Clark A. Cooper

Clark A. Cooper
Christian & Small LLP
1800 Financial Center
505 North 20th Street
Birmingham, Alabama 35203

Tel:  205.250.6629
Fax: 205.328.7234
email: cac@csattorneys.com

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Practice Areas
Complex Litigation
Construction
Healthcare
Insurance
Product Liability
Business & Commercial
  Litigation
Medical Malpractice
  Defense


Admitted to Practice
Alabama, 1993
Ohio, 2003


Education
Wake Forest University, 1990, B.A., cum laude (Phi Sigma Delta; Political Science Honor Society; Student Judicial Board/Honor Counsel)

University of Alabama School of Law, 1993, J.D. (ATLA National Trial Advocacy Team, National Semi-Finalist; Georgia Peach Taylor Award for Outstanding Trial Advocacy Skills; Student Trial Advocacy Association, Vice-President)


Speaking Engagements
CLE seminars on Practice in Federal Courts, Discovery Abuses and Litigation Tactics

Clark Cooper has substantial experience in the defense and trial of complex litigation matters, product liability claims, medical malpractice cases, creditor and lender rights cases, insurance cases, and construction disputes. He has also handled cases involving serious injuries and death. Mr. Cooper is AV® rated and has had the privilege of representing clients on a statewide and nationwide level. Mr. Cooper volunteers by tutoring Birmingham inner-city school children and also works with Habitat for Humanity.

Professional Honors and Affiliations

  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 2007
  • Birmingham Business Journal, "Best of the Birmingham Bar"
  • American Bar Association, Alabama State Delegate, 2007-2010; Co-Chair of Membership Committee, Litigation Section, 2004-present; Counsel Member, Litigation Section, 2002-04; Chair, Young Lawyers Section Litigation Committee, 2000-01; Committee Director, Young Lawyers Section, 2003-04
  • Alabama State Bar Association, Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 1997-98
  • Birmingham Bar Association, Vice-President, Young Lawyers Section, 1998

Court Admissions

  • Alabama State Bar
  • United States Court of Federal Claims
  • United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama
  • United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama
  • United States District Court, Southern District of Alabama
  • United States Dictrict Court, Northern District of Ohio

Publications

  • “When to Seek Sanctions for Discovery Abuses," American Bar Association
  • “Qualified Immunity for Governmental Employees," American Bar Association


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