Mr. Korn focuses his practice in the areas of complex business and commercial litigation, including business disputes, construction and real estate disputes, employment-related disputes, and probate and trust litigation.  He has represented clients in a wide variety of transactional disputes, with an emphasis on representing sophisticated businesses and high net worth individuals.  Mr. Korn also serves as outside private general counsel for many of his business clients.  Before moving to Naples, Florida, Mr. Korn began his legal career litigating with a law firm in New York City representing large companies and healthcare providers in high-exposure tort claims and product liability claims.  Prior to joining Cohen & Grigsby in 2003, Mr. Korn was a partner at the Naples law firm of Cummings & Lockwood, LLC.

Mr. Korn’s areas of concentration include:

• Complex business and commercial litigation
• Business torts and contractual disputes
• Employment-related litigation
• Construction and real estate litigation
• Probate and trust litigation

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to practice in the State Courts of Florida (1995), Massachusetts (1992) and New York (1992)
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
• U.S. District Court for the Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh and Federal Circuits
• U.S. Court of International Trade
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Tax Court

Education

• J.D., Boston University School of Law, 1991
• B.A. (Organizational Economics and Management), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1988

Noteworthy

• Recognized in July 2007 by Gulfshore Life Magazine as one of the “Go-To Lawyers” in the 5 counties of Southwest Florida. Listed with 19 attorneys as Southwest Florida's "A-List Advocates" and the only attorney listed for complex litigation
• Appointed by Florida Governor Jeb Bush in 2006 to serve as a Judicial Commissioner for the Twentieth Judicial Circuit's Judicial Nominating Commission
• Appointed by the Florida Bar in 2005 to serve as an Arbitrator for The Florida Bar Grievance Mediation & Fee Arbitration Program

Memberships

• President-Elect (2008-present), Vice-President (2005-2007), Administration Committee (2008), Endowment Committee (2008), Chair, Agency Relations Committee (2005-2008), and Director (2004-present), United Way of Collier County
• Chairman (2006-present), Collier County Board of Directors, Edison College Foundation; Vice-Chairman (2007-present) and Director (2004-present), District Board of Directors, Edison College Foundation
• Vice-Chairman (2008-present), and Judicial Commissioner (2006-present), Judicial Nominating Commission for the Twentieth Judicial Circuit, appointed by Florida Governor Jeb Bush for term of 2006-2010
• Arbitrator, Florida Bar Grievance Mediation and Fee Arbitration Program (2002-2005, re-appointed for term 2005-2008)
• President (2004-2005), Vice-President (2003-2004), and Treasurer (2002-2003), American Inns of Court, Thomas S. Biggs Section
• President (2003-2004), Vice-President (2002-2003), and Treasurer (2001-2002), Trial Lawyers Section, Collier County Bar Association
• Member, Leadership Collier Class of 2005, The Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce (2004-2005)
• Official Circuit Reporter and Liaison to the Florida Supreme Court’s Commission on Professionalism, for the Twentieth Judicial Circuit, appointed by Chief Judge William Blackwell (2000-2002), reappointed by Chief Judge Hugh Hayes (2003-2005)
• Member, Public Policy Committee and Excellence in Industry Awards Committee, Economic Development Council of Collier County, 2005
• Member, Twentieth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee for Collier County, The Florida Bar, 2003-2006
• Member, Professional Ethics Standing Committee, The Florida Bar, 1999-2002, re-appointed for a 3-year term, 2002-2005
• Member, Construction Law Committee of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, The Florida Bar, 2003-present
• Member, Response to Criticism of Judges and Courts Committee, Collier County Bar Association, 2002-2004
• Chair (2000-2002) and Member, Peer Review Committee for Lawyers Practicing in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit, Peer Review Program, Twentieth Judicial Circuit, appointed by Chief Judge William Blackwell, 2002-2002, reappointed 2002-2004
• Chair (1999-2000), Twentieth Judicial Circuit Subcommittee on Standards of Professionalism, and principal drafter of the Standards of Professional Courtesy and Conduct for Lawyers Practicing in the Twentieth Judicial Circuit and the Peer Review Program, adopted by Administrative Order 2.20 (2000), and Member, appointed by Chief Judge Hugh Starnes, Twentieth Judicial Circuit Committee on Professionalism, 1998-2004
• President (1996-1997), Vice-President (1995-1996) and Founding Member, Young Lawyers Section, Collier County Bar Association
• Member, Committee on Discovery, Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, New York State Bar Association, 1994-1995
• Celebration of Reading Host Committee, Florida Family Literacy Initiative, Volunteer USA Foundation (2005-2008)
• Leadership Council and Advisory Board, Gulfshore Playhouse, Inc. (2007-2008)