Cohen, Jayson & Foster, P.A.


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Cohen, Jayson & Foster, P.A.


Fifth Third Bank Building, Suite 1000, 201 East Kennedy Boulevard Tampa, Florida 33602-5829View Map

Practice Areas:

General Civil and Criminal Trial and Appellate Practice in all state and federal Courts. Personal Injury, White Collar Crime, Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice, Business Torts, HMO Litigation and Qui Tam Actions.

Firm Profile:

Cohen, Jayson & Foster, P.A. is a civil litigation, commercial litigation, medical malpractice and criminal defense firm based in Tampa, Florida. Led by attorney Barry A. Cohen and incorporating the talents of a highly qualified team of legal professionals, CJF has heralded expertise in white collar crime, bank fraud, securities fraud, products and premises liability, wrongful death, and catastrophic personal injury. Cohen, Jayson & Foster is committed to providing high-quality, effective legal services to their clients by utilizing the latest in technology, information gathering and in-house professional services. The firm holds an outstanding record of court victories and settlements, including several of the largest monetary recoveries and settlements in the state of Florida and the nation.

Firm Size: 14

Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
Sunday: By Appointment Only

Barry A. Cohen (Senior Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, August 3, 1939; admitted to bar, 1966, Florida; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Florida State University (B.A., 1962); Mercer University (LL.B., 1966). Phi Alpha Delta. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 1985, 1987, 1989-1990; Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, 1990-1995; Florida Super Lawyers, 2006. Faculty Member, National College of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Public Defenders, Bates College of Law, University of Houston, Texas, 1977—. Assistant State Attorney, Division Chief, Thirteenth Judicial District, Hillsborough County, Florida, 1966-1968. Member: Hillsborough County, District of Columbia, Federal and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Board of Governors, 1983-1984); Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association; The American Association for Justice; Florida Justice Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Former Member, Board of Directors; Representative, NACDL, ABA Committee on Discovery); Hillsborough County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1980); Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Founding President, 1988-1989; Member, Board of Directors, 1989-1990). Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Medical Malpractice; Premises Liability; Business Torts; Criminal Law.

Christopher P. Jayson (Partner) born Great Lakes, Illinois, July 19, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Florida, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of Florida (B.S.B.A., 1982); Stetson University (J.D., 1984). Sigma Nu Phi. Member, Stetson Law Review, 1984. Member: Hillsborough County and American Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (American Association for Justice); Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Florida Justice Association). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Business Torts.

Todd Foster (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, May 8, 1958; admitted to bar, 1981, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1985, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1978; J.D., 1981). Recipient: Directors Award, State of Texas, Department of Public Safety, 1986. Author, "Essential Considerations for Sentencing Proceedings in Federal Court," Florida Bar Journal, December, 1994; "Workers Compensation Insurance Fraud, The Next Prosecution Horizon," Tampa Bay Review, July 25, 1997. Instructor: Trial Advocacy and Grand Jury Practice, 1991, Drug Prosecution under Title 21 of the U.S. Code, 1991-1992, Conflicts of Interest, 1992-1994, Money Laundering, 1993, U.S. Department of Justice, RICO prosecution, 1988. Assistant State Attorney, Jacksonville, Florida, 1983-1985. Supervisory Assistant, U.S. Attorney, Organized Crime/Drug Enforcement Task Force, Southern District of Texas, 1985-1989. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of Texas, 1985-1989. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Middle District of Florida, 1989-1994; Chief, Major Crimes Section, 1990-1994. Honorary Special Agent Award, Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division, Austin District, 1989 and Jacksonville District, 1991. Member: Clearwater (Chairman: Criminal Law Section, 1995-1996; Law Week Festivities, 1995), Hillsborough County and Federal (Special Events Co-Chair, 1999) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Assistant U.S. Attorneys Association; Association of Former FBI Special Agents; Tampa Bay Inn of Court (Master of Law); Helmut Goldberg Criminal Law Inn of Court (Master of Law); Pinellas County Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1999); Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Appellate Practice; Civil Practice.

SENIOR ATTORNEYS

Kevin T. Beck (Senior Attorney) admitted to bar, 1989, Florida; 1990, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. Supreme Court; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: Concordia College (B.S., 1980); Florida State University College of Law (J.D., 1988). Member, Board of Directors, World Centers of Compassion for Children International. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; Pinellas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (President); Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Pinellas Chapter Representative). Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Civil Litigation.

