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title: Michael L. Cohen
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![Michael L. Cohen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Cohen-Michael_26be2b1907a4b33fd9b065e0df610f43.jpg)

# Michael L. Cohen

*Michael L. Cohen is a principal in*Michael L. Cohen, A Professional Law Corporation*and is counsel with Pachulski Stang Ziehl & Jones LLP.  He received his J.D. in 1991 from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. Michael devotes a substantial part of his practice to representing insureds in coverage disputes and cases involving bad-faith claims handling.*

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### Articles written by this author:

[![The carrier’s duty to investigate](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Cohen-McKeon-thinkstock-482231739_e4e304e102da054c3ad1bb615e5d0037.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-august/the-carrier-s-duty-to-investigate-2 "The carrier’s duty to investigate")

## [The carrier’s duty to investigate](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-august/the-carrier-s-duty-to-investigate-2 "The carrier’s duty to investigate")

An insurer’s failure to completely investigate a claim is a crucial part of any bad-faith case

[Heather M. McKeon](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/heather-m-mckeon "Heather M. McKeon")
[Michael L. Cohen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-l-cohen "Michael L. Cohen")

[2015 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-august)

## [Pursuing insurance agents and brokers for professional negligence](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-november/pursuing-insurance-agents-and-brokers-for-professional-negligence "Pursuing insurance agents and brokers for professional negligence")

These can be difficult cases, but there are scenarios in which they are viable

[Heather M. McKeon](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/heather-m-mckeon "Heather M. McKeon")
[Michael L. Cohen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-l-cohen "Michael L. Cohen")

[2015 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-november)

[![Rethinking damages for breach of an insurance contract](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/CohenM-istock-1077220418_9bd37c9bdec5d0b7f9eb78459849a23c.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-november/rethinking-damages-for-breach-of-an-insurance-contract "Rethinking damages for breach of an insurance contract")

## [Rethinking damages for breach of an insurance contract](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-november/rethinking-damages-for-breach-of-an-insurance-contract "Rethinking damages for breach of an insurance contract")

Restoring balance between insurers and their insureds. Why must we prove that the carrier acted unreasonably?

[Michael L. Cohen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-l-cohen "Michael L. Cohen")

[2022 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-november)

## [Recovering damages for emotional distress for breach of an insurance contract](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-october/recovering-damages-for-emotional-distress-for-breach-of-an-insurance-contract "Recovering damages for emotional distress for breach of an insurance contract")

A liability policy is a contract that concerns directly the comfort, happiness, or personal welfare of one of the parties

[Michael L. Cohen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-l-cohen "Michael L. Cohen")

[2024 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-october)