Biography
Lauren Cohen represents people in personal injury claims, medical malpractice cases and wrongful death lawsuits. This includes cases involving motor vehicle accidents, medical negligence, birth trauma, brain injury and social security disability appeals. Lauren is passionate about helping her clients through every step of the process while maintaining open communication with them. She pursues her cases aggressively to help her clients get the maximum financial compensation to which they are entitled to.
Lauren also heads our outstanding Social Security disability practice. She zealously fights for her clients’ disability benefits and has won hundreds of social security disability appeals.
Lauren received her J.D. with honors from Chicago Kent College of Law in 2001. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1998. Lauren is licensed in Texas and Illinois.
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury Claims
- Medical Malpractice
- Wrongful Death
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Medical Negligence
- Birth Trauma
- Brain Injury
- Social Security Disability Appeals
Education
- Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois
- J.D. - 2001
- Honors: With Honors
- University of Texas at Austin
- 1998
Bar Admission
- Texas
- Illinois
Honors
- 2027 Illinois Super Lawyer
- 2026 Illinois Super Lawyer
- 2025 Leading Lawyer
- 2025 Leading Lawyers Top Women Lawyers Chicago Metro Area
- 2018 and 2019 American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys – 10 Best Attorneys for exceptional and outstanding client service
- 2019 American Jurist Institute – Top 10 Personal Injury Attorneys for Illinois
- 2019 Attorney and Practice Magazine's - Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney
- 10 Best Attorney Client Satisfaction, American Institute of Personal Injury Lawyers
- Top 10 Personal Injury Attorneys for Illinois, American Jurist Institute
- Top 10 Attorney, Attorney and Practice Magazine
- 10 Best Client Satisfaction Award, American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys
Professional Associations
- Illinois State Bar Association, 2003 to Present
- Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, 2003 to Present
- American Association for Justice
Languages
- Spanish
- English