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During the mid-1990's, the Latino population began to increase dramatically in the metro Birmingham area. Isabel Rubio, then a social worker at UAB, took note of this influx and posed the question: Who, if anyone, was working with immigrant Latinos to make sure they were supported in transitioning to life in an unfamiliar society? As a result, the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama (¡HICA!) was created in 1999 to address concerns relating to healthcare access, education, economic development, legal issues and community outreach for immigrant Latinos.
¡HICA! is a community development and advocacy organization that champions economic equality, civic engagement, and social justice for Latino and immigrant families in Alabama.
¡HICA! envisions an Alabama in which everyone has full and equal participation in our state's civic, cultural, social, and economic life. Hispanic and immigrant families are empowered to integrate, engage, and lead their communities to reach their families' aspirations.
Michael J. Cohan is a 1986 graduate of The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, where he obtained a B.S. in Business Administration. Thereafter, he worked as a claims and marketing representative for a professional liability insurer in Birmingham, Alabama. Mr. Cohan graduated from Cumberland School of Law, obtaining his J.D. degree in 1993, and has since practiced throughout Alabama and Georgia.
Mr. Cohan represents individuals, governmental entities, corporations, insurance companies and their insureds, in a variety of legal interests, including employment issues, workers’ compensation, retaliatory discharge, personal injury, contract litigation, products liability, bad faith and fraud. His practice includes state and federal courts in Alabama and Georgia. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Alabama State Bar, State Bar of Georgia and Montgomery County Bar Association and various related professional organizations, including the Montgomery Claims Association (Past President), Alabama Workers’ Compensation Organization, Workers’ Compensation Association of Alabama, Defense Research Institute, Housing and Development Law Institute and Alabama Defense Lawyers Association.
In addition, Mr. Cohan serves as a regular youth Sunday-School teacher with First United Methodist Church, is on the Montgomery YMCA Boys Work Committee, is a graduate of Leadership Montgomery and is a veteran, having served eleven years in the United States Army (Reserves), JAG Corps. Mr. Cohan is married to Shelby Seale Cohan and they have two children, Adams and Sara Pierce.
