Marsha Cohen

July 07, 2021 | The Recorder

To truly know someone's competence to practice law, shouldn't a test focus on the abilities that count?

By Marsha Cohen

4 minute read

January 06, 2021 | The Recorder

The impacts of rising education costs have disproportionately hit aspiring lawyers from disadvantaged families (those hit hardest also by the pandemic), and many of these graduates are people of color whose presence is sorely needed in our profession. A broadly-offered fee waiver at this time would be, frankly, a brilliant public relations move by the Bar, and it surely would be gratefully received, says Marsha Cohen, a professor at the University of California, Hastings College of Law.

By Marsha Cohen

4 minute read

November 28, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Government-issued photo identification cards are critical documents for individuals seeking services, employment, substance abuse treatment, housing and even access to buildings. Since 9/11, Department of Homeland Security rules require persons to present a birth certificate and Social Security card in order to obtain state-issued photo identification. At the same time, vital records ­departments throughout the country and the Social Security Administration require applicants for birth records and Social Security cards to present a valid state-issued photo ID. While a limited range of alternative documents may be substituted, these generally require proof of residence, leaving ­homeless men and women with an insurmountable impediment when they lose their identification documents as a result of their homelessness.

By Marsha Cohen

18 minute read

September 28, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Since its founding in 1990, the Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) has partnered with area law firms and law schools from around Philadelphia to conduct legal clinics in shelters, soup kitchens, transitional housing facilities and drop-in day sites located in neighborhoods throughout the city.

By Marsha Cohen

6 minute read

September 27, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Since its founding in 1990, the Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) has partnered with area law firms and law schools from around Philadelphia to conduct legal clinics in shelters, soup kitchens, transitional housing facilities and drop-in day sites located in neighborhoods throughout the city.

By Marsha Cohen

6 minute read

January 24, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

Since the fall of 2001, the Homeless Advocacy Project has dedicated itself to serving the unique legal needs of Philadelphia's homeless veterans population, especially those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

By Marsha Cohen

4 minute read

August 10, 2012 | The Recorder

If successful in November, the ballot measure is likely to be challenged in court by manufacturers, explains Marsha Cohen of UC-Hastings.

By Marsha Cohen

10 minute read

February 02, 2011 | The Recorder

Disposing of unused medication is a looming problem sure to have manufacturers and local governments wrestling with cost control, explains Hastings' Marsha Cohen.

By Marsha Cohen

8 minute read

August 12, 2011 | The Recorder

Plaintiff's ability to recover for medication-related harm may depend on whether the presciption was filled with a name-brand drug, explains Hastings' Marsha Cohen.

By Marsha Cohen

9 minute read