Robert E. Cooper, Junior.

Background

Cooper, Junior, Robert E. was born on January 19, 1957 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States.

Education

Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1979). Yale University (Juris Doctor, 1983).

Career

Worked at Bass, Berry & Sims Public Limited Company (Nashville, Tennessee) specializing in Litigation, Administrative Law, Governmental Law. Admitted to the bar, 1984, Tennessee. 1986, District of Columbia.

Phi Beta Kappa.

Managing Editor, Yale Law Journal, 1982-1983. Author: Note, "Libel and the Reporting of Rumor," 92 Yale Law Journal 85, 1982. Article, "Re-Examining the Constitutionality of an Income Tax in Tennessee," 28 Tennessee

Bachelor of Journalism 14, January/February 1992.

Tennessee Author, Lobbying, PACs, and Campaign Finance: 50 State Handbook (West). Law Clerk to Honorary Louis F. Oberdorfer United States District Judge, District of Columbia, 1983-1984.

Member, 1992—, Board of Directors, Vice President, Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee, Incorporated. Hearing Committee Member, 1993—, Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee.

Assistant Examiner, Board of Law Examiners of Tennessee, 1994—.

Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations. The District of Columbia Bar.

Achievements

• Robert E. Cooper, Junior. has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, 1992—, Board of Directors, Vice President, Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee, Incorporated. Hearing Committee Member, 1993—, Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee. Assistant Examiner, Board of Law Examiners of Tennessee, 1994—.

Member: Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations.

The District of Columbia Bar.