Dara R. Cohen

Dara R. Cohen

5.0
Rating: 7.5

Licensed for 11 years

Estate planning Lawyer at Salt Lake City, UT
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Probate, Guardianship

369 East 900 South #113, Salt Lake City, UT

About Dara

Biography

Practice Areas

3

Practice Areas

Estate Planning 70%

My purpose is to prevent problems before they happen. With a service and client focused approach, each tailored estate plan will protect your person, your property, and your relationships.

70%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Hourly Rates

$ 320-320 per hour

Pro bono

10 %


Payment Methods

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Licenses

Licensed in Utah for 11 years

State: Utah

Acquired: 2014

Active

No misconduct found

Location

D R Cohen Law LLC

369 East 900 South #113, Salt Lake City, UT, 84111-4331

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Dara R. Cohen's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

5.0 /5.0

11 Client Reviews

5 star (11)
4 star (0)
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Posted by Mary | June 15, 2022 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Outstanding Trust and Will Attorney

Dara is an excellent Trust Attorney. She made the process of preparing our Wills and Trust painlessly quick and easy. I would highly recommend her!

Posted by Dennis | March 15, 2022 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Highly Professional and Effective

We needed to probate an estate in Utah, but we live in California so we needed to work from afar with someone local . Based on our Utah contacts and recommendations, we chose Dara. Her management probate of the estate was incredibly fast and efficient. She is terrific in dealing with credit card debt.... We hope not to have to hire her again, but if we needed to we'd do so in a heartbeat.

Posted by Pete | July 6, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

INCREDIBLE Attorney!!!

If we could give Dara 10 stars, we would!! Dara is not only an incredible attorney, but is also extremely compassionate and understanding. My brother unexpectedly passed away earlier this year, several states away from where my wife and I live, and thankfully Dara was highly recommended to us by ...a good friend of my brother. Dara not only handled the many probate legal issues regarding my brother's estate, but she was also able to recommend various consultants and professionals, as needed, who helped with the sale of my brother's home, the sale of his vehicle, and various possessions. Simultaneously, Dara legal expertise was instrumental in helping me keep my emotional sanity intact during the intense grieving I was going through. I HIGHLY recommend her to anybody seeking legal services.

Posted by John | May 19, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Outstanding work and very responsive

Our family has worked with Dara on a variety of family trust and estate planning matters for the past several years. Dara is thorough and insightful in developing the trust framework. She knows the right questions to ask to ensure your wishes are clearly articulated. She is intuitive and understands ...the intricacies of family dynamics and always thoughtful in her approach. She is incredibly responsive and efficient. We highly recommend her services.

Posted by Frank | April 27, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

As Out of Towners needing an attorney, Dara was there for us each and every step through our relative's probate process.

From our first telephone call through 14 months of a complicated estate's management, execution and closure, Dara guided us with direct, favorable and very well informed expertise. When I first phoned her, in what became a 40 minute call, she laid out for me everything we would need to accomplish ...in order to start the process of managing my recently deceased sister's affairs. From then forward, she assured me, in various ways, that the business of handling our loved one's estate didn't need to be stressful, too complicated, or overwhelming. The next day, at our first in-person meeting, it was clear to me that her dedication to her work, her understanding of the laws of Utah and her capacity to assist us, led us to engage her for what was ahead. From the first court filings, through to the final distribution of assets, my family and I felt we actually had a gentle hand guiding us. She also provided us with all the tools we needed to track every moving part of the estate's management. She was, without a doubt, the exact attorney we needed, when we needed her, to be our partner in this effort.

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Dara R. Cohen's Lawyer Endorsements

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Caleb Andrews

Estate planning lawyer | Jan 11

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Dara’s clients are always pleased with her work. She advocates for her clients best interests and aspires to be their go-to attorney and is well connected within the legal and professional community to pass things off to other professionals when her clients’ needs fall outside of her area of expertise. She is a great advocate and her clients are lucky to have her."

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Karma French

Estate planning lawyer | May 16

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Dara is a skillful estate planning attorney and I recommend her to anyone seeking an estate plan. Over the years of knowing Dara, I have come to know she is personable, intelligent, and prioritizes the needs of her clients."

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Kate Nance

Guardianship lawyer | Mar 29

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Dara is a great lawyer with a fantastic reputation in the legal community. She is both capable and compassionate. I highly recommend her services."

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Brett Hastings

Estate planning lawyer | Oct 21

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Dara is an excellent and personable attorney with a passion for assisting her clients. She is dedicated to her community, often volunteering her time and talents at local events and pro bono legal clinics. I confidently recommend her to anyone who needs legal services in her areas of expertise."

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Experience

Rating:  7.5 (Very Good)

Honors

2012

Pro Bono Studet of the Year, Pro Bono Initiative

Work Experience

2014 - 2014

Clerk, LRBFamily Law

Associations

2014 - Present

Women Lawyers of Utah

2014 - Present

LGBT and Allied Lawyers section of the Utah Bar

2018 - 2020

Wasatch Front Inn of Transactional Counsel

President

Education

2013

University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law

J.D.

2013

University of Utah

Masters in Public Administration

Speaking Engagements

2014

Monthly Meeting of the Wasatch Front Inn of Transactional Counsel

Changing Trustees

2014

Gender Conference

Estate Planning for Queer Individuals and Couples

Languages

Spanish

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