S. Michael Cooper

S. Michael Cooper

Partner

Biography

Mike Cooper is a seasoned, respected and successful advocate and counselor for the firm’s clients in the areas of insurance defense, insurance coverage and commercial litigation. Mike advises clients and litigates in a wide variety of cases involving general casualty, large loss, insurance defense, construction, first-party claims, transportation, environmental and toxic torts. He also handles complex insurance coverage litigation, including issues of multiple-year trigger and allocation, Louisiana direct action claims and others.

Mike has been consistently recognized in U.S. News Best Lawyers in America. He serves on the Board of the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel.

Mike obtained his Juris Doctorate from Tulane University College of Law in 1995, and a BA in Psychology from Vanderbilt University in 1991.

S. Michael Cooper

Partner
Professional
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2023 U.S. News Best Lawyers
Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, Member
Shreveport and Louisiana State Bar Associations
Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, Board Member
Federal Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
Speaker, “Meta-data and E-discovery,” Inns of Court, Shreveport Chapter
Speaker, “Additional Insured Issues,” Louisiana Claims Conference
Principal Practice Areas
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Insurance Defense
Insurance Coverage
Commercial Litigation
Publications and Works
3
Author, “Considering Additional Insured Coverage, “Risk Management Magazine
Education
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Tulane University – J.D. 1995
Vanderbilt University – B.A. Psychology 1991