About John:
Member of the Primerus International Society of Law Firms Chair-Elect of the Railroad Law Section of the AAJ (2007-2008) John has the highest rating (AV) granted to attorneys from Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Rating Service. John has made these lectures and presentations: A Primer on Federal Employers' Liability Act and Railroad Injury Cases (December 2, 2003) (Virginia CLE); Effectively Using Medical Evidence in Court (October, 26, 2006) (national Business Institute); Motions In Limine and Jury Voir Dire in Injury Cases (October 5 and 26, 2006) (VTLA); How to Successfully Resolve Automobile Injury Cases (Sepember 23, 2007) (NBI). John has also lectured to physicians on medical negligence law at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk.
John is admitted to practice law in Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia.He has represented injured persons in federal and state courts, including the Virginia Supreme Court. John has been admitted to practice in U.S. District Courts in the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appleals.President of Ohef Sholom Temple Men's Club, Norfolk, VA, 2005-2007; Prior Board member of the National Conference for Community and Justice and the Tidewater, Virginia, Southside Jewish Community Center.
Education Information:
John Cooper returned to his hometown of Norfolk, Virginia in 1988 after law school at the University of Virginia. Since his clerkship with Federal Judge Rebecca B. Smith, now chief Federal District Judge in Norfolk, John’s law practice has emphasized personal injury litigation.
John received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley (B.A. Anthropology 1985), and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society; J.D. University of Virginia 1988.