Kevin J. Darken (Senior Attorney) born Bronx, New York, June 24, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Massachusetts; 1987, District of Columbia; 1996, Florida, U. S. District Court, Middle, Southern and Northern Districts of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Yale University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Author: "Defending and Preventing Health Care Fraud Cases: An Attorney's Guide," Aspen Publishers (6th ed. 2005); "Employees Beware of Criminal Sanctions for Unauthorized Access to Computer Information," Hillsborough County Bar Association Lawyer Magazine, April 2002; "Preaching Compliance to Your Physician Clients," Hillsborough County Bar Association Lawyer Magazine, October 2000; "Lessons for Lawyers from the Kickback War," Hillsborough County Bar Association Lawyer Magazine, September 2000; "Understanding The New Federal Health Care Fraud Legislation," Florida Bar Journal, May 1997 and ABA Criminal Justice Magazine, Fall 1997; "Defending Against Allegations of Corporate Criminal Liability Under Bank of New England," Corporate Counsel's Quarterly, July 1993; "Avoiding Liability For Witness Tampering Under 18 U.S.C. 1512: Tips For Criminal Defense Lawyers," ABA Complex Crimes Journal, 1990. Speaker: "Health Care Fraud Issues For Physicians," Lecture to: Citrus County Medical Society, November 1997; Hernando County Medical Society, March 1998; and Pasco County Medical Society, June 1998. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Middle District of Florida, 1991-1997. Health Care Fraud Coordinator, 1994-1997. Member, Department of Justice National Health Care Fraud Working Group. Recipient, Inspector General's Integrity Award, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Member: Hillsborough County (Former Chairman, Health Law Section), Federal (Co-Chairman, Criminal Law Section, Tampa Bay Chapter) and American (Member: White Collar Crime Committee, Criminal Justice Section; Criminal Litigation Committee, Litigation Section; Health Care Fraud and Self-Referral Interest Group, Health Law Section; Criminal Practice and Procedure Committee, Antitrust Section) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member: Criminal Law and Health Sections); American Health Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: U.S. v. Gilbert, 136 F.3d 1451 (11th Cir. 1998); U.S. v. Hall, 77 F.3d 398 (11th Cir. 1996); U.S. v. Koonce, 991 F.2d 693 (11th Cir. 1993); U.S. v. Mayers, 957 F.2d 858 (11th Cir. 1992). Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense; Health Care Fraud; False Claims Act; Qui Tam Litigation; Whistleblower Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Medical Staff Credentialing; Professional Licensing; Antitrust; Criminal Appeals; Business Crimes; Federal Criminal Law; Fraud; Grand Jury Practice; Medicare and Medicaid; Medicare and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse; Asset Forfeiture and Freezes; Corporate Investigations; Tax Evasion; Computer Crime; Telemarketing Fraud; Civil Monetary Penalties; Securities Fraud; Environmental Crimes.

Camille Godwin (Senior Attorney) admitted to bar, 1993, Florida and Georgia; 1994, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; 2002, U.S. District Court; Middle District of Georgia; 2003, Tennessee; 2004, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Florida State University (B.A., Criminology, 1988; J.D., 1992). Recipient, Top of Class Award in Legal Research and Writing. Member: The Florida Bar; State Bar of Georgia; Tennessee Bar Association; American Association for Justice; Florida Justice Association. Reported Cases: Alterra Healthcare Corp. v. Estate of Shelley, 827 So.2d 936 (Fla. 2002); Bush v. Schiavo, 885 So.2d 321 (Fla. 2004); Padgett v. Estate of Gilbert, 676 So.2d 440 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996); Beverly Enterprises, Inc. v. Ives, 832 So.2d 161 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002); E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Company v. Fuzzell, 681 So.2d 1185 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996); Estate of Owens v. Liberty Assisted Living Centers, Ltd., 826 So.2d 485 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002); Estate of White v. Beverly Health & Rehabilitation Services, Inc., 826 So.2d 485 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002). Practice Areas: Personal Injury Litigation; Civil Rights; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation.

