Background
Cooper, Josef D. was born on August 2, 1938 in New York, New York, United States.
Cooper, Josef D. was born on August 2, 1938 in New York, New York, United States.
Oberlin College (Bachelor of Arts, 1961). University of Chicago (Juris Doctor, 1964). National Honor Scholar.
Worked at Cooper & Kirkham, A Professional Corporation (San Francisco, California) specializing in Antitrust, Trade Regulation, Securities, Business Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1964, Illinois. 1967, Hawaii; 1972, California and United States.
Supreme Court.
National Honor Scholar.
Author: "Settlement Considerations and Attorney"s Fees In Class Actions," 50 Antitrust Lord Justice 95, 1981. Company-Author: with Kirk A. McKinney, "Fifth Amendment Rights in Private Treble Damage Litigation," 48 Antitrust Lord Justice, 1381, 1980.
With Tracy R. Kirkham, "Structuring the Antitrust Case," 15 Trial 30, April, 1979 and "Class Action Conflicts," 7 Litigation, Number. 2, winter, 1981. Lectured before: Practicing Law Institute, 1975.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1978.
The California Trial Lawyers" Association, 1976. The American Bar Association, Antitrust and Litigation Sections, 1980-1981. Panel Member, American Bar Association National Institutes on "Preventative Antitrust" and "Use of Computers in Litigation," 1979.
Special assistant to the Honorable Martin Pence, United States.
District Judge, District of Hawaii, on the "West Coast Pipe Antitrust Cases," 1966-1969. Member, Board of Directors, 1986 and President, 1988-1989, Oceanic Alliance.
Member: State Bar of California. American Bar Association (Member, Monograph Committee, Antitrust Law Section, 1977-1978.
Chairman, Private Litigation Committee, Antitrust Law Section, 1978-1980).
Member, Board of Directors, 1986 and President, 1988-1989, Oceanic Alliance. Member: State Bar of California. American Bar Association (Member, Monograph Committee, Antitrust Law Section, 1977-1978.
Chairman, Private Litigation Committee, Antitrust Law Section, 1978-1980).