Abigail M. Cohen

Abigail M. Cohen is a Senior Associate at Gladstone, Weissman, Hirschberg & Schneider, P.A. She is Board Certified in Marital and Family Law by the Florida Bar and a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Ms. Cohen earned her J.D. (magna cum laude) from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where she was ranked 7 out of 238 in her graduating class. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Florida.

Since her admission to the Florida Bar in 1993, Ms. Cohen has represented clients in litigation matters and in trial in both state and federal court. Since 2012, Ms. Cohen's practice is exclusive to marital and family law, including prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, dissolution of marriage, paternity, modification and contempt matters.

While in law school, Ms. Cohen served as an Articles Editor on Nova Law Review and was a Florida Bar Trial Lawyer's Award and Scholarship Recipient. Ms. Cohen is a member of the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar and the Jewish Lawyers Association of Palm Beach County. She is trained in Collaborative Law and belongs to Choose Collaborative, a South Palm Beach County Collaborative Law Group, and has been rated AV Preeminent by her peers in Martindale-Hubbell.

Recently, Ms. Cohen was appointed as Co-Chair of the Professional Outreach Committee for the Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals (“FACP”), an entity responsible for the promotion of collaborative law and the amicable resolution of family law matters in a private and discreet setting. Ms. Cohen was selected for inclusion by The Best Lawyers in America for Family Law in the 2024, 2025, and 2026 editions, as well as for Collaborative Law: Family Law in 2025 and 2026. Ms. Cohen was recognized as a Super Lawyer in 2024, 2025, and 2026. Ms. Cohen was named in Florida Trend’s Women Leaders in Law in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Moreover, the firm has been named a Tier 1 firm in Fort Lauderdale for Family Law and Family Law Mediation in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms®. Professional Associations & Memberships

Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals (“FACP”) - Co-Chair, Professional Outreach Committee

Choose Collaborative - A South Palm Beach County Collaborative Group, Member

American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow

Jewish Lawyers Association of Palm Beach County, Member

Seminars & Speaking Engagements 10/10/23 - Broward County Bar Association’s Nuts & Bolts of Family Law and Legislative Updates. Ms. Cohen spoke with a panel on Equitable Distribution

8/10/23 – What You Need To Know About The New Alimony Bill – Choose Collaborative General Meeting

Multi-claimant Litigation

Bad Faith Litigation

Silica Litigation

Asbestos Litigation