STORY
Dan and Jami Cooper are highly respected lawyers who, before starting Cooper Law Offices, worked for a large firm with a practice focus on insurance and personal injury litigation. They have a skilled and dedicated team of paralegals and administration that support their clients’ needs.
Cooper Law Offices focuses on personal injury, insurance disputes, commercial litigation, professional liability and construction law. The firm handles many different litigation matters.
The lawyers at our firm practice at the administrative level and in all state and federal courts within the state of West Virginia. The firm started June 1, 2007.
Our first priority is to figure out what legal solution would work best for you. That’s why we focus on getting to know you, your business, and what your particular circumstances are. The level of personal attention we provide may be unique in the practice of law, but to us, it is vital to our ability to guide you to the right solution. We enjoy helping our neighbors find solutions to their legal concerns.
MEET OUR TEAM
DANIEL C. COOPER
MEMBER ATTORNEY
Daniel (“Dan”) Cooper has been a practicing lawyer since 1990. Dan has spent his career as a litigator, representing both businesses and individuals in various types of cases including personal injury and wrongful death cases, automobile and trucking accidents, products liability, premises liability, professional negligence and malpractice, insurance coverage and insurance bad faith. Dan is a trial lawyer, having tried numerous cases in state and federal court. Dan has also represented clients on appeals before the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia and the federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Dan’s practice is served well by his energetic and thoughtful approach to legal issues, his ability to provide clients with a candid and honest assessment of their legal concerns, and his zealous advocacy.
JAMISON H. COOPER
MEMBER ATTORNEY
Jamison (“Jami”) Cooper has a practice that focuses on pre-litigation and litigation matters. The particular fields in which she practices have included commercial disputes, insurance coverage, construction, contracts, personal injury and wrongful death, condemnation and eminent domain, premises liability, consumer products and “lemon law” issues, insurance bad faith and professional liability. In addition to her practice before the state and federal courts, she handles matters on an administrative or regulatory front, including matters pending before the West Virginia Insurance Commissioner and professional disciplinary matters before various boards and commissions, including the West Virginia nursing boards and the Office of Disciplinary Counsel.
KIM REED
PARALEGAL
Kim Reed is a litigation paralegal who comes to the firm with experience in corporate law and municipal law. Kim assists in all phases of litigation, from inception through discovery and trial. She handles document management, drafting of pleadings, fact development, depositions, mediations and trial preparation. Before beginning her career as a paralegal, Kim served as Office Administrator and Municipal Clerk for the Bridgeport Police Department and Executive Assistant to the CEO, COO, CFO and Corporate Attorney at Princeton Insurance Company, New Jersey’s largest medical malpractice provider. Kim attended Mercer County College, Rider University and currently attends Fairmont State University. She resides in Bridgeport with her husband Keith and their children Phillip and Olivia. Kim enjoys traveling, hiking, spending time with her family and watching her children play sports.
MINTA KYLE
OFFICE MANAGER
Minta Kyle is the firm’s administrative assistant and sits at the crucial hub of our office. Her passion for helping others is contagious, and she is always ready to lend a compassionate ear and helping hand. Minta is actively involved with her church. An avid shooter, she also enjoys spending her free time playing tennis, baking, cooking, and spending time with her husband, daughter and their two cats, Stella and Bob.
RECOGNITIONS
BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA©
Dan Cooper is listed in Best Lawyers in America in the fields of Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation, an honor which he has received each year since 2009.
Jami Cooper is listed in Best Lawyers in America in the field of Insurance Law, an honor which she has received each year since 2010.
SUPER LAWYERS©
Dan Cooper has been selected to the Super Lawyers list annually since 2009.
Jami Cooper was selected to the Super Lawyers list in 2018. Prior to that, she was recognized from 2010 to 2014 as a Super Lawyers Rising Star.
U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT/BEST LAW FIRMS
Cooper Law Offices, PLLC, is currently ranked by U.S. News and World Report / Best Law Firms as a first tier firm in the field of Insurance Law for the Morgantown metropolitan area. The firm is proud to have achieved that ranking each year since the inception of the U.S. News and World Reports / Best Law Firms ranking process.
AV PREEMINENT RATINGS BY MARTINDALE HUBBLE
Martindale-Hubble, a peer review rating process based on the anonymous assessments by lawyers and judges, has given both Dan and Jami Cooper the highest rating available for lawyers – AV Preeminent. The rating indicates that the firm’s lawyers have been given a score awarded only to those lawyers with the highest ethical standards and professional ability.