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The Malingering Defense: Understanding It, Alleging It and Defending Against It


Total Credits: 3 CLE, 3 Criminal Law Specialization, 3 Family Law Specialization, 3 Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Litigation Specialization, 3 Workers' Compensation Law Specialization

Average Rating:
   14
Categories:
Criminal Litigation |  Workers' Compensation |  Personal Injury Law |  Family Law
Faculty:
Larry J Cohen
Format:
Audio and Video
Original Program Date:
May 23, 2023


Description

The Malingering Defense: Understanding It, Alleging It and Defending Against It in PI, Worker’s Compensation, Criminal, Mental Health and Family Law Cases.

Topics will include:
•    Foundational Concepts for Understanding Malingering
•    The Psychology and Medicine Underlying Malingering
•    How to Pursue and Defend Against the Malingering Defense
•    Malingering “Tests”: What are they and What are they Assessing?
•    Ethical Concerns about Preparing Clients for Malingering Tests
•    If it is not Malingering, then what is it? 

Faculty:
Larry Cohen, Cohen Law Firm
 

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Faculty

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Larry J. Cohen, is a certified specialist in injury and wrongful death litigation who has focused in his more than thirty-three years of law practice on serious medical injury and emotional damages cases, including especially brain injury claims. He received his J.D. from Northwestern University in 1985, and has been admitted to practice in Arizona since 1985. Mr. Cohen also has a Master's degree and a Ph.D. from Syracuse University and has participated in a post-doctoral program in clinical neuropsychology. He continues as a member of the adjunct faculty at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University where he has taught courses in professional responsibility, pretrial practice and professional liability. He taught and did research at the University Michigan School of Law and at the University of Illinois-Chicago, and taught on the adjunct faculties of the Arizona Summit School of Law, the Arizona School of Professional Psychology, thereafter Argosy University, Midwestern University, and Norwich University. Mr. Cohen speaks nationally to groups of lawyers, other professionals, insurance companies, governmental entities, risk managers and other interest groups about litigation and trial practice matters, legal ethics, alternative dispute resolution, and issues in brain damage, law and medicine and law and psychology. He has received awards from the Maricopa County Bar Association, the State Bar of Arizona and the State Bar of New Mexico for excellence in continuing legal education. He also received a President's Award from the State Bar of Arizona for contributions in continuing legal education. He has for many years been listed by Southwest Super Lawyers and Arizona's Finest Lawyers as among the best lawyers in Arizona and has been was recognized by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel as among the top one percent of lawyers in the United States.

Mr. Cohen may be reached at the following addresses:

Larry J. Cohen, Esq.
Cohen's Counsel
P.O. Box 465
Bethel, Vermont 05032
602-405-4022
802-234-6984
ljc@cohenscounsel.com
ljc@ljcohen.com


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Overall:      4.8

Total Reviews: 14

Comments

Julianne H

"Larry Cohen is always a great presenter; makes the info interesting"

Jessica O

"Extremely informative"

Lori E

"Larry has vast knowledge and experience in this area. The topic was complex but he kept it interesting. "

Lyn B

"Very informative and easy to follow"

Ruben E

"Important subject"

Zubin K

"it was very informative. "

Richard Z

"Great and concise info."

Kate V

"A lot of information at one time."

Matthew R

"The material was deep and very specific to the issue (which was very specific)"