District appeals court panel disbars 2 convicted lawyers

Published May 28, 2009 4:00am ET



A once-prominent Arlington lawyer was stripped of his law license Thursday, nearly a year after he pleaded guilty to charges that he tried to lure a child for sex over the Internet.

In a one-page opinion, a three-judge panel of the D.C. Court of Appeals ordered Ronald M. Cohen disbarred. The action comes nearly a year after Cohen went into Arlington County court and pleaded guilty to Internet solicitation and attempted indecent liberties with a minor.

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