J. Michael Cooper

Profile

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Defense Litigation

Practice Areas

• Labor/Employment Litigation
  • Defending employment discrimination claims
  • Handling matters before the EEOC, Dept. of Labor and NLRB
  • Defending against FLSA collective actions
• Construction Litigation
• Automobile/Trucking Defense Litigation
• Products Liability
• Premise Liability Litigation
• Employment Law
• Insurance Defense Litigation
• Legal Malpractice
• Medical Malpractice
• Professional Liability
• General Liability Defense

Education

• University of Alabama at Huntsville
  B.A. English, 1977
  M.A. English Literature, 1981
• Cumberland School of Law
  Juris Doctor, 1985
  Articles Editor: American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Cumberland School of Law

Bar Admissions

• -State-
  Alabama Supreme Court
• -Federal-
  U.S. District Court - Northern District of Alabama, 2006
  U.S. District Court - Middle District of Alabama, 2006
  U.S. District Court - Southern District of Alabama, 2006
  U.S. Court of Appeals - 11th Circuit

Professional Associations

• Alabama Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Birmingham Bar Association
• Shelby County Bar Association
• Alabama Defense Lawyers Association