Stephen L. Romine (Senior Attorney) born Tampa, Florida, October 1, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., 1989); Nova Southeastern University (J.D., 1992). Adjunct Professor, Criminology, St. Leo College, 1996-1998. Instructor, Motor Vehicle Theft Investigation and Prosecution Program, St. Petersburg Junior College, 1999—. Assistant State Attorney, Twentieth Judicial Circuit, Charlotte County, Florida, 1992-1993. Assistant Public Defender, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Pinellas County, Florida, 1993-1999. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar; Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Pinellas County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Secretary, 1997). (Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education). Reported Cases: B.B. v. State, 659 So. 2d 256 (Fla. 1995); City of St. Petersburg v. Romine ex rel. Dillinger, 719 So. 2d 19 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1998); State v. Cunningham, 712 So. 2d 1221 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1998); Williams v. State, 694 So. 2d 878 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1997); Henderson v. State, 685 So. 2d 970 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1996); J.K.H. v. State, 659 So. 2d 1364 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1995); S.P. v. State, 664 So. 2d 1064 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1995); R.D.W. v. State, 659 So. 2d 1193 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1995). Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Civil Litigation.

Michael L. Rubinstein (Senior Attorney) born New York, N.Y., February 21, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, New York and Alaska; 2006, Florida. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1964); Columbia University (LL.B., 1967). Phi Beta Kappa. Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. Recipient, U.S. Department of Justice Director's Award. Member: Anchorage and Hillsborough County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense; Health Care Fraud; False Claims Act; Qui Tam Litigation; Whistleblower Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Medical Staff Credentialing; Criminal Appeals; Business Crimes; Federal Criminal Law; Fraud; Grand Jury Practice; Medicare and Medicaid; Medicare and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse; Asset Forfeiture and Freezes; Corporate Investigations; Telemarketing Fraud; Civil Monetary Penalties; Securities Fraud; Environmental Crimes.

Arthur B. Skafidas (Senior Attorney) born Concord, New Hampshire, May 19, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Florida; 1995, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida. Education: New College of University of South Florida (B.A., 1987); Florida State University (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The American Association for Justice; Florida Justice Association; Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; HMO Litigation.

David Tirella (Senior Attorney) born 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, Florida; 1990, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1986); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 1989). Author: "Winning Strategies: the 4 P's of Expert Witness Selection," The Florida Bar Journal, December 2006. Adjunct Instructor: University of Miami Paralegal Program, 2004—; American Institute for Paralegals, Criminal Law and Procedure, 1995. Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association; The Florida Bar (Member, 13th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee); Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers (Florida Justice Association); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (American Association for Justice); Million Dollar Advocates Forum. (Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Catastrophic Injury; Wrongful Death; Medical Malpractice; Class Actions.

ATTORNEY

Everett S. Rice (Attorney) born Roanoke, Virginia, September 3, 1944; admitted to bar, 1984, Florida. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., 1975); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., 1984). FBI, National Executive Institute, FDLE, Chief Executive Institute; Kwall and Rice, P.A.; Florida House of Representatives, 2004. Member: Clearwater and St. Petersburg Bar Associations. [Merchant Marine, 1964-1967]. Special Agencies: Served as Pinellas County Sheriff, 4 terms, 1988-2004; State Representative, District 54, 2004-2006; Former President, Florida Sheriffs' Association. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Civil Practice; Premises Liability; White Collar Criminal Defense.

ASSOCIATES

Jill Kowalski (Associate) born Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 2002, Colorado; 2003, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida; Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Education: Lafayette College (B.A., Biology and English, 2001); Vermont Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Member: Hillsborough County Bar Association (Young Lawyers Division); Florida Association for Women Lawyers; Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense; Health Care Litigation; Medicare and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse; Corporate Investigations; Civil Litigation.

Chad M. Pilon (Associate) born Bradenton, Florida, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Florida; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 2003, Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Florida State University (B.S., Criminology and Criminal Justice, 1996; M.A., Public Administration, 1999); Stetson University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: Hillsborough County and American (Member, Young Lawyers Division) Bar Associations; The American Association for Justice; Florida Justice Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Litigation; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect; Medical Malpractice; Wrongful Death.

Devon A. Stoney (Associate) born Newark, New Jersey, March 22, 1970; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., Psychology, 1998); University of St. Thomas School of Law (J.D., 2004); Villanova School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 2005). Member: Hillsborough County and National Bar Associations; The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Family Law; Real Property, Probate and Turst Law, Tax; Young Lawyers Division); George Edgecomb Bar Association. Practice Areas: White Collar Criminal Defense; Health Care Litigation; Medicare and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse; Asset Forfeiture and Freezes; Corporate Investigations; Tax Evasion; Computer Crime; Telemarketing Fraud; Civil Monetary Penalties; Securities Fraud.

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