Event Description
WEBINAR: REMOTE PARTICIPATION ONLY
We chat with Emily Cooper of Cooper
Law, LLC. Low-bono and sliding scale work is at the center of Cooper's
successful business/legal practice. We'll ask how she does it about her how
upcoming article in Bench & Bar.
About our guest:
Emily Cooper:
In her 24 years of practice Emily has seen
cases from all sides and represented a wide variety of client types. Her
practice has included complex litigation issues, trials and evidentiary
hearings, as well as alternative dispute resolution and settlement
strategy. She brings this knowledge to her case work and focuses on family
law and social security disability claims at Cooper Law. As the managing
partner, Emily works hard to assure that all cases are handled professionally
and with personal attention and care.
Emily is a 1996 honors graduate
from the University of Minnesota Law School. In her early career she
practiced civil litigation and family law while an associate at a major law firm
in Ohio. She then spent five years working in the corporate world as in-house
counsel for a multi-billion-dollar corporation, focusing on contract
negotiations and drafting. While serving as the Executive Director of the
Minnesota Volunteer Attorney Program she worked to encourage and recruit
attorneys to volunteer to provide pro bono representation to low income clients.
She also worked for three years as a staff attorney for a legal aid organization
where she represented low income, abused and disabled individuals. In 2010,
Emily was appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court’s Committee for Equality and
Justice.
NOTE:
If
you can't join on Zoom, find us at YouTube
Live. We monitor chat on both
channels.
Speaker
Bios:
Mike Carlson
is Practice Management Advisor for Minnesota State Bar Association.
Prior to joining MSBA, Mike practiced in the area of trademark and business with
Carlson Bailey and served 10 years as Reference Staff Attorney at Thomson
Reuters.
Landon Ascheman is a top-rated criminal defense attorney and owner of Ascheman
Law. He focuses primarily on Criminal Defense, representing individuals
prosecuted by the State and Federal Government. He spends much of his free time
mentoring law students and volunteering in the courts to serve those in
need.
CLE Credits:
1 CLE credit applied for
Cost:
Free to all members
Remote
Participation:
Remote Instructions come with your registration to
the event. If you are registered and did not receive the instructions, contact
Mike Carlson (mcarlson@mnbars.org | 612.278.6336)
Thank you
to our sponsor, Olsen
Thielen