Michael Kohan is the founding partner of Kohan Law Group, PC, a boutique litigation firm with attorneys from different backgrounds concentrating in personal injury, commercial litigation, estate disputes and other complex civil disputes across New York state and federal courts.
Drawing upon his almost two decades of litigation experience, Michael is able to identify core issues quickly, anticipate challenges before they arise, and develop efficient, results-driven strategies for his clients.
Michael graduated magna cum laude from Queens College with a degree in Political Science and dual minors in History and Psychology, earning Dean’s List honors every semester. He then received his Juris Doctor from Hofstra University School of Law, where he won the New York State Bar Association Trial Lawyers Section Statewide Trial Team Competition. During his studies abroad in Italy, Michael studied constitutional law under the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Prior to founding Kohan Law Group, Michael practiced at one of Long Island’s largest litigation firms. In 2018, the Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Second Department appointed him to the Court’s Committee on Character and Fitness, and he was reappointed in 2022, where he continues to serve.
Michael has been repeatedly recognized as a “Super Lawyer” by Super Lawyers and serves as an arbitrator for the Nassau County Bar Association, regularly presiding over matters in Nassau County District Court.
Beyond his practice, Michael is widely recognized as a leader within New York’s legal community. He is the immediate Past President of the Network of Bar Leaders (NoBL), a coalition of more than 60 bar associations throughout the New York metropolitan area. In coordination with Appellate Division and Supreme Court Justices, he also co-founded Jewish Bar Alliance NY, an umbrella organization representing Jewish bar associations across the region. He is additionally the past president of the Queens County Brandeis Association of Jewish Judges and Lawyers. In 2026, in recognition of his many years of effective bar leadership, NoBL honored Michael with its President’s Award at a ceremony at the Southern District of NY Federal Courthouse, attended by numerous state and federal judges.
Michael has served as an Adjunct Professor at Hofstra Law School, teaching trial advocacy and litigation skills courses. He has also frequently lectured and presented continuing legal education programs on a variety of topics for organizations including the NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers, Queens County Bar, Nassau County Bar, and Queens County Women’s Bar. His presentations, many of which were conducted alongside sitting judges, including the Administrative Judge of the Manhattan Supreme Court, have been attended by thousands of judges, attorneys, and other legal professionals throughout New York.
Michael’s works have also been published, including an article on the amendments to CPLR 2106 published in the Nassau Lawyer newsletter.
In addition to his legal practice and leadership roles, Michael has dedicated significant time to public service and pro bono initiatives. He is the inaugural member of the personal injury division at Legally Links, a nonprofit organization assisting indigent widows and widowers, and has volunteered at legal housing clinics in Queens alongside a retired NYC Civil Court judge.
Michael is also the co-founder of the NYC Legal Referral Network, which has hosted networking and educational events featuring prominent members of the bench and bar and has been featured in the New York Law Journal.
Outside the office, Michael enjoys traveling, exploring New York City, trying new restaurants, as well as competing on the golf course and ultimate frisbee field.
Admitted to Practice In:
- New York
- New Jersey
- California (voluntarily inactive)
- United States Supreme Court
- Federal District Court of the Eastern District of New York
- Federal District Court of the Southern District of New York
- New Jersey Federal District Court