About Christopher Cooper
Christopher Cooper's accomplishments are numerous and exemplary. He is a graduate of John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a 1995 graduate of New England School of Law, Boston. He completed his Ph.D. in Sociological Jurisprudence at American University in Washington D.C. in 1994, and was a Post Doctoral Fulbright scholar twice: first at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark; and second, at the University of Akureyri, Iceland. He is the author of books and more than 5 dozen articles, many of them in refereed journals regarding Sociological Jurisprudence; the 4th Amendment; Police Work; and Mediation.
Christopher Cooper is a proud New York City native and single father. Additionally, Christopher Cooper was a first responder at the World Trade Center starting September 12, 2001 (Tower 2 and the morgue). He is also a former United States Marine Sergeant (2nd Recon Battalion and 2nd Marines Infantry), Iraq War Veteran and Washington D.C. (MPD) Policeman.
He is licensed to practice law in the following jurisdictions:
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States District Court, Northern Illinois
- United States District Court, Northern Indiana
- State of Illinois
- State of Indiana
Some Past Accomplishments:
2006-2008: On Board of
Directors of The Chicago Sun-Times Judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Lawyers
Lend-A-Hand
to
Youth Program (http://www.lend-a-hand.net/)
1996: Post Doctoral
Fulbright Scholar/Lecturer
Københavns Universitet,
Sociologisk Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark
2009: Fulbright Fellow/Scholar/ Lecturer in the Faculty of Law &
Social Sciences University of Akureyri, Akureyri, Iceland