Gary I. Cohen is among Connecticut's priciest attorneys. But requiring his client to pay him an additional $300,000 "bonus" for a highly contentious five-day divorce mediation in Chicago effectively ratcheted up his already considerable rate to an out-of-this-world $1,511 an hour, say state disciplinary authorities. Now the Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel is urging Cohen be presented in court for appropriate discipline for allegedly coercing his client into paying an unreasonably excessive fee.
October 30, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Greenwich divorce lawyer Gary I. Cohen is among Connecticut’s priciest attorneys.
But requiring his client pay him an additional $300,000 “bonus,” for a highly contentious five-day divorce mediation in Chicago, effectively ratcheted up his already considerable rate to an out-of-this-world $1,511 an hour, Connecticut disciplinary authorities contend.
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