What is the name of the organisation responsible for hiring an attorney to represent the relatives of an individual who was shot dead by FBI agent Aaron McFarlane in May 2013?
Barry Cohen (attorney) Barry Cohen (born c. 1938) is a criminal, personal injury, civil and qui tam attorney in Florida's Tampa Bay Area. Cohen was hired by the Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR) to represent the family of Ibragim Todashev, an unarmed Chechen shot to death while being questioned by the FBI in relation to the Boston Marathon bombing. He has been characterized as a fighter for his aggressive legal tactics.
Special Advocate A Special Advocate is a lawyer, usually a barrister or advocate, sometimes a solicitor, who is appointed to represent the interests of a party in closed proceedings, i.e. proceedings from which that party has been excluded. Special advocates are generally prohibited from discussing any evidence that has been the subject of closed proceedings with the excluded party. They are most often used in the context of cases involving national security but have also been used in other matters, including parole board hearings and data protection claims.