Diane Cohen - Boston, MA

Overview

Awards and Honors

Education

• Legal Education

  • Cornell Law School, Ithaca, New York, 1975
    Juris Doctor

• Non Legal Education

  • Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1972
    Bachelor of Arts
    Honors: summa cum laude
    Major: Political Science
    Major: English

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur, L.L.P., Columbus, Ohio, Partner, Head of Employee Benefits Practice Group, 1989 - 2005
• Martin, Eichenberger & Baxter, Co., L.P.A., Worthington, Ohio, Partner, 1985 - 1989
• James Tansey & Associates, Washington, D.C., Of Counsel, 1983 - 1985
• Diane K. Goulder, Co., L.P.A., Worthington, Ohio, Principal, 1979 - 1985
• Mayer, Terakedis & Blue (f/k/a Mayer, Terakedis & Weed), Columbus, Ohio, Associate, 1975 - 1979

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, with Joyce Kahn (IRS Manager, Employee Plans Correction Programs) Creative Pension and Benefits Seminar, "EPCRS Update," 2005
  
• Speaker, PWMA Employment Relations Seminar, "Hot Topics in Employee Benefits," 2001
  
• Speaker, Nationwide Insurance Company Seminar, "Hot Topics in Employee Benefits," 2001
  
• Copresenter with IRS Representatives, Creative Pension and Benefits Seminar, "IRS Plan Correction Methods," 2002
  
• Speaker, Paine Webber Attorney Network Seminar, "ERISA 2000-Educate or Litigate," 1999
  
• Speaker, Ohio State Bar Association Seminar, "Choice of Entity and LLCs," 1999
  
• Copresenter with IRS Representatives, Creative Pension and Benefits Seminar, "Fixing the Broken Plan - IRS Corrective Procedures," 1999
  
• Speaker, Highland Capital Seminar, "Recent Developments Affecting Fiduciaries," 1999
  
• Speaker, Certified Employee Benefits Specialists Seminar, "Reporting and Disclosure Requirements," 1998
  
• Speaker, Creative Pension and Benefits Seminar, "IRS Update - Including Plan Restatements," 1998
  
• Speaker, M.A.P. (for United Way Agencies) Seminar, "Reporting & Legal Requirements of Plans," 1997
  
• Speaker, Women Lawyers of Franklin County, "Rainmaking," 1997
  
• Speaker, Women Business Owners Conference, "Building Your Professional Practice," 1997
  
• Speaker, Certified Employee Benefits Specialists, "Highlights of the Small Business Job protection Act of 1996," 1996
  
• Speaker, Paine Webber Attorney Network, "Estate and Tax Planning," 1996
  
• Speaker, Highland Capital Seminar, "Qualified Plan Overview - Practical Approaches to Compliance & Investing," 1996
  
• Speaker, Fawcett Center/Ohio State University, "Qualified Plan Building Blocks," 1996
  
• Speaker, Naples, Florida, "Recent Developments Affecting Fiduciaries," 1996
  
• Speaker, Columbus Bar Association, CPA and Columbus Life Underwriters' Association, "Advanced Compensation Technique - Planning Options for Executives of Not-for-Profit," 1995
  
• Speaker, Lorman Business Center/Ohio Business Law Seminar, "Counseling the Employer Regarding Retirement Plan Choices," 1995
  
• Planning Committee, Creative Pension and Benefits Seminar, OSU College of Law (sponsor)

Pro Bono Activities

• Pension Liaison Group for the Northeast key District of the Internal Revenue Service
• Ohio State Bar Foundation, Fellow

Published Works

Articles

• Phased Retirement Programs: Exploring the Benefits and Issues, Webinar for Lorman Education Services, Friday, April 20, 2018, 1:00 – 2:30 PM (ET)
  
• Phased Retirement Programs: Exploring the Benefits and Issues , ERISA Webinar by Lorman (90 min) July 23, 2015
  
• "Behavioral Finance In Retirement Plans: Are We Talking out of Both Sides of our Mouths?", New England Employee Benefits Council Connection Series (Waltham, MA), March 7, 2014
  
• BNA Tax Management Portfolio, : "EPCRS - Plan Correction and Disqualification," 2014 Edition
  
• BNA Tax Management Portfolio, "EPCRS - Plan Correction and Disqualification," 2010 Edition
  
• BNA Tax and Accounting:, "Navigating Qualified Plan Correction in Light of IRS and DOL Differing Perspectives," 2009
• Author, "Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System: A Guide for the Novice,", Benefits Law Journal, 2008
• Author, The Mature Retirement Plan-Still Not Old Enough to Know Better,", The Daily Reporter, 2001, 2002
• Author, ERISA Allows Employers to Provide ‘Hot' Benefits Without Getting Burned,, The Daily Reporter, 2001
• Author, "Employers Should Be Aware of Benefit Plans' Administrative Issue,", The Daily Reporter, 2002

Bar Admissions

• Ohio, 1975

Other Affiliations

• Columbus Bar Association, 1980 - Present (Employee Benefits Subcommittee)
• Ohio State Bar Association, 1975 - Present (Member)
• American Bar Association, Section of Taxation, 1975 - Present (Member)
• American Bar Association, Section of Taxation

Fraternities and Sororities

• Phi Sigma Sigma
• Tau Beta Sigma
• Phi Lambda Delta
• Phi Beta Kappa