J. James "Jim" Cooper

Current

• Partner at Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP

Education

• Tulane University Law School
• Wabash College

Connections

37 connections

Industry

Law Practice

Websites

• My Company
• My Portfolio
• My Portfolio

J. James "Jim" Cooper’s Summary

J. James "Jim" Cooper’s Specialties:

Insurance Coverage Advice & Litigation

J. James "Jim" Cooper’s Experience

• Partner

  Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP

  (Partnership; Law Practice industry)

  March 1985 — Present (24 years 11 months)

  Co-Chair, Policyholder Insurance Coverage Practice Group

J. James "Jim" Cooper’s Education

• Tulane University Law School

  J.D. cum laude , Law , 1981 — 1984

  Activities and Societies:

  Managing Editor, Maritime Law Journal

• Wabash College

  B.A. cum laude , Political Science, Psychology , 1977 — 1981

  Activities and Societies:

  Phi Kappa Psi fraternity (president, fall semester, 1980), WNDY radio station ("Dreams of Gold"), Bachelor student newspaper (editor)

Additional Information

J. James "Jim" Cooper’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Portfolio
• My Portfolio

J. James "Jim" Cooper’s Groups:

Co-Chair of the Emerging Insurance Issues Subcommittee of the American Bar Association; Council Member of the Insurance Law Section of the State Bar of Texas; Co-Chair of the Professionalism Committee of the Houston Bar Association, Board Member of the American Inns of Court (Garland Walker Chapter)

•    RIMS Houston Chapter

J. James "Jim" Cooper’s Honors:

“Texas Super Lawyer” in the area of Insurance Coverage (2006-2009) (less than 5 percent of the attorneys in Texas are chosen as Super Lawyers); recognized for the fifth consecutive year (2005-2009) as one of the nation’s top insurance coverage lawyers by Chambers USA; nominated to appear in the Insurance & Reinsurance chapter of Who’s Who Legal: Texas (2008); Contributing Editor for the Texas Annotated Insurance Code; Speaker, National Constitution Center Audio Conference: "Construction Defect Claims: Strategies to Maximize Insurance Coverage"; Speaker, ABA Section Of Litigation Insurance Coverage Seminar: "Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Eat Spinach: Insurance Coverage For Food-Related Liabilities And Recalls," Tucson, Arizona; Speaker, Mealey’s™ Construction Litigation 101 Conference: "Construction Insurance," Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2008); Moderator, "Lamar Homes: The New Supreme Court Decision," State Bar of Texas Live Webcast (September 2007)

J. James "Jim" Cooper’s Contact Settings

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