includes trade secrets, unfair business practices, and rights to privacy. Mr. Cohn was the 1992 California State Bar Wiley W. Manuel Award winner for outstanding pro bono services provided for public benefit. His legal comments on current developments have been highlighted on NBC evening news. Legal journals have noted his cases, and "Hard Copy" interviewed him about an important civil rights case. Mr. Cohn is a delegate from the County of Santa Clara to the California State Bar. He has been inducted into Who's Who in the World and Who's Who in California. Mr. Cohn was included in San Jose Magazine's yearly feature called "Best of the best: the attorneys of Silicon Valley," where he was identified by his peers as one of the top labor and employment attorneys in the Silicon Valley. Mr. Cohn is a former law professor at the University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara County Superior Court judge pro tem, Santa Clara County, and American Arbitration Association arbitrator, and a participant in mediation throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. Mr. Cohn frequently writes on employment law, litigation, and continuing education, and he has authored publications. Also, he has presented at San Francisco Bay Area law conferences and spoken. Firm has litigated in State and Federal Courts and been involved in landmark litigation. Mr. Cohn is happy to address your inquiries and is deeply committed to advancing employment law.

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