Cooper is the managing partner of the Mobile office and is a member of the firm's litigation group. His practice concentrates in civil litigation, including product and professional liability, insurance coverage, bad faith, wrongful death, toxic tort, premises liability and banking law. Cooper has been awarded the "AV" rating by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, which is the highest possible rating for legal ability and ethical standards. He is also among a select group of lawyers listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Alabama Super Lawyers, and Who's Who in American Law. Cooper was with Lyons, Pipes & Cook in Mobile before the firm joined Phelps Dunbar.

• University of Alabama, J.D., 1970
• University of Mississippi, B.A., 1966

• Member: Alabama State Bar; Mobile Bar Association (Former President); United States District Court Magistrate Selection Committee of the Southern District of Alabama (1999-2005); Civil Justice Reform Act Committee (1995-2005); Federal Defender Organization (Board Director, 1994-2000); the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; American Board of Trial Advocates; Trial Attorneys of America; American Judicature Society; Fellow, Alabama Law Foundation; National Conference of Bar Presidents; Mobile Chamber of Commerce (Board of Advisors, 1995-present); Downtown Mobile District Management Corporation (Board of Directors, 2006-present); Downtown Mobile Alliance, Inc. (Board of Directors, 2006-present)
• Admitted: 1970, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; 1972, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1975, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama

• Author, Basic Legal Skills, Ethics of Advocacy and Attorney Fees, 1993
• Speaks on a variety of topics at CLE seminars