David R. Cooper
Partner
About
Mr. Cooper joined Fisher Patterson in 1996 after serving two years as research attorney to the Honorable Robert J. Lewis, Jr., of the Kansas Court of Appeals. Mr. Cooper’s practice focuses on litigation of governmental liability, civil and constitutional rights, and employment matters. Mr. Cooper has presented on issues including legal ethics, law enforcement training and liability, laws on open records and meetings, governmental liability & immunities, and civil rights & employment litigation. Mr. Cooper is presently a member of the Kansas Board of Law Examiners (appointed in 2014), is a Past-President of the Kansas Association of Defense Counsel and serves as adjunct faculty for the Washburn University School of Law Trial Advocacy Program.
About
Mr. Cooper joined Fisher Patterson in 1996 after serving two years as research attorney to the Honorable Robert J. Lewis, Jr., of the Kansas Court of Appeals. Mr. Cooper’s practice focuses on litigation of governmental liability, civil and constitutional rights, and employment matters. Mr. Cooper has presented on issues including legal ethics, law enforcement training and liability, laws on open records and meetings, governmental liability & immunities, and civil rights & employment litigation. Mr. Cooper is presently a member of the Kansas Board of Law Examiners (appointed in 2014), is a Past-President of the Kansas Association of Defense Counsel and serves as adjunct faculty for the Washburn University School of Law Trial Advocacy Program.
About
Mr. Cooper joined Fisher Patterson in 1996 after serving two years as research attorney to the Honorable Robert J. Lewis, Jr., of the Kansas Court of Appeals. Mr. Cooper’s practice focuses on litigation of governmental liability, civil and constitutional rights, and employment matters. Mr. Cooper has presented on issues including legal ethics, law enforcement training and liability, laws on open records and meetings, governmental liability & immunities, and civil rights & employment litigation. Mr. Cooper is presently a member of the Kansas Board of Law Examiners (appointed in 2014), is a Past-President of the Kansas Association of Defense Counsel and serves as adjunct faculty for the Washburn University School of Law Trial Advocacy Program.
Practice Areas
Education
- Garden City Community College, A.S. (Criminal Justice) (1987)
- Washburn University of Topeka, B.A., (Political Science and Criminal Justice) (1991), Magna Cum Laude
- Washburn University, J.D. (1994), Magna Cum Laude Order of Barristers Washburn Law Journal
Awards and Recognition
- Named Best Lawyers® 2024 Lawyer of the Year in Employment Law - Management, Topeka, KS
- Named Best Lawyers® 2023 Lawyer of the Year in Litigation - Labor & Employment, Topeka, KS
- Named Best Lawyers® 2022 Lawyer of the Year in Employment Law - Management, Topeka, KS
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America® since 2012
- Civil Rights Law
- Employment Law - Management
- Labor Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor & Employment
- Municipal Law
- Named Best Lawyers® 2021 Lawyer of the Year in Litigation - Labor & Employment, Topeka, KS
- Named Best Lawyers® 2020 Lawyer of the Year in Labor Law - Management, Topeka, KS
- Named Best Lawyers® 2018 Lawyer of the Year in Litigation - Labor & Employment, Topeka, KS
- Named Best Lawyers® 2017 Lawyer of the Year in Employment Law - Management, Topeka, KS
- Named Best Lawyers® 2015 Lawyer of the Year in Litigation - Labor & Employment, Topeka, KS
- Named Best Lawyers® 2013 Lawyer of the Year in Labor Law - Management, Topeka, KS
- Listed in 2019 Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers®
Bar Admissions
- Kansas (1994)
- United States District Court for the District of Kansas (1994)
- United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (1997)
- United States Supreme Court (2002)
Professional Affiliations
- Kansas Bar Association
- Topeka Bar Association
- Kansas Association of Defense Counsel
- Hon. Sam A. Crow Topeka American Inn of Court (Master)
- Defense Research Institute
Publications & Presentations
AV® – Preeminent Rated. (AV® – Preeminent™ is a certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties, Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.)