Seth R. Cohen

Seth Cohen has spent his legal career fighting against discrimination and advocating for people whose civil rights and civil liberties have been violated or infringed.

The veteran labor and employment, civil rights and civil liberties attorney is Of Counsel at the Deuterman Law Group.

In this senior role, he represents clients in their labor and employment claims. He works closely with the rest of the DLG team to ensure that our workers’ compensation, Social Security Disability, VA Disability and personal injury clients receive the justice they deserve.

Before joining DLG, Cohen was a partner for 25 years with Smith, James, Rowlett & Cohen in Greensboro. He continues to serve as general counsel of the ACLU of North Carolina and as an adjunct professor at the Wake Forest University School of Law.

Cohen has considerable experience in civil litigation, civil rights and labor and employment law. He has also worked as a criminal defense attorney in both state and federal courts.

The Atlanta native earned undergraduate degrees in religion and journalism from the University of Georgia, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude. Before attending law school, he worked as a newspaper reporter, most recently at the News & Record in Greensboro.

Cohen graduated in 1991 from the UNC School of Law with highest honors. He was a member of the law school’s chapter of the Order of the Coif, an honor society.

He was admitted to the N.C. State Bar in 1991, and in 1997 he was admitted to the Bar of the U.S. Supreme Court.

After law school, Cohen clerked for Justice Henry E. Frye, who later became chief justice of the N.C. Supreme Court.

Cohen is a member of North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ) and the North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA). He has been recognized by Super Lawyers, Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite, and Best Lawyers in Americaã in Labor and Employment Law.

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North Carolina

North Carolina State Bar

ID Number: 18134

Since 1991

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 1997

Attorney/Of Counsel

Deuterman Law Group

2020 - Current

My practice includes representing individuals in labor and employment, civil rights and civil litigation. I am also an Adjunct Professor at Wake Forest University Law School, and serve as General Counsel for the ACLU-N.C.

Adjunct Professor

Wake Forest University Law School

2020 - Current

Partner

Smith, James, Rowlett & Cohen

1992 - 2020

My practice areas included civil and criminal litigation, employment for individuals, including discrimination and wrongful discharge, labor law (unions), civil rights, business litigation, personal injury, state and federal criminal law, post-conviction death penalty and state and federal appeals. After nearly 30 years, two of my partners retired and our law firm dissolved.

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

J.D. (1991) | Law

Activities: Member of the UNC School of Law’s chapter of the Order of the Coif, an honor society.

North Carolina State Bar

Member

Current