Cooper & Elliott is the premier trial firm in Ohio, achieving justice for thousands of clients over the years. The Firm was established in 1995 to represent individuals and families in civil litigation and businesses in complex commercial disputes. To date, our Firm has obtained more than $60 million in jury verdicts and settlements for our clients, including some of the largest jury verdicts in the State of Ohio:$7,018,000.00 jury verdict - Estate of Schmidt v. JB Hunt et al., Case No. 01 CVC 09-8904 (wrongful death) $6,000,000.00 settlement - ABC Company v. XYZ Company (confidential settlement)(professional negligence) $5,999,100.00 jury verdict - Faieta v. World Harvest Church, et al., Case No. 06CVH05-7031 (personal injury) $5,725,000.00 jury verdict - Newcomer et al. v. Nationwide Ins. et al., Case No. 99 CVH 07-5970 (wrongful death) $4,473,000.00 jury verdict - Advance Sign Group v. Optec Displays, Inc., Case No. C2-07-380 (business dispute) $3,664,186.00 jury verdict - Estate of Heintzelman v. Air Experts, Inc., et al., Case No. 04CVH-04-233 (wrongful death) $3,500,000.00 jury verdict - Planned Communities v. Knowlton, Case No. 98 CVH 08-6739 (business dispute) $3,165,900.00 settlement - In Re Trans Union Privacy Litigation, Case No. 00-CV-4729, MDL 1350 (consumer mass action) $2,825,000.00 jury verdict - McLaren v. HB Klub, LLC, Case No. 07CVC02-01767 (traumatic injury) $2,700.000.00 settlement - Harris v. City of Circleville, Case No. C2-04-1051 (civil rights) $2,500,000.00 settlement - Estate of Graves v. City of Circleville, Case No. 03 CI 411 (wrongful death) $2,200,000.00 settlement - Upperman v. Grange Ins. Co., Case No. 04CVG12-13009 (class action)

- Research, analyze, and draft entries, orders, and decisions for the Court's civil docket (and former Commercial Docket)- Draft decisions in all areas of civil litigation including commercial real estate, business, employment, receivership, and construction- Act as the central contact for attorneys regarding procedural issues- Comprehensively manage docket of over 600 active civil cases, coordinate all trial dates, status conferences, motion hearings, and prioritize all pending motions in civil cases- Supervised research and writing assignments to the Commercial Docket staff attorney intern

- Draft appellate briefs, dispositive motions, complaints, answers, and memoranda in the areas of business, residential and commercial real estate, and real estate tax law for cases in various County Boards of Revision, the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals, and the Tenth District Court of Appeals- Argued real property tax appeal at the Tenth District Court of Appeals

Graduate of Capital University Law School

- Prepared pleadings, dispositive motions, deposition summaries and other miscellaneous briefs for cases in Ohio federal and state courts- Researched and analyzed legal issues for partners and associates of the firm focusing on wrongful death, insurance subrogation and defense, civil rights violations, SEC regulations, public records, and consumer law- Attended depositions, pre-trial conferences, oral arguments, and mediation

- Conducted legal research in a variety of areas and summarized research in legal memos- Prepared various legal motions and memorandum for the Franklin County Municipal and Common Pleas Courts as well as the Ohio Supreme Court- Interviewed clients in jail, prison, and the office

- Synthesized merit briefs into bench memoranda for the Chief Justice- Researched case law and statutes pertinent to the specific case- Observed oral arguments