SEIGEL & ROUHANA - Key Persons
Austen E. Cohen joined the firm in 2020 after spending four years as counsel with a private investment bank. A lifelong resident of Maryland, Mr. Cohen was grew up in Baltimore County before attending the University of Maryland for his undergraduate degree. Mr. Cohen then attended the University of Baltimore, where he received his joint JD/MBA degree.
As a law student, Mr. Cohen served as a staff editor on the Journal of Land and Development, as well as a member of the Gibbons Criminal Procedure Moot Court Team. While in law school, he additionally spent a summer as an associate for the Department of Justice, prosecuting both civil and criminal matters. Mr. Cohen additionally volunteers his time working with the Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland, advocating on behalf of clients in the tax sale, rent escrow, veterans affairs and immigration clinics. His current practice is concentrated on personal injury, workers' compensation, employment law and corporate matters.
Education
J.D., cum laude, University of Baltimore School of Law, 2014
MBA, magna cum laude, University of Baltimore School of Business, 2014
B.A., magna cum laude, University of Maryland, 2011
Affiliations
Member, Maryland State Bar Association
Member, Maryland Association for Justice
Member, Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland
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Paul Rouhana is a senior partner and owner in Seigel & Rouhana, LLC, and along with I. Steven Seigel, combine for over 60 years of litigation and trial experience. Paul graduated from Loyola High School in 1995, Loyola University in 1999, and the University of Baltimore School of Law in 2002. Paul served as law clerk to John O. Hennegan of the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, then went onto work for large insurance defense firms in Baltimore City for ten years. During that time, Paul represented such companies as CocaCola, UPS, FedEx, Sysco, and AIG. Paul concentrated his defense practice on insurance defense, including workers' compensation and auto torts, as well as federal cargo claims, maritime claims, and corporate transactional and litigation work.
In 2011, Paul joined the predecessor to Seigel & Rouhana, LLC, and within four years, became the youngest partner to join the law firm. Paul has extensive experience in all aspects of litigation and trial work, and concentrates his current practice on motor vehicle injuries, premises liability, workers' compensation, employment & discrimination claims, immigration, as well as corporate consulting and litigation. In 2017, Paul led a trial team on behalf of a corporate franchise client in federal court in Tampa, Florida, ultimately winning the jury trial for his client. He has tried hundreds of cases throughout Maryland, in state and federal court, and currently practices throughout Maryland, the District of Columbia, and West Virginia. He plans on becoming barred in Pennsylvania and Virginia as his client base expands. Paul also routinely practices and tries cases before the Office of Administrative Hearings for accidental disability retirement claims.
Paul speaks Arabic and French fluently, and grew up overseas throughout the Middle East, which are of great value in assisting his immigration clients with their needs. In addition to the work set out above, Paul handles legal malpractice cases as well on a select basis. If you would like to speak to Paul about any legal issues you may be having, please contact him at 443-470-1015 or at info@srlegalgroup.com.