Jessica Cohen, JD

Assistant General Counsel

Jessica Cohen joined IDRI in May 2006 as a summer law intern and after graduating from Seattle University School of Law in May 2007 became the Assistant General Counsel. She is licensed to practice law in Washington. In law school she served as an Article Editor for the Seattle Journal for Social Justice, participated in the Arts Legal Clinic advising artist clients on various legal issues, and has published two law review articles. Originally from North Carolina, she graduated from Smith College in Massachusetts with a BA in Political Science and Latin American Studies. 

Jessica’s work in non-profits also includes working for an anti-hunger and food rescue organization and providing research and consulting services to increase attorneys’ participation in pro bono work, both in Washington, DC. She has also worked for a divorce attorney in a Seattle law firm.