Background
Cooper, Junior, A. J. was born on May 30, 1944 in Mobile, Alabama, United States.
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A. J. Cooper, Junior.
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University of Notre Dame (Bachelor of Arts, 1966). New York University (Juris Doctor, 1969).
Career
Worked at Cooper and Associates (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Corporate Law, Employment Law, Commercial Law, Administrative Law, Exempt Organizations, Government Relations, Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1970, Alabama, United States. District Court, Southern District of Alabama and United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
1979, District of Columbia. 1988, United States. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
1994, United States. District Court, District of Maryland.
Herbert Lehman Scholar, Harvard University. Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Eleanor Roosevelt Fellow. President and Founder, Black American Law Students Association, 1966-1969.
National Treasurer, American Bar Association Law Student Division, 1968-1969.
Mayor, City of Prichard, Alabama, 1972-1980. Founder and First President, National Conference of Black Mayors, 1974-1979. Assistant to the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1980.
Professional Staff, Ways and Means Committee, United States.
Congress, 1982-1984. Administrative Assistant and Tax Counsel, Congressman Harold Ford, 1984-1988. Member: District of Columbia Bar.
Alabama State Bar. American Bar Association.
National Bar Association (Former Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Former Chairman, Division of Partners in Major Law Firms.
Associate General Counsel). Cooper and Associates is a minority owned corporate law firm specializing in general corporate matters, corporate litigation, exempt organization representation, real estate, government representation and employment law.
A special focus of the firm will be the enhanced value of representation through the provision of marketing, public policy and public relations services.
Located in the District of Columbia and New York, the firm counts among its clients Fortune Fifty pharmaceutical and telecommunications companies, national trade associations and charities, waste disposal firms, and health care companies.
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Membership
Member: District of Columbia Bar. Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association. National Bar Association (Former Member, Board of Directors and Executive Committee.
Former Chairman, Division of Partners in Major Law Firms.
Associate General Counsel). Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government.
Eleanor Roosevelt Fellow. President and Founder, Black American Law Students Association, 1966-1969.
National Treasurer, American Bar Association Law Student Division, 1968-1969.
Mayor, City of Prichard, Alabama, 1972-1980. Founder and First President, National Conference of Black Mayors, 1974-1979. Assistant to the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1980.
Professional Staff, Ways and Means Committee, United States.
Congress, 1982-1984. Administrative Assistant and Tax Counsel, Congressman Harold Ford, 1984-1988.
