Matt Cohen

Matt Cohen

Matt Cohen & Associates, LLC

Matt Cohen is the founder of Matt Cohen & Associates LLC. He is well known for his work in special education law and has extensive experience in healthcare and mental health law. Mr. Cohen is admitted to practice in Illinois. He has been the principal litigator in a number of important special education cases, and is the primary or collaborating author of several amendments to the mental health and special education laws of Illinois. Mr. Cohen has lectured nationally on a wide variety of special education topics, as well as on mental health and confidentiality law, and has authored numerous articles on these subjects. In 1997, he was invited to the White House to participate in the signing ceremony for IDEA'97. Mr. Cohen also has participated in various federal, state, and local task forces, advisory boards, and study groups. He is a member of the Illinois Attorney General's Advisory Council on Disability Rights, where he chairs the Special Education Committee. Mr. Cohen also is a founding board member of the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, (COPAA), a national special education advocacy organization. He is a past adjunct professor of law at Loyola University Law School. Mr. Cohen earned his J.D. degree from the University of Minnesota in 1981 and his B.A. degree from Grinnell College in 1977.

Matt Cohen's Courses

  • Illinois IEP and 504 Plan Legal Workshop

    Education Law

    IL Specific

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    Illinois CLE Approved 6 Total
    Missouri CLE Approved 6 Total
    OnDemand