Amber R. Cohen, Esq.
Associate Attorney

Offices: Plymouth and Taunton, Massachusetts

Phone: 508-732-9155

Fax: 508-732-9151

E-mail: acohen@schonlandlaw.com

Areas of practice: Adoption, Divorce, Child Support Modification, Family Law, Civil Litigation, Estate Litigation, Guardianship of Incapacitated Persons, Guardianship of Minors, Termination of Guardianship, Paternity, Restraining Orders, Debt Collection, Visitation/Custody Dispute, 93A Consumer Protection, and General Litigation

Amber R. Cohen joined Schonland & Associates, P.C. in 2008 as Associate Counsel. Prior to earning her law degree, Ms. Cohen was employed with Schonland & Associates since 2003 as a paralegal. She concentrates her legal practice in the areas of family law, probate and estates, guardianships of minors and incapacitated persons as well as civil litigation. Attorney Cohen is passionate about her work in representing those who are in need of legal representation, and strives to follow our firm’s promise of integrity, commitment and results.  

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Attorney Cohen lived in Colorado for 11 years. She attended high school in the Aspen Valley (Roaring Fork) and earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder. During her undergraduate program, Ms. Cohen volunteered in many programs during which time she began to cultivate the desire to assist people.  She earned her Bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in the law. In May of 2008, Attorney Cohen earned her Juris Doctorate degree from Southern New England School of Law cum laude (now known as University of Massachusetts School of Law).  

Attorney Cohen had the honor of serving as the Editor-in-Chief of the Roundtable Symposium Law Journal.    She is the recipient of the Sarah Clarman Bernstein Prize for Academic Excellence, the Academic Achievement Award (class rank # 2), and Pro Bono Award honored by the New Center for Legal Advocacy.  Ms. Cohen is a published author of A Square Peg Into A Round Hole:  Trade Dress Protection of Websites, The Perspective of The Consumer And The Dilemma For The Courts, 3 S. NEW ENG. ROUNDTABLE SYMP. L. J. 137 (2008). 

Attorney Cohen is an active member in the following organizations:  American Bar Association, Member; Massachusetts Bar Association, Member; Plymouth County Bar Association, Member; New Center for Legal Advocacy, Volunteer Attorney; Bristol County Bar Association, Board Member, Young Lawyers Division; Plymouth District Bar Association, Member.

Attorney Cohen is admitted to practice before all Massachusetts courts as well as the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. She enjoys spending her down time with her family and friends. She loves to stay active, reading and traveling.