 The Pinellas County Commission voted to hire Cohen as a special counsel at Rice's request.In 2005, Barry Cohen represented Pinellas County Judge George Greer when Greer was threatened with impeachment for his rulings in the Terri Schiavo case.Jennifer Porter hired Cohen before she announced she was the driver of the Toyota Echo involved in a hit and run accident that killed two children and put two in the hospital in March 2004.