Attorney

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May 03, 2013

KEVIN J. COOPER

*** ***** ******* ****** • Oak Park, Illinois 60302 • 419-***-**** • ******@*****.***

ADMISSIONS

Ohio, 2001; U.S. District Court, N.D. of Ohio, 2002; U.S. District Court, S.D. of Ohio, 2004; Illinois,

2013

EDUCATION

University of Toledo College of Law, Juris Doctor, May 2001

Honors: Dean’s Award for Outstanding Public Service; Best Oralist - Jessup International

Law Moot Court Competition, Central Region; Student Bar Association Merit

Scholarship

Heidelberg College, Tiffin, Ohio, Bachelor of Science, Political Science, December 1994

Honors: Dean’s List; 1993 John C. Shinn Award for Outstanding Merit in Political Science

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ATTORNEY - Roetzel & Andress, L.P.A., Toledo, Ohio 11/08 - 02/13

• Manage litigation in corporate workers’ compensation, labor & employment, and general

business/contract cases.

• Litigation practice in Ohio state and federal courts: managing litigation matters through case

resolution; drafting all types of pleadings at both trial court and appellate court level; successful

oral arguments at trial and appellate levels; conducting and defending depositions; preparing and

reviewing discovery requests and responses; negotiating and settling cases; client counseling

through both written and oral communications regarding legal strategies and trial theory.

• Serve as counsel and primary contact for several corporations; experience analyzing, negotiating,

and drafting a wide range of corporate, commercial, employment, and other documents.

• Superior research, analytical, and verbal/written skills; ability to correctly interpret the law and

advise senior attorneys or corporate management of situation; creative legal mind and ability to

quickly grasp complex technical concepts.

ATTORNEY - Gallon, Takacs, Boissoneault & Schaffer Co., L.P.A., Toledo, Ohio 10/06 - 10/08

• Manage litigation in workers’ compensation administrative cases.

• Represent clients during administrative proceedings before the Industrial Commission of Ohio.

• Conduct meetings, substantive legal research, and client counseling.

• Negotiate and settle cases on behalf of clients.

ATTORNEY - Spitler & Williams-Young Co., L.P.A., Toledo, Ohio 01/02 - 10/06

• Manage litigation in workers’ compensation, personal injury, and general practice cases.

• Prepare and argue common pleas and appellate court cases; First chair trial experience.

• Represent clients during hearings, depositions, and judicial and administrative proceedings.

• Draft legal memoranda, briefs, and related pleadings.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member - Ohio State Bar Association, Toledo Bar Association, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar

Association.