Sanjuanita González

Managing Partner

 

Ms. González practices law in the areas of Immigration and Social Security Disability.  She has been a practicing attorney since 1981. Prior to the formation of Cohen, Fluhr & Gonzalez, P.C., she was a partner in the law firm of Fluhr & González, a bilingual (Spanish/English) firm, where she practiced primarily in the areas of Social Security/SSI Disability and Workers' Compensation.  In 1999, Fluhr & González  merged with Emily M. Cohen & Associates to form Cohen, Fluhr & Gonzalez,   P.C. where she was appointed Managing Partner.

 

Ms. González is a prominent member of the Hispanic Community in Philadelphia.  She is a Fellow of the Academy of Advocacy of Temple University School of Law, and she has lectured to various professional and community organizations regarding Immigration and Social Security Disability.

 

Professional and Community Affiliations:

 

Co-Chair of the Social Security Disability Committee of the Philadelphia Bar Association

 

American Immigration Lawyers Association  (AILA)

National Organization of  Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR)

Philadelphia Bar Association

Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania (former Vice President).

 

Former Member of the Board of Governors of the Philadelphia Bar Association

Former President of the Council of Spanish Speaking Organizations (Concilio), the oldest Latino community based organization in Pennsylvania

 

Education:

 

Juris Doctor,  Rutgers University Law School (Newark, NJ)

Master of Arts, City University of  New York (New York, NY)

Bachelor of Arts,  Texas Woman's University (Denton, TX)