Cohen, Fluhr & Gonzalez, P.C.

Managing Partner 

Managing Partner 

Managing Partner 

Managing Partner 

Managing Partner 

Managing Partner 

Managing Partner 

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)

Of Counsel 

Of Counsel 

Ms. Fluhr practices in the area of Social Security Disability law primarily handling appellate work at the administrative and Federal Court level.    Prior to graduating from law school in 1980, Ms. Fluhr worked as a paralegal for Community Legal Services (CLS) in Philadelphia. Upon completion of law school she returned to CLS, where she spent the first four years of her career as a staff attorney.  Ms. Fluhr subsequently created a solo practice concentrating in Social Security Disability claims. She and Sanjuanita González then formed the partnership, Fluhr & González combining their expertise related to Social Security Disability issues. They joined Emily Cohen in forming Cohen, Fluhr & González  P.C. in 1999. 

Ms. Fluhr has lectured on matters pertaining to Social Security Disability for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR) and for the Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University. She also served as an attorney trainer for the Philadelphia Bar Association's Volunteers for the Indigent Program helping to prepare advocates for SSI claimants. 

Professional Affiliations: 

National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives  

Education: 

J.D. from the Temple University School of Law
B.A. in History and Spanish from Williams College in Massachusetts
Study at the University of the Andes, Bogota, Colombia

Associate 

Ms. Pinillos has concentrated exclusively in immigration law and has served as a dedicated advocate for our immigration clients for the last nine years.  In additional to handling family and employment-based cases, she represents our clients before the Immigration Courts handling a wide range of litigation matters.   

Ms. Pinillos received her Bachelor's in French and Political Science from the University of Michigan.  She received her Juris Doctor from American University's Washington College of Law, graduating cum laude in 1999.   

As part of her legal education, Ms. Pinillos was a student attorney for the International Human Rights Law Clinic where she handled immigration and human rights cases.  During her third year of law school, she clerked at the Washington, DC immigration law firm of Maggio & Kattar, P.C.  She was Co-Chair of the Hispanic Law Student Association. 

Ms. Pinillos is fluent in Spanish and proficient in French.  She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). 

Associate

Mr. Dye represents individuals with claims for Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits at the administrative and Federal Court level.  He has been a practicing attorney since 1995. Prior to working for Cohen, Fluhr & González, Mr. Dye practiced Social Security Disability law in Texas for six years. He has also handled civil litigation and appellate work.  He is admitted to practice law in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Texas.

Mr. Dye received his B.A. in English from the Ohio State University and his law degree from Southern Methodist University. He holds a Master's Degree in English from the University of North Texas.

Mr. Dye is a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association, the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives (NOSSCR), and Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Southeastern Pennsylvania.