Get to know Cooper
Cooper's legal knowledge, grit, and compassion earned him early accolades in his practice of trial law, including a Lawyers of Distinction Excellence in Personal Injury Law Award and the "Rising Star" recognition from Super Lawyers for four consecutive years (2021-2024). With a focus on injury law and employment discrimination, many of Cooper's cases have also been covered in local and state media. In his first trial as lead counsel, he secured a $1.8 million verdict for his client. The same case was covered by The Kansas City Star. Read the story here.
Cooper was born and raised in the Kansas City area, where he still puts his local connections and expertise to work as a partner and trial lawyer. He attended Kansas State University where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Mass Communications and a Leadership minor. When ESPN didn’t call offering him a SportsCenter anchor job after graduation, he attended Law School at the University of Kansas, where he served as both a staff editor and a staff articles editor on the Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy.
Cooper is skilled at helping his clients connect with a jury and maximizing their recoveries. Outside of his practice, Cooper loves being active outdoors with his wife, Kaitlin, daughter Collins, and their son, Benny. Cooper and Kaitlin were recently recognized by Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Kansas City with a "Most Wanted Honoree" award. Cooper is also the unofficial copy editor and photographer of Kaitlin’s lifestyle blog and Instagram account.
Talk with CooperAreas of Practice
- Employment Discrimination
- Auto Accidents
- Drunk Driving Accidents
- Slip and Fall
- Truck Accidents
Notable Verdicts
- In his first trial as lead counsel, Cooper secured a $1.8 million verdict for his client.
- Numerous confidential six-figure settlements in car accidents, catastrophic injury, premises and employment discrimination cases.
Bar Admissions
- Missouri, 2015
- Kansas, 2015
Education
- Kansas State University, Mass Communications
- University of Kansas School of Law
Honors & Awards
- Super Lawyers Rising Star 2021 - 2025
- Lawyers of Distinction 2022
Civic + Professional Leadership
- University of Kansas School of Law: Staff Editor, Kansas Journal of Law and Public
Policy - Kansas State University: Student Senator, College of Business Administration
- Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Kansas City: "Most Wanted Honoree"
Memberships
- Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
- Johnson County Bar Association
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
- National Employment Lawyers Association
Press