Diana Cohn
Cohn Slater, P.A.
Diana Cohn, a partner at Cohn Slater, is a civil litigator and child advocate with extensive experience in family law and divorce cases. In honor of her service to Florida’s families, Cohn has received several of the state’s top family law accolades, including the Children’s Home Society of Florida Family Champion Award and the Excellence in Child Welfare Award. She was also named a Women of Distinction Award finalist by the Girl Scouts of the Florida Panhandle.
While serving as Managing Attorney at Children’s Legal Services, Attorney Cohn led the active litigation and prosecution of several hundred legal cases each year. On behalf of the State of Florida, she represented the best interests of Florida’s children in Leon, Jefferson, Wakulla, Gadsden, Franklin, and Liberty counties, protecting their health and safety, and the integrity of families.
Attorney Cohn developed Leon County’s Early Childhood Court program. She partnered with the judiciary, community partners and opposing counsel to expedite the timely resolution of ECC cases, crafting statewide best practices along the way.
Prior to Children’s Legal Services, she represented clients in family law, civil law, and immigration cases at the Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Clinic (IPVAC). She worked collaboratively on family law issues with social workers, medical professionals, and community-based advocates. Cohn also served as judicial clerk of the Family Law Division in Florida’s Eighth Judicial Circuit, supporting the Honorable Judge Mary Day Coker in family law cases.
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights
- Gov & Administrative Law
- Administrative Law, Election Law, Government Contracts, Government Finance, Legislative & Government Affairs
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Juvenile Law
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Florida
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Shareholder
- Cohn Slater, P.A.
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- Managing Attorney
- Children’s Legal Services
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- Attorney
- Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Clinic (IPVAC)
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- Judicial Clerk
- Florida's Eighth Judicial Court, Family Law Division
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- Legal Clerk
- Rissman, Barrett, Hurt, Donahue & McLain, P.A.
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- University of Florida
- J.D. (2011)
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- Florida Atlantic University
- B.S. (2008) | Psychology
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- Women of Distinction Award Finalist
- Girl Scouts of the Florida Panhandle
- The Women of Distinction awards honor women who truly demonstrate their commitment to the community.
- Litigation Champion
- Children’s Legal Services
- Excellence in Child Welfare Award
- Florida Department of Children and Families
- Inaugural award presented at the 2014 DCF Child Protection Summit
- Family Champion Award
- Children’s Home Society of Florida
- The Florida Bar # 0092816
- Member
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- Protecting Children of Domestic Violence Victims Under Criminal No-Contact Orders
- AEQUITAS: The Prosecutors’ Resource on Violence Against Women
- Website
- Cohn Slater
