JAY COHEN has represented individuals and families who have been victimized by the negligence of others for many years. His experience and dedication has earned him, among other accolades, membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates where he served as President of the Fort Lauderdale Chapter and is on the Board of Directors of the statewide FLABOTA Organization. He has also been recognized
by his peers as one of Florida Trend Magazine’s Legal Elite, Super Lawyer and one of the Best Lawyers in America for 2008 and 2009. He is involved in numerous Bar Association activities including having just won election to The Florida Bar Board of Governors. He was an adjunct professor of law at Nova Southeastern School of Law for many years where he taught trial practice. Jay is licensed to practice in all State Courts and Federal Courts in Florida and Texas, where he attended law school. He practiced in Texas for a couple of years before returning to South Florida where he grew up. Jay attended the University of Florida graduating cm laude in 1975. He was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1978 and to the Florida Bar in 1980. Jay has extensive experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in negligence cases. In addition to his many years prosecuting civil cases, he successfully defended hospitals and doctors for 15 years. He continues to be an invited lecturer to Hospitals and Physicians Groups as well as to the Plaintiff’s Trial Bar Associations. JEFF BLOSTEIN received his Bachelors from Florida State University in 1993 and his Juris Doctor from Nova Southeastern University in 1996. He was admitted to the Florida Bar later the same year and is licensed to practice in all state courts in Florida. He is also admitted to the Trial Bar for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, and to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Jeff is a member of the American Bar Association, Broward County Bar Association (Professionalism Committee since 2006), Palm Beach County Bar Association (Professionalism Committee, 1998-2004; Judicial Relations Committee, 2004), Defense Research Institute, and Florida Defense Lawyers Association. In 1997, he authored “Judicial Interpretations of Presuit in Florida: How to avoid the Pitfalls of Bringing or Defending a Claim for Medical Malpractice,” which was published in the Florida Bar Journal (July-August 1997). Jeff is an experienced litigator who has focused primarily in the areas of medical malpractice, insurance and civil rights litigation. He joined the Law Offices of Jay Cohen, P.A. in the spring of 2008. Jeff has achieved an “AV Preeminent” rating through Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected by his peers as one of “Florida’s Legal Elite” for 2013. RUDWIN AYALA received his Bachelors from Quinnipiac University Magna Cum Laude in 2007 and his Juris Doctor as a Goodwin Scholar from Nova Southeastern University in 2010. He was admitted to the Florida Bar the same year and is licensed to practice in all state courts in Florida, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, and the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Rudy is an active member of various voluntary bar organizations, including the Broward County Bar Association; Palm Beach County Bar Association; Broward County Hispanic Bar Association (Past President); Puerto Rican Bar Association of Florida (Past Vice President); and the Hispanic National Bar Association. He is also a member of the Florida Bar's 17th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee. Rudy has been recognized as a Florida Super Lawyers Rising Star since 2015, and has achieved an “AV Preeminent” rating through Martindale-Hubbell. Rudy has experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in various types of matters, but primarily focuses his practice in the areas of medical malpractice, personal injury, and complex commercial litigation. He is fluent in English and Spanish
ELIZABETH SCHOENTHAL received her Bachelors Degree from the University of Florida cm laude in 2010 and her Juris Doctor from University of Florida Levin College of Law in 2013. She was a member of the University of Florida Trial Team and worked as a Certified Legal Intern for the Office of the Public Defender in the 8th Judicial Circuit. Elizabeth was admitted to the Bar in 2013, and is licensed to practice law in Florida. Elizabeth has experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in various types of matters, but primarily focuses her practice in the defense of medical malpractice matters.
