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C o h e n , F o s t e r & r o m i n e , P . a . From Left: Stephen L. Romine, Esq., Todd A. Foster, Esq., Barry A. Cohen, Esq., Patricia Allen, Investigator, Kimberly A. DeGroat, Investigator, Kevin J. Darken, Esq., Everett S. Rice, Esq., Rohom Khonsari, Esq., Christina L. Kimball, Investigator, Steven L. Cohen, MA, Michael L. Rubinstein, Esq., Chinwe O. Fossett, Esq., Jack M. Ross, Esq., Michael A. Gold, Esq., Brian J. Lefferts, Financial Investigator Cohen, Foster & romine is a tampa-based Firm t h at provides legal counsel and representation in the areas of criminal defense, civil litigation, commercial litigation, and qui tam/ false claims act or whistleblower actions. Selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of White Collar Criminal Defense are Barry A. Cohen (1983-2010), Todd Foster (2010) and Kevin J. Darken (2009-2010). In addition, Mr. Cohen is recognized in 2010 by The Best Lawyers in America ® in the areas of Personal Injury Litigation, Medical Malpractice, and Non-White Collar Criminal Defense. This is his 27th consecutive year of recognition byThe Best Lawyers in America ®. the Firm is comprised oF a meticulously assembled team of attorneys and support personnel who bring their independent strengths to the firm’s legal arsenal. Firm members are no strangers to the courtroom, and they utilize their litigation skills not only in trial, but also in negotiations with opposing counsel. Founding partner barry a. cohen w it h over 40 years of practice as a criminal and civil trial attorney, has represented a number of high profile clients and, as evidenced by this year’s 27th consecutive inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America®, he has consistently earned the respect of his peers. Partner Todd Foster, a former FBI special agent and federal prosecutor who heads the federal criminal division, has almost 30 years of federal criminal experience, is a nationally recognized speaker on trial advocacy, and defends clients, including lawyers, doctors and business professionals, in matters including securities, tax and bank fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering. Partner Stephen Romine, with over 18 years of criminal trial experience, heads the firm’s state criminal division and is a Florida Bar Board Certified Criminal Trial 5/3 Center, 201 ea s t Ke n n e d y Bo u l e va r d, su i t e 1000, ta m pa , Fl 33602 Ph: 800.308.8426 o r 813.225.1655 • www.tampalawfirm.com SELECTED FOR INCLUSION IN B T A M P A ’s ® LAWYERS 2 0 1 1 E D I T I O N Barry a. Cohen Kevin J. DarKen ToDD FosTer Lawyer, a distinction held by less than 1% of all Florida attorneys. Mr. Romine has represented clients in many of the firm’s most high profile cases and in 2010 received a Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award for his representation of a young man fighting a wrongful conviction and 30 year prison sentence. Kevin J. Darken, who heads up the firm’s qui tam division, is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney, an experienced litigator, and author of a leading national treatise on qui tam and health care fraud litigation. the litigation team also includes Keith thomas, a Martindale-Hubble AV rated civil trial attorney, who with a background in mechanical engineering and over twenty years of civil trial experience brings a unique and valuable prospective to litigating complex product liability, medical malpractice, personal injury, wrongful death and commercial litigation cases; Chinwe Fossett, a former prosecutor and national trial team champion; Michael Rubinstein, a former Assistant US Attorney with over 35 years of federal criminal and civil experience; Rohom Khonsari, a former prosecutor and experienced criminal defense and civil trial advocate; Michael Gold, an experienced civil and criminal litigator who earned his LL.M. in securities law from Georgetown University; and Jack Ross, a former prosecutor and commercial litigator with a strong background in political and international affairs. while each lawyer is highly involved in the investigation of cases, their in-house investigative staff boasts the presence of a former FBI special agent, a former HHS-OIG (health care fraud) special agent, a forensic accountant, and Everett Rice, the former Sheriff of Pinellas County, who, in addition to his work with the firm as a lawyer, participates and supervises investigations that benefit from his experience. Alex McNight
