Earl H. Cohen - Minneapolis, MN

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1973
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1970
    B.S.
    Honors: Sigma Alpha Sigma
    Honors: With Distinction
    Major: Business Administration

Current Employment Position(s)

• Attorney at Law - Of Counsel

Past Positions

• Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis (Norwest Bank), Trust Officer, 1973 - 1976
• Halpern & Halpern, Associate Attorney, 1976 - 1977
• Halpern & Cohen, P.A., Founding Partner, 1977 - 1981
• Cohen & Bialick, P.A., President and Senior Member, 1981 - 1984
• Cohen & Cohen, Managing Partner, 1984 - 1990
• Kensington Properties, Inc., Chairman, 1978 - 1986

References

• Pinecreek Associates, LLC, Gary Gabrielson (612) 252-2020

Classes and Seminars

• Top Estate and Asset Protection Planning Tips in Minnesota, Net Advisor, June 2, 2008
  
• Top Estate and Asset Protection Planning Tips in Minnesota, Financial Planning Association of Minnesota, April 15, 2008
  
• Top Estate and Asset Protection Planning Tips in Minnesota, Lorman Educational Services, 2007 - 2008
  
• Estate Planning for the Business Owner. It's the Last Thing on Your Mind; Why It Should Be the First, Mansfield, Tanick & Cohen, P.A., December 1, 2006
  
• Top Ten Estate Planning, Wealth Transfer and Asset Protection Techniques in Minnesota, Lorman Educational Services, October 24, 2006
  
• Partnerships, LLCs and LLPs: Organization and Operation in Minnesota, Lorman Educational Services, July 16, 2006
  
• Asset Protection in Minnesota, Lorman Educational Services, May 4, 2006
  
• Surviving Financially in a Time of Crisis: a Lawyer's Perspective, Disability and Social Security Seminar, April 8, 2006
  
• Preparing for Changes in Federal Estate Tax, Financial Planners Association of Minnesota, September 29, 2005
  
• Protecting your Assets & Planning for Your Future, Mansfield Tanick & Cohen, The Lupus Foundation, The Scleroderma Foundation, The Arthritis Foundation, The MS Society and The DFS/FM Society, April 23, 2005
  
• Adjunct Professor, Estate Planning Course for Financial Planners, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Spring Semester, 2000
  
• Adjunct Professor, Estate Planning Course for Financial Planners, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Spring Semester, 1999
  
• Moderator, Probate Problems and Solutions, Minnesota CLE-Continuing Legal Education, June 17, 1995
  
• Lecturer, Exemptions from Judgement, Bankruptcy - Selected Issues, Legal Advice Clinic, Minneapolis, June 1994
  
• Minnesota Limited Liability Company Act - Planning Opportunities, August 1992
  
• Collecting Judgments in Minnesota, National Business Institute
  
• Minnesota Limited Liability Company Act - Estate Planning Opportunities, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education
  
• The New Minnesota Limited Liability Company Act - Planning Opportunities, Hennepin County Bar Association - Probate and Trust Law Section
  
• The New Minnesota Limited Liability Company Act - Planning Opportunities, Twin City Estate Planning Counsel
  
• Moderator and Presenter, Annual Estate and Business Planning Case Study, International Association for Financial Planning - Twin Cities Chapter
  
• Exemptions to Judgment Levy and Bankruptcy Planning, Continuing Legal Education, Annual Consumer Law Update, Hennepin County Legal Assistants Clinic
  
• Estate Planning Basics, Personal Finance Forum, Minneapolis Star & Tribune
  
• Moderator and Presenter, Ethics for the Financial Planner, International Association for Financial Planning, Minnesota Chapter
  
• Lecturer, Collecting Judgement in Minnesota, National Business Applications, CLE, 1993
  
• Small Business Series: Succession Planning
  
• Small Business Series: Business Banking
  
• What’s Your End Game? Succession Planning

Representative Clients

• Pinecreek Associates, LLC

• Multi-Tech Systems, Inc.

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota, 1973
• District of Columbia, 1981
• U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1973
• U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1973
• U.S. Tax Court, 1981

Other Affiliations

• Northwestern National Bank of Minnesota, 1973 - 1976 (Pension Trust Officer)
• United Systems Technology, Inc., 1995 - Present (Director)
• Hennepin County Bar Association (Member)
• Minnesota State Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Financial Planning Association - Personal Finance Forum, 1994 (Program Chairman, Minnesota Chapter)
• International Association for Financial Planning, 1996 (Program Chair, Minnesota Chapter)
• Financial Planning Association (Counsel)

Fraternities and Sororities

• Beta Sigma Alpha