Bradford Cohen

Career

Bradford M. Cohen works as a criminal defense lawyer, civil litigator, and legal analyst. He earned his law degree from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law and has been a Florida Bar member since 1997. Cohen previously served as president of the Broward County Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. In 2004, he appeared on the second season of NBC’s The Apprentice, where Donald Trump fired him.

Cohen has taken on high-profile clients, including rapper Vanilla Ice, whose grand theft charge was dropped. In January 2021, he represented Lil Wayne and Kodak Black in seeking clemency from President Trump, securing a pardon for Lil Wayne on a firearms conviction and a commutation for Kodak Black on a similar offense. Cohen also helped form Trump Media & Technology Group as an investor and legal adviser, receiving a 1.4% stake in the company. In 2023, he defended Nima Momeni, accused of murdering tech entrepreneur Bob Lee in San Francisco; after a seven-week trial and seven days of jury deliberation, Momeni was convicted of second-degree murder.

That same year, Cohen represented Drake regarding a subpoena in the XXXTentacion murder trial, arguing the rapper had no relevant information, and the court quashed the subpoena. In October 2025, Cohen represented Pooh Shiesty, who was released from federal prison after three years.