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Dona Cohn-Payne
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Biography
Dona Cohn-Payne has been practicing personal injury law for over 27 years. She has extensive experience in automobile personal injury, civil litigation, medical malpractice, premises liability, and products liability. She has been heavily involved in all aspects of litigation and mediation process.
Ms. Cohn-Payne is also a judge pro-tem, a discovery facilitator with the Sonoma County Superior Court and a court approved Sonoma County Superior Court mediator. In the past, Ms. Cohn-Payne has acted as a settlement conference panelist for the San Francisco County Superior Court. She has been a consulting editor for Matthew Bender's Automobile Liability publication of Practice and Pleadings and a contributing editor of The Art of Advocacy and California Forms of Jury Instructions published by Lexus Nexis. Additionally, she is also co-author of The California Automobile Collision Handbook. Ms. Cohn-Payne has been a guest lecturer providing her expertise in the area of premises liability law.
She has been a Florida State Bar member since 1983 and a member of the California State Bar since 1989. Memberships include: Consumer Attorneys of California, Sonoma Bar Association.
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Practice Areas
4
Practice Areas
Car Accident
65%
43 years
Motorcycle Accident
20%
43 years
Slip and Fall Accident
10%
43 years
Mediation
5%
16 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
Payment Methods
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Licensed in California for 36 years
State: California
Acquired: 1989
No misconduct found
Licensed in Florida for 42 years
State: Florida
Acquired: 1983
No misconduct found
Location
Law Offices of Dona Cohn-Payne
Po Box 262, Sonoma, CA, 954760262
Cohn Law Firm
Po Box 262, Sonoma, CA, 95476-0262
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Dona Cohn-Payne's Reviews
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Posted by Christina | August 22, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Personal Injury
Dona is the best!
I hired Dona after I was badly injured in an auto accident by someone running a red light. Dona is highly experienced and knowledgable, as well as compassionate. She helped me through difficult times and helped me keep focused on doctor visits and questions I needed answers to from the doctors and th...
Posted by anonymous | September 29, 2011
Great Attorney
Dona is truly an advocate. She is knowledgable and I could not ask for anything more. She listens and was excellent in providing information and answering all my questions.
Posted by Linda | July 12, 2011 | Personal Injury
Dona is the best personal injury attorney!
I hired Dona Cohn Payne to represent me after I was injured as a passenger in an auto accident. I own an insurance agency and was concerned that all attorneys are the same - until I met Dona. She approaches her cases with the highest integrity and fights for her clients. Instead of getting 70% of ...
Posted by anonymous | July 12, 2011 | Lawsuits & Disputes
Smart and aggressive.
Dona is smart and aggressive. She was clear from the outset about the strengths and weaknesses of our case. The other lawyer and the insurance company were familiar with her, and respected her. She got us a good result and I'd choose her as our attorney again.
Posted by anonymous | November 21, 2008 | Lawsuits & Disputes
Client Review
Very well-prepared, very smart, excellent communication skills. Ms. Cohn-Payne has been great at keeping me informed on the status of my case. She is good at gently reminding me of the various paperwork I need to get back to her for my case. HIGHLY recommend!
Dona Cohn-Payne's Lawyer Endorsements
"I endorse this lawyer. Dona is one of the top personal injury attorneys in Northern California. Numerous lawyers, including myself, regularly refer cases to her due to her knowledge and expertise, and she is frequently sought out as a mediator based on that experience."
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Experience
Work Experience
2002 - Present
President, Cohn Law Firm
Associations
2003 - Present
Sonoma County Bar AssociationMember
1989 - Present
State Bar of CaliforniaMember
1989 - Present
Consumer Attorneys of CaliforniaMember
1983 - Present
Florida BarMember
Sample of Legal Cases
Auto Collision, Plaintiff Suffers Ligament & Knee Injury
$623,500.00
Carbon Dioxide Poisoning
$1 Million Dollars
Dangerous Condition of Property-Fractured Ankle
$335,000.00
Driver Runs Red Light, Neck Whiplash
$130,083.00
Drunk Driver Liable for Soft Tissue Injuries
$120,000.00
Pedestrian vs. Automobile, Knee Injury
$501,690.00
Motorcycle Collision-Broken Leg
$300,000.00
Education
1983
Northeastern University School of Law
Juris Doctorate
Speaking Engagements
2004
Mealey's Commercial Premises Liability
premises liability law
Publications
2007
Practice & Pleadings
Automobile Liability
2006
California Automobile Collision Handbook
Co-Author
2006
The Art of Advocacy
Expert Witness Examination
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Guides