Dori Cohen

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Born1964
Doraine Cohen
NationalityAmerican
CitizenshipUnited States of America
Alma mater
  • Brandeis University
  • Hofstra University's School of Law
Occupation
  • Bridge Player
  • Lawyer

Dori Cohen (born Doraine Cohen, 1964)[1] is an American bridge player and lawyer. She began playing bridge at the age of 16,[2] and graduated from Brandeis University at 22.[3] Cohen has a silver medal in the 1994 Women's World Championship, as well as second place in four North American championships. She holds the rank of ACBL Sapphire Life Master.

In 2006, Cohen wrote Making Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Less Alternative: The Need for ADR as Both a Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Requirement and a Bar Exam Topic, an article published in the law review Family Court Review: An Interdisciplinary Journal.[4] She graduated from Hofstra University's School of Law in 2007.[5]

Bridge accomplishments

Runners-up

  • World Women Knockout Teams Championship (McConnell Cup) (1) 1994[6][7]
  • North American Bridge Championships (4)[8]
    • Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (2) 1989, 1991
    • Sternberg Women's Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1992[9]
    • 0-10,000 Fast Pairs (1) 2016

Personal Life

Cohen was married to Michael Massimilla, also a bridge player, from 1996-2005;[10] with whom she has two children.[11]

References

  1. "Births", The New York Times, 1964, retrieved 2023-02-20
  2. Truscott, Alan (1986), "BRIDGE; Teacher and Student Qualify For World Title Competition", The New York Times, retrieved 2023-02-20, Five years ago a Long Island expert taught a friend's 16-year-old daughter to play bridge.
  3. Truscott, Alan (1986), "BRIDGE; Maneuvering a Modified Endgame", The New York Times, retrieved 2023-02-20, The youngest American contestant was probably Dori Cohen of Oceanside, L.I., a 22-year-old graduate of Brandeis University.
  4. Cohen, Dori (2006), "Making Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Less Alternative: The Need for ADR as Both a Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Requirement and a Bar Exam Topic", Family Court Review, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. 640–657, retrieved 2023-02-20
  5. "Hofstra University Commencement Exercises" (PDF). 2007. p. 43. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  6. Results & Participants (McConnell Cup), 9th World Championships, 1994. World Bridge Federation.
  7. Truscott, Alan (1994), "2 U.S. Bridge Teams Clash in Women's Finals", The New York Times, retrieved 2023-02-20
  8. "NACB Winners - by Name". ACBL. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  9. Winners from 1933 to 2007, Daily Bulletin (PDF), vol. 81–3, November 23, 2008, p. 9, archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2008, retrieved February 18, 2023
  10. "WebCivil Supreme - Case Detail". Cohen was legally known as Doraine Massimilla at the time.
  11. Cohen, Dori (2006), "Making Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Less Alternative: The Need for ADR as Both a Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Requirement and a Bar Exam Topic", Family Court Review, vol. 44, no. 4, p. 652, retrieved 2023-02-20

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