1993 graduate of The University of Texas School of Law where he received a Dean's Achievement Award in Insurance Law. He is a former senior real estate lending officer who specialized in residential interim construction. A seven-year felony prosecutor with the Tarrant County District Attorney's Office, Mr. Cope worked with the narcotics task force as well as the felony trial section. Mr. Cope has extensive trial experience that includes non-death penalty capital murder. He currently concentrates his practice in the areas of title defense and general real estate litigation.Licensed Foster ParentTexas Bar Association – CurrentReal Estate, Probate, and Trust SectionTarrant County Bar Association - CurrentNorth Richland Hills Substandard Building Board - CurrentBirdville Independent School District 2012 Bond Study CommitteeTexas Residential Construction Commission Arbitration Task Force Birdville Independent School District 2007 Facility Design Committee Birdville Independent School District 2006 Bond Study Committee Sub-Committee ChairmanArtisan Theatre Center Board of Directors – Vice President, Finance 2004 - 2006Birdville Independent School District Health Education Advisory Council 2004 - 2005Instructor, D.E.A. Drug Diversion Investigation Seminar 1996Instructor, Texas D.P.S. Specialized Diversion Investigator’s School 1996Drug Abuse Resistance Education Guest Speaker 1994-2001Adopt-A-School Company Chairman  Outstanding Adoption, Fort Worth Independent School District 1989 Instructor, National Symposium on Partnership in Education 1989Neighborhood Housing Services of Fort Worth, Inc. Director and Loan Committee Member 1988-1990Texas Safe Deposit Association Instructor, Annual Education Conference 1991