Sheri E. Cohen

Sheri Cohen is a senior attorney at Children's Law Center of California and is court-appointed to represent children and young adults in the foster care system. She is in court daily, advocating for the strengthening of families to allow children to return home with safety and stability, and when that is not available, to help ensure they have the best possible outcome.

Ms. Cohen has a J.D. from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles and an LL.M. from New York University. She has worked for O'Melveny & Myers, Crosby-Heafey, and as a solo practitioner in family formation law - adoption and assisted reproduction. Ms. Cohen also served as a consultant to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Ms. Cohen was a co-author of the CEB publication” Domestic Partnerships,” as well as publications from NBI and Resolve, the National Infertility Association. She has been a speaker for various MCLE panels on family formation and cutting-edge practices. Ms. Cohen has also given presentations to physician organizations in the field of assisted reproduction and lobbied Congress regarding family formation issues. In 2006, she was honored as Attorney of the Year by Public Counsel's Children’s Rights Project.