COOPER ELLIOTT - Key Persons
Adam has been representing businesses and individuals since 2009. He has served as lead counsel in numerous matters resulting in large verdicts, awards and settlements. Adam's litigation experience includes the prosecution of matters on behalf of seriously injured victims, investor groups, small businesses and shareholders. As a litigator, Adam has successfully tried legal malpractice, injury and commercial arbitration, bench and jury cases to verdict or award. Adam's litigation practice is now focused on handling complex legal malpractice, wrongful death, business, contract, employment, personal injury, and abuse matters. Since 2020, Adam has achieved in excess of $6,575,000.00 in legal malpractice settlements and judgments.
Adam also assists local businesses with formation, planning, and transactional issues. This is a proven benefit to those who seek to avoid disputes, resolve disputes in their infancy, avoid litigation or exit pending disputes.
Adam has a decade of experience as a trial lawyer and his practice includes both serious personal injury matters and all types of complex business disputes.
Bart applies more than a decade of experience as a trial attorney to cases ranging from wrongful conviction to business fraud.
Bart joined Cooper Elliott in 2011 and has over a decade of experience as a trial lawyer. Bart has represented personal injury, wrongful death, and business clients in trials and arbitrations, obtaining several millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for them.
Ben Cooper helps people use the law to deal with life-changing harms. His practice focuses on wrongful death, civil rights, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, and complex business cases.
Ben is known as a thorough, well-prepared trial lawyer who aggressively and ethically pursues his clients' cases. He is also a skilled appellate advocate. Ben strongly believes in holding powerful companies, people, and governments accountable, and he works hard to help his clients find meaning through their cases.
Ben began his career handling antitrust matters for one of the world's largest law firms before joining Cooper Elliott to litigate complex wrongful death, malpractice and civil rights cases.
Chelsea is a passionate and dedicated lawyer. She combines her love of the law and compassion for others to work tirelessly for her clients. Before joining Cooper Elliott, Chelsea served as a federal law clerk and, before that, she practiced at one of the world's largest law firms.
Chelsea lives in Dublin with her husband, two little girls, a senior rescue dog, and two rescue cats. She loves spending time with her family and friends, reading, British television, and yoga.
Chelsea is a passionate and dedicated lawyer. Before joining Cooper Elliott, she practiced at one of the world's largest law firms.
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- Co - Founded Cooper Elliott in 1995 and Has Tried Cases Throughout the United States. He Has Been a Trial Lawyer for
more than 30 years and has achieved numerous multi-million dollar jury verdicts and settlements in complex state and federal cases ranging from wrongful death to medical malpractice to business fraud. Chip takes pride in being an innovator of trial methods, and he has taught trial skills to law students and experienced trial lawyers.
Chip is a co-founder of the firm with more than three decades of experience trying malpractice and wrongful death cases and other complex disputes throughout the United States.
Jeff began his career with Droder & Miller in 1991 with a focus on personal injury, criminal law and insurance practices. He is well known and respected throughout Ohio, and is an advocate who approaches complex legal issues with a genuine desire to help resolve them through prompt and personal attention to his clients.
Jon Bond joined Cooper Elliott in 2020 and is active in all the firm's practice areas. Before joining Cooper Elliott, Jon worked at a boutique litigation firm in Columbus, where he represented corporate clients in complex commercial litigation. Jon's experience working for and defending big corporations affords him a valuable perspective he now uses to hold them accountable. Jon decided to transition into representing plaintiffs because he believes quality lawyers should be available to everyone and the law should not be a shield for those with money and power.
Jon joined Cooper Elliott in 2020 and is active in all the firm's practice areas. Before joining Cooper Elliott, Jon worked at a boutique litigation firm in Columbus, where he represented corporate clients in complex commercial litigation.
Kaela excels at helping clients achieve the legal results they seek in complex and sensitive cases. Before becoming a lawyer, Kaela had a decade-long career in education: she was a teacher and administrator in high-poverty schools, a nonprofit director, and a state policy advisor. Through these experiences, she developed a strong foundation in fighting for individuals and communities that face inequitable systems.
Kim joined the firm in 2019. She has more than 25 years of experience as a paralegal and has spent the majority of her career helping injured victims. Prior to joining Cooper Elliott, Kim worked for a variety of well-respected law firms in Columbus, Ohio preparing legal documents, investigating injury cases and providing litigation and client support to injured victims.
Lori has been the Office Administrator for Cooper Elliott since its inception in 1995. Lori is responsible for all administrative operations of the firm. In addition to her administrative role, Lori also provides litigation support to the firm and is the primary point of contact for the firm's vendors and consultants.
Michael joined the firm as a paralegal in 2021. He specializes in client relations, investigations, and other litigation support. Michael began his paralegal career in 2016 after graduating with honors from Capital Law School's ABA-accredited paralegal program. Before that, he worked in the service industry for nearly ten years.
Rex Elliott co-founded Cooper Elliott in 1995. He is a trial lawyer with more than 30 years of complex civil litigation experience. He has numerous multi-million dollar jury verdicts and settlements and takes a client-first approach. He has served as an expert witness on various legal topics, frequently lectures about trial tactics and has been called upon by judges and high profile community leaders to handle their legal matters and those of their families and close friends.
Rex is a co-founder of the firm who began his legal career in New York with the nation's premier litigation firm and who has earned a reputation for taking extraordinarily difficult cases other lawyers give up on.
Sean Alto works with clients who have suffered life-altering harm. His practice focuses on wrongful death, serious injury, legal malpractice, and product liability cases.
Sean handles cases of catastrophic harm caused by vehicles, defective products and professional negligence.
Tammy has been with the firm for more than 15 years. She provides administrative civil litigation support to all members of the firm and is a primary point of contact for clients seeking updated information. Before joining Cooper Elliott in 2003, Tammy worked in various business settings.