Overview

Sophia V. Cohn is an Associate in Lozano Smith's Walnut Creek Office. Her practice focuses on labor and employment, litigation, and student issues, including investigations.

Experience

Ms. Cohn is skilled in various aspects of employment law, including dismissals, discipline, investigations, employee/employer relations and negotiations, and responding to DFEH/EEOC charges. She advises clients regarding the Brown Act, Public Records Act, and the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act. Ms. Cohn is also well-versed in various issues related to students, including investigations and discipline.

Prior to joining Lozano Smith, Ms. Cohn's practice focused on health care advocacy, as well as insurance and public entity litigation defense. She is experienced in various aspects of litigation, including propounding and responding to written discovery, and researching and preparing motions in both state and federal court.

Education

Ms. Cohn received her Juris Doctor from the University of San Francisco School of Law (cum laude), where she received Academic Honors, and a CALI Award for Academic Excellence in Constitutional Law. She was a Senior Staff Member for the Law Review, and served as the Brief Specialist for her school's Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition team. She also served as the President of the Jewish Law Students Association. As a law student, she served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Edward M. Chen in the Northern District Court of California. Ms. Cohn earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Pitzer College.

The California Public Records Act Has All New Statutory Citations Starting January 1, 2023

By: Manuel Martinez, Sophia Cohn- 01/24/2023

Legislative Update: Changes in DOJ Background Checks and Expansion of the Statewide Immunization Database

By: Michelle Cannon, Sophia Cohn- 11/30/2022

California Public Records Act Balancing Exemption Protects COVID Information

By: Manuel Martinez, Sophia Cohn- 09/27/2021

Questions Remain Regarding Face Coverings in Schools

By: Harold Freiman, Sophia Cohn- 07/21/2020

Plaintiffs with Late Tort Claims Take a Hit

By: Mary Lerner, Sophia Cohn- 05/27/2020

California Department of Education Provides Grading and Graduation Guidance for Local Educational Agencies During School Closures

By: Edward Sklar, Sophia Cohn- 04/07/2020

Public Agencies Can Be Liable For Attorney's Fees In Reverse-CPRA Actions

By: Manuel Martinez, Sophia Cohn- 12/12/2019

New Law Prohibits Barriers To Charter School Enrollment

By: Edward Sklar, Sophia Cohn- 11/18/2019