Cohen & Cohen

What Cohen & Cohen does

Cohen & Cohen is a Washington DC-based personal injury law firm serving clients across the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. Founded in 1993 by Wayne R. Cohen, the firm is structured as a professional corporation (Cohen, Stanley, Leighton and Rodney, PC) and operates with six trial lawyers and a small support staff that includes Spanish-speaking personnel and an in-house medical doctor consultant for complex medical malpractice matters. The practice covers a broad range of personal injury case types — auto accidents (car, motorcycle, truck, Uber/Lyft, scooter), medical malpractice, wrongful death, slip and fall, product liability, workers' compensation, construction accidents, dog bites, and birth injuries — delivered on a contingency fee basis with 24/7 free case evaluations.

The firm generates revenue exclusively through contingency fees, which are a pre-agreed percentage of client recoveries from settlements or verdicts; clients pay nothing upfront and owe no attorney fees unless the firm obtains a recovery. This aligns firm incentives with case outcomes and removes financial barriers to engagement for injured plaintiffs. There is no proprietary technology platform — the practice is built on attorney expertise, courtroom experience, and case-specific investigation and litigation rather than software or AI tooling. Supporting staff includes a growth-marketing-focused Deputy Operating Officer (Nick Cohen) who manages digital acquisition channels in addition to traditional earned-media and SEO-driven inbound.

The firm's go-to-market motion is sales-led and inbound-driven: prospective clients reach out via phone, email, or website form for free consultations, and attorneys screen cases before accepting representation. Top-of-funnel demand is generated through attorney media appearances on national outlets (ABC, NBC, Fox News, The Today Show, Good Morning America), citations in major publications (The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, USA Today), SEO-optimized practice area pages, and word-of-mouth referrals. The firm's $300M+ cumulative recovery across 10,000+ cases over 30+ years, combined with 20 consecutive years on Washingtonian Magazine's 'Washington's Top Lawyers' list and Martindale-Hubbell AV ratings, functions as the primary conversion driver at the consultation stage.

Name

Cohen & Cohen

Legal name

Cohen, Stanley, Leighton and Rodney, PC

Website

https://cohenandcohen.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cohen & Cohen is a Washington DC-based personal injury law firm serving DC, Maryland, and Virginia with six trial lawyers working on a contingency fee basis, having recovered over $300 million for clients across 10,000+ cases in 30+ years.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Injury Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense (BPAHAAAM)

Keywords

• Personal injury law
• Car accident lawyer
• Medical malpractice
• Wrongful death claims
• Contingency fee legal

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Contingency Fee Legal Representation: Cohen & Cohen operates exclusively on a contingency fee basis for personal injury claims. Clients pay no upfront fees or costs. The firm's fee is a pre-agreed percentage of the compensation recovered through settlement or trial verdict. If no recovery is obtained, the client owes nothing. This model aligns firm and client interests and provides access to legal representation regardless of the client's financial situation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cohen & Cohen provides contingency-fee personal injury legal representation to individuals in Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia across roughly 20 practice areas including car, truck, motorcycle, bicycle, pedestrian, scooter, taxi, Uber/Lyft, hit-and-run, drunk driving, train, construction, slip-and-fall, dog bite, medical malpractice, birth injury, product liability, workers' compensation, and wrongful death cases. Clients receive free 24/7 case evaluations, full-cycle representation from investigation through settlement or trial verdict, and pay no attorney fees unless the firm recovers compensation on their behalf.

Product overview

Cohen & Cohen is a personal injury law firm providing comprehensive legal services across the Washington DC, Maryland, and Virginia metro area. The firm operates as a unified legal practice offering representation in various accident and injury categories including automobile accidents, medical malpractice, construction accidents, wrongful death, and premises liability. Services are delivered through a team of six trial lawyers with over 135 years of combined experience, working on a contingency fee basis. The firm's practice areas span car/motorcycle/truck accidents, bicycle and pedestrian accidents, birth injuries, construction accidents, dog bites, medical malpractice, product liability, slip and fall, train accidents, workers' compensation, and wrongful death claims.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Personal Injury Legal Representation
• Car Accident Legal Representation
• Medical Malpractice Legal Representation
• Wrongful Death Legal Representation
• Truck Accident Legal Representation
• Motorcycle Accident Legal Representation
• Bicycle Accident Legal Representation
• Pedestrian Accident Legal Representation
• Birth Injury Legal Representation
• Construction Accident Legal Representation
• Slip and Fall Legal Representation
• Workers' Compensation Legal Representation
• Product Liability Legal Representation
• Dog Bite Legal Representation
• Train Accident Legal Representation
• Uber/Lyft Accident Legal Representation
• Scooter Accident Legal Representation
• Drunk Driving Accident Legal Representation
• Taxi Accident Legal Representation
• Rental Car Accident Legal Representation
• Hit and Run Accident Legal Representation

Quantifiable outcome

• Over $300 million recovered for clients over 30+ years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sargon Law Group: Plaintiff personal injury firm serving DC, Maryland, and Virginia with a contingency fee model and multi-practice-area injury focus. Directly comparable in regional footprint and client base.
• Gary Martin Hays & Associates, P.C. Personal injury law firm representing accident victims in the DC/metro region and other Mid-Atlantic markets on contingency. Comparable in contingency model, plaintiff focus, and use of digital marketing to drive case acquisition.
• Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. Established Washington DC personal injury law firm handling car accidents, medical malpractice, and wrongful death on contingency. Directly comparable to Cohen & Cohen in geography, practice mix, and contingency-fee business model.
• The Regan Zambri Long law firm: Plaintiff personal injury firm in Washington DC handling catastrophic injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death cases. Comparable as a regional PI competitor with similar contingency-fee structure and trial orientation.
• Mezrano Law Firm: Plaintiff personal injury firm with a strong regional presence in the Mid-Atlantic/DC area, handling auto accidents and catastrophic injury claims on contingency. Comparable in size, model, and target clients.
• Koonz McKenney Johnson & DePaolis LLP: DC-based plaintiff personal injury firm representing accident and injury victims in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Directly comparable in geography, contingency model, and broad personal injury practice areas.
• Steinhardt, Siskind & Associates: Personal injury firm serving the DC/Maryland/Virginia area, focused on car accidents and injury litigation on contingency. Comparable in regional plaintiff practice and contingency-fee business model.
• Lewis & Tompkins, P.C. Mid-sized plaintiff personal injury firm in the DC/Metro area handling auto, premises liability, and injury cases. Comparable in size, contingency-fee model, and regional plaintiff focus.
• Goldberg Finnegan LLC: Mid-Atlantic plaintiff personal injury and medical malpractice firm serving DC/MD/VA on contingency. Comparable in plaintiff-side focus, jurisdictional reach, and contingency-fee economics.

Broad incumbents

• Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP: Larger regional personal injury firm with offices across the Mid-Atlantic including DC/MD/VA. Comparable practice areas (auto, med-mal, workers' comp) but a broader geographic footprint and larger scale than Cohen & Cohen.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cohenandcohen1
• Facebookfacebook.com/cohenandcohen

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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