Ms. Cooper’s background is in general commercial litigation. An area in which she continues to practice and which has provided her with the essential skills for effective litigation of insurance-related matters. Ms. Cooper’s insurance practice focuses on the evaluation and resolution of insurance matters involving coverage disputes, claims handling, and other legal issues of interest to insurers conducting business in Texas. Ms. Cooper provides continuing education courses to carriers on first party coverage as well as courses on compliance with Articles 541 and 542.051 of the Texas Insurance Code. Ms. Cooper is an Adjunct Professor of Property and Casualty Insurance Law at the University of Houston Law Center.

• All Texas Courts

• Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P., May 2005 – present

• Associate, Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman, L.L.P., April 2004 – May 2005

• Associate, Ware, Snow, Fogel & Jackson, L.L.P., July 2001 – April 2004

• Briefing Attorney, Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas, Sept. 2000 – June 2001

• Intern, Texas Supreme Court, Fall 1999

• Research Assistant, Food and Agricultural Education Information System, Division of Higher Education Program, U.S.D.A., August 1995 – August 1997

• Intern, Former President George Bush, Spring 1996

• Intern, Congressman Kika de la Garza, Spring 1995

• University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 2000

• Texas A&M University, B.S. Agricultural Development, 1996

• State Bar of Texas

• American Bar Association

• Houston Bar Association

• Texas Young Lawyers Association

• Houston Young Lawyers Association

• Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

• Defense Research Institute

• Associate Editor, Texas Review of Law & Politics, 1999 – 2000

• A Freshman Finds a Home, Texas Aggie Magazine, Oct/Nov 1992