T H E G U I D E T O T A M P A ’ S T O P A T T O R N E y S It’s inevitable—at some point in your life, you’re going to need a lawyer, and you won’t always be able to predict when that need will arise. Whether you’re starting a business or selling one, getting married or divorced, patenting your invention, litigating a contract, or buying a home—there is a talented and highly competent attorney listed in this guide who can help. Perhaps you or a family member is involved in an accident or accused of a crime. These are all serious matters for which you need first-rate legal representation. Tampa’s Best Lawyers ® helps take the mystery out of locating a highquality advocate to protect you, your family, your business and all other assets The exceptional attorneys listed in this guide are only those attorneys listed in The Best Lawyers in America ®. These attorneys were nominated by and voted in by their peers. Lawyers cannot buy their way into this guide. They must earn a spot through exemplary legal work that attracts the notice of their colleagues. To remain on the list, they must be at the top of their game, year after year. Best Lawyers, the leading referral list in the legal profession, and ALM, the nation’s leading legal journalism and information company, have teamed up to provide this invaluable resource for readers, whatever your legal needs may be. Lawyers in this guide are arranged by their legal specialty—from Administrative Law to Workers’ Compensation Law—which makes it easy to find the professional advice you need. Keep this comprehensive guide available for those times when you need a first-rate advocate to assist you. The lawyers listed in Tampa’s Best Lawyers are eager to help. For more info go to www.law.com/tampabest T his list is excerpted from the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® , the preeminent referral guide to the legal profession in the United States. Published for nearly three decades, Best Lawyers ® METHodologY lists attorneys in 82 practice areas, representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia, who have been chosen through an exhaustive survey in which thousands of the nation’s top lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The 2011 edition of Best Lawyers, which will be published in November 2010, is based on more than 3.1 million evaluations of lawyers by other lawyers. The method used to compile Best Lawyers remains unchanged since the first edition was compiled more than 28 years ago. Lawyers are chosen for inclusion based solely on a vote of their peers. Listings cannot be bought, and no purchase is required to be included. In this regard, Best Lawyers remains the gold standard of reliability and integrity in lawyer ratings. The nomination pool for the 2011 edition consisted of all lawyers whose names appeared in the previous edition of Best Lawyers, lawyers who were nominated since the previous survey, and new nominees solicited from listed attorneys. In general, lawyers were asked to vote only on nominees in their own practice area in their own jurisdiction. Lawyers in closely related practice areas were asked to vote across practice areas, as were lawyers in smaller jurisdictions. Where practice areas are national or international in nature, lawyers were asked to vote nationally as well as locally. Voting lawyers were also given an opportunity to offer more detailed comments on nominees. Voting lawyers were provided this general guideline for determining if a nominee should be listed: “If you had a close friend or relative who needed a real estate lawyer (for example), and you could not handle the case yourself, to whom would you refer them?” All votes and comments were solicited with a guarantee of confidentiality – a critical factor in the viability and validity of Best Lawyers surveys. To ensure the rigor of the selection process, lawyers were urged to use only their highest standards when voting, and to evaluate each nominee based only on his or her individual merits. The additional comments were used to make more accurate comparisons between voting patterns and weight votes accordingly. Best Lawyers uses various methodological tools to identify and correct for anomalies in both the nomination and voting process. Ultimately, of course, a lawyer’s inclusion is based on the subjective judgments of his or her fellow attorneys. While it is true that the lists may at times disproportionately reward visibility or popularity, the breadth of the survey, the candor of the respondents, and the sophistication of the polling methodology largely correct for any biases. For all these reasons, Best Lawyers lists continue to represent the most reliable, accurate and useful guide to the legal profession in the United States. Best Lawyers lists are available at www.bestlawyers.com. “Best Lawyers” and “The Best Lawyers in America”are registered trademarks of Woodward/White, Inc. Congratulations to our 2011 Best Lawyers in America: Marie a. Borland Michael P. Brundage Mark a. danzi david S. FelMan John B. grandoFF, iii gina k. griMeS WilliaM c. guerrant, Jr. Bret t. haMlin r. reid haney linda d. hartley thoMaS n. henderSon, iii BenJaMin h. hill, iii John l. holcoMB StePhen M. hudoBa tiMothy a. hunt c. hoWard hunter Jonathan P. JenneWein roBert e. v. kelley, Jr. david t. knight erik Matheney Brett J. PreSton r. JaMeS roBBinS, Jr. roBert a. ShiMBerg W. laWrence SMith Brian c. SParkS r. denniS tWeed kirSten l. vignec denniS P. Waggoner alton c. Ward Most Tier One Practice Rankings Among Tampa Law Firms U.S. News & World Report “2010 Best Law Firms” View our 19 Tier One Rankings at www.hwhlaw.com. 3700 Bank of America Plaza, 101 E. Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, Fl 33602 tampa’s Best lawyers 3
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