Theodore M. Cooperstein
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With over three decades of experience as appellate lawyer and federal prosecutor, Ted Cooperstein represents litigants on appeal in any US federal court or in the State of Mississippi. Ted's wide ranging experience and depth of practice speak for him as an appeals specialist. Trial lawyers hire Mr. Cooperstein, as a lawyer's lawyer, to advise and consult in their cases. His former role within multiple United States Attorney’s Offices bears witness to his legal prowess, having litigated numerous criminal and civil appeals across state and federal courts throughout the United States. His wealth of experience and insightful understanding of Constitutional principles and the justice system positions him as an invaluable counselor representing individuals in appeals.
Ted Cooperstein possesses an intricate grasp of the inner workings of the legal system, having briefed and argued appeals in numerous United States Circuit Courts of Appeal and various states, including Mississippi. His appeals practice extends to the Supreme Court of the United States, the States of Mississippi, NH, NY, DC, Florida, the 5th Circuit, and United States Courts of Appeals for most Circuits.
His wide expertise spans criminal cases, investigations, indictments, trials, appeals, and post-conviction matters. As a former prosecutor, Ted understands the government's duties and burdens at all stages of a trial, knowledge that he now wields for clients. His commitment is to serve the diverse people and communities of Mississippi and across the country.
Outside government service, Ted has successfully litigated varied kinds of civil suits, including business, commercial, and financial disputes, Federal Tort Claims Act cases, FSIA disputes, civil rights claims, and international human rights cases. He has also represented numerous clients before the Supreme Court of the United States, including amicus curiae briefs.
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals
- Tax Law
- Tax Appeals, Tax Planning
- United States Supreme Court
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- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Bar
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- Florida
- The Florida Bar
- ID Number: 101074
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- Mississippi
- The Mississippi Bar
- ID Number: 106208
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- New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Bar Association
- ID Number: 5519
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- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
- ID Number: 2236487
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- 1st Circuit
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- 2nd Circuit
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- 3rd Circuit
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- 4th Circuit
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- 5th Circuit
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- 6th Circuit
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- 8th Circuit
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- 9th Circuit
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- D.C. Circuit
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- Federal Circuit
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- English: Spoken, Written
- French: Spoken, Written
- German: Spoken, Written
- Assistant US Attorney
- United States Attorneys Office, Southern District of Mississippi
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- General Counsel
- United States Office of Personnel Management
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- Assistant US Attorney
- United States Attorneys Office, Southern District of Florida
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- Special Assistant US Attorney
- United States Attorneys Office, District of Maryland
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- Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General
- United States Department of Justice
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- Major, Military Intelligence
- United States Army
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- Mobilized to Active Duty in OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. Deployed to Qatar, Oman, Jordan and Kuwait.
- Sole Practitioner
- Theodore M. Cooperstein PLLC
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- Federal civil rights litigation, federal appeals and US Supreme Court amicus briefs.
- Associate
- Cooper Carvin & Rosenthal LLP
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- Assistant General Counsel
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
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- General Counsel
- Atlantic Legal Foundation
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- Associate
- Marks & Murase
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- Associate
- Davis Scott Weber & Edwards
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- Associate
- Dewey Ballantine
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- Judicial Law Clerk to the Hon. Morris S. Arnold
- United States District Court, Western District of Arkansas
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- United States Army War College
- M.A. (2008) | Strategic Studies
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- Georgetown University Law Center
- LL.M. (1999) | Comparative and International Law
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- Honors: LLM with Distinction
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- Stanford Law School
- J.D. (1987) | Law
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- Honors: Notes Editor, Stanford Law Review Research Assistant to Dean John Hart Ely
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- Dartmouth College
- B.A. (1984) | History
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- Honors: Summa cum laude Phi Beta Kappa Dartmouth Senior Fellow Daniel Webster Scholar Rufus Choate Scholar
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- Lincoln Fellow
- Claremont Institute for the Study of Statesmanship
- The Mississippi Bar # 106208
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- Activities: Appellate Section Public Affairs Committee
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- Bar Association of the Federal Fifth Circuit
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- Capital Area Bar Association
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- Activities: Bench and Bar Committee
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- Circle Lodge 638, F.&A.M.
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- The Florida Bar # 101074
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- American Bar Association
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- New Hampshire Bar Association # 5519
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- New York State Bar # 2236487
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- Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy
- Practice group Leadership
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- Activities: Criminal Law Practice group Civil Rights Practice group Federalism and Separation of Powers Practice group International and National Security Law Practice group
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- National Association of Assistant US Attorneys
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- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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- Activities: Supreme Court Amicus Briefs
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- International Bar Association
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- Keep Your Friends Close, But Your Enemies Closer
- 7 Dartmouth L.J. 295 (2009)
- Letters of Marque and Reprisal
- 40 Maritime L. & Commerce 221
- Article 106 of the United Nations Charter
- 11 Tex. Rev. L. & Pol. #2
- Before He Leaves Office, Bush Should Fill Federal Judgeships
- Wall St. J.
- Sensing Leave for One's Takings: Interim Damages and Land Use Regulation
- 7 Stan. J. Envt'l L. 49
- Federal Criminal Appeals, TRT CLE Program