John M. Cooper
Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers
125 St. Paul’s Boulevard
Suite 510
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone:     (757) 333-3333
Fax:          (757) 455-8274
E-Mail:     jcooper@cooperhurley.com
 

Education
University of California at Berkeley (B.A. 1985), Phi Beta Kappa
University of Virginia School of Law (J.D. 1988)

Affiliations
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association: Board of Governors, 2011-2021
Permanent Member, Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference
American Association for Justice: Railroad Law Section and FELA Litigation Group, Past Chair
Virginia Beach Bar and Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Associations
Academy of Rail Labor Attorneys
Licensed in North Carolina and West Virginia

Honors and Awards
Virginia Lawyers Weekly "Leader in the Law"
Virginia Lawyers Weekly Hall of Fame
Super Lawyers, Personal Injury
Martindale-Hubbell AV rated
Best Lawyers in America, Railroad Law and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Railroad Union Designated Counsel (International Association of Machinists, Transportation Communications Union, Brotherhood of Railway Carmen)

Areas of Practice
personal injury, automotive and tractor-trailer litigation, wrongful death, traumatic brain injury, Federal Employer’s Liability Act (railroad worker on-duty injuries), railroad accidents, Amtrak rail passenger injuries, premises liability