PAUL D. COOPER

University of California, Hastings College of Law, L.L.B., 1966.
University of Michigan, B.A., English, 1963.
South Denver High School, 1959.

Attorney, Cooper & Clough, P.C., December 1994 to present. Practice limited to trial work, primarily defense of professional liability, libel and bad faith claims.

Attorney, Cooper & Kelley, P.C., October 1, 1980 to December 1994. Practice limited to trial work, primarily defense of professional liability, libel and bad faith claims.

Attorney, Yegge, Hall & Evans, 1973-1980. Defense of professional liability, civil rights, products liability and libel actions.

Assistant U.S. Attorney, Denver, Colorado 1971-1973.

Deputy District Attorney, Denver, Colorado 1969-1971.

Attorney, Dawson, Nagel, Sherman & Howard and Rodden, Cooper, Woods & Mitchell, Denver, Colorado 1966-1969. General practice of law.

Law Clerk, Dorr, Cooper & Hayes, San Francisco, California 1964-1966.

Claim Representative, AEtna Casualty & Surety Company, San Francisco, California 1963.

American Bar Association Foundation – Faculty – “Medical Malpractice Crisis,” February 1989.

American Bar Association National Institute on Medical Malpractice – Speaker – “Examination and Cross Examination of Medical Experts – The Defense Perspective,” March 19, 1987.

American Board of Trial Advocates – Speaker – “The Masters in Trial,” Denver, Colorado, May 8, 1997.

Colorado Bar Association – Speaker – “Defense of Damages Issues,” Denver, Colorado, 1975.

Colorado Defense Lawyers Association – Panelist – “Professional Liability Defense,” 1982; Speaker – “Trial Tactics: The Defense Theme of the Case,” Vail, Colorado, August 1989; Speaker – “Radical Opening Statements and Closing Arguments,” Vail, Colorado, August 1990; Panelist – “Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy – The Defense Perspective,” January 1992; Panelist – “Intimate Relations, Ethics and Tort Liability,” August 1992.

Colorado Society of Anesthesiologists – Speaker – “Anesthesiology Update,” Vail, Colorado, July 13, 1992.

Colorado Trial Lawyers Association – Lecturer – “Defense of Medical Malpractice Cases,” 1979; Lecturer – “What I’ve Learned from Big Cases I’ve Lost,” 1983; Lecturer – “Defendant’s Perspective on Bad Faith,” 1987; Lecturer – “Mock Trial: Trial Skills with Trial Lawyers, A Demonstration from Start to Finish, Voir Dire – The Defense Perspective,” 2002.

Continuing Education Services – Speaker – “Personal Injury: The Medical Expert – Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders Related to Injuries,” July 1988.

Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, Inc. – Speaker – “Legal Malpractice: Are You Scared Yet?” October 1989.

Continuing Legal Education National Seminar – Faculty – “Medical Records – Evidence, Privileges,” Denver, Colorado, 1978.

Denver City Attorney’s Office – Speaker – “Trial Tactics,” 1985.

International Association of Defense Counsel – Faculty – Trial Academy, Boulder, Colorado, 1985, 1988; Faculty Presentation – “Requests for Production of Documents,” July 1988; Director – Trial Academy, Boulder, Colorado, 1991.

Kempe Children’s Center – Speaker – “Possible Failures of Managed Care,” Denver, Colorado, May 27, 1998.

NBI Seminar – Speaker – “Practical Ethics Interface with Law Office Staff” – July 29, 2005.

NITA – Faculty – “Advanced Advocacy Seminar,” Denver, Colorado, 1982, 1983.

PESI Seminar – Speaker – “Malpractice Tips in TBI Cases: A Disaster Waiting to Happen – Litigating Head Trauma Cases,” June 29, 1991.

Professional Risk Management Services, Inc. – Speaker – “The Monster in the Closet – Professional Liability and Risk Management in the Practice of Psychiatry,” Denver, Colorado, October 19, 2002.

Saint Anthony’s Hospital – Speaker – “Standard of Liability for In-Patient Psychiatric Care,” Denver, Colorado, July 19, 2000.

Society of Dental Anesthesiologists – Speaker – “Medical Malpractice,” Porter Hospital, 1983.

Toxic Torts Symposium – Speaker – “Toxicology and Toxic Torts – Medical Records in Litigation,” Breckenridge, Colorado, March 2 – 6, 1987; Speaker – “Medical Records and Doctor’s Responsibility for Patient’s Drug Addiction and Abuse,” April 1987.

U.S. Attorneys Seminar – Speaker – “Civil Trial Problems in Federal Courts,” Vail, Colorado, 1976.

University of Colorado Medical Center – Representation of Impaired Physicians, Medical Students, 1980; Medical Malpractice Problems, Orthopedic Residents, 1984; Grand Rounds – Psychiatric Malpractice, OB/GYN Malpractice, 1985-1987.

Wyoming Trial Advocacy Institute – Faculty – 1987, 1988, 1989.

“The Authorization to Release Medical Information,” The Colorado Lawyer, Vol. II, No. 5 (May 1982).

“The Statutory Liability of Attorneys under RICO,” Insurance Counsel Journal, Volume LIII, No. 4 (October 1986).

American Bar Association, Member, 1966 to present.
(Vice Chair, Medicine and Law Committee, 1988-1989.)

American Board of Trial Advocates, Member, January 1990 to present.

Colorado Bar Association, Member, 1966 to present.
(Board of Governors, 1978-1981, 1983-1984; Nominating Committee, 1981; Grievance Policy Committee, Rule 241 Subcommittee Chairman, 1995-1996.)

Colorado Defense Lawyers Association, Member, 1973 to present.

Colorado Physician's Health Program, Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1988; Secretary-Treasurer, 1989-1990.

Denver Bar Association, Member, 1966 to present.
(Board of Trustees, 1976-1978; First Vice-President, 1983-1984; Interprofessional Committee Chairman, 1981; Judicial Administration, Local Practice Subcommittee Chairman, 1995-1996.)

International Association of Defense Counsel, Member, 1979 to present.
(Executive Committee, 1989-1993; Faculty, IADC Trial Academy, 1985, 1988; Director elect, 1990; Chairman, Membership Committee, 1988-1990; Director, IADC Trial Academy, 1991.)

Medical Liaison Committee, CMS-DBA, Member, 1978-1987.