Neil P. Cohen

Biography

Professor Cohen, who has previously taught at the Law School, is visiting again for the Fall 2016 semester. He retired from the University of Tennessee College of Law, where he was the UTK Distinguished Service Professor of Law, the W.P. Toms Professor of Law, and the University Ombudsperson. He has received many awards for teaching, scholarship, and public service. Professor Cohen is a well-known expert in the areas of evidence and criminal law and procedure, having written 13 books published in over 30 editions as well as numerous law review articles. His most recent books include Mastering Criminal Law (Carolina Academic Press, 2d ed 2015) (co-author); Criminal Law: Cases, Statutes, and Lawyering Strategies (Lexis 3d ed. 2013) (co-author); and Tennessee Law of Evidence (Lexis 6th ed. 2011 with annual supplements) (co-author). Professor Cohen also drafted the gender-neutral version of the Tennessee Rules of Appellate, Civil, Criminal, and Juvenile Procedure, the revised Rules of Criminal Procedure, and he assisted in drafting the Tennessee Rules of Evidence and the Tennessee Penal Code. He served as the reporter of the Tennessee Bar Association's Jury Reform Commission and as a member of the American Bar Association's Jury Project. He also worked as a criminal defense lawyer, a special prosecutor with the Knox County District Attorney General's Office, and as a law clerk to Hon. William Miller of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He is a member of the American Law Institute.