Ann M. Cooper
Of Counsel
acooper@dcadvocate.com
Born: Detroit, Michigan
Education: Michigan State University, B.A., with high honors, 1958; Bryn Mawr College, M.A., 1964, University of Michigan, J.D., 1984
Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Employment; Police Misconduct
Membership: Grand Rapids (Trustee, 2000-) and Federal (West Michigan Chapter) Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan (Member: Board of Commissioners, 1991-1994; Labor Law Section; Open Justice Commission, 1998-); Women Lawyers Association of Michigan (Secretary, 1986-1987, Board Member, 1986-1991).
Admissions: 1984, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Michigan
Special Agencies: United States 6th Circuit Judicial Merit Selection Panel, 1998.
Miscellaneous Information: Fulbright Scholar, France. Recipient: Champion of Justice Award, 2002; City of Grand Rapids Community Relations Commission Civil Rights Award, 1998. Member, Grand Rapids Community Relations Commission, 1977-1981. Member, Michigan Supreme Court Task Force on Gender Issues in the Courts, 1987-1989. Trustee, Grand Rapids Foundation, 1989-1996. Author: "The Plaintiff's Discrimination Action in Michigan Circuit Courts," Michigan Wrongful Discharge and Employment Discrimination Law, Second Edition, Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1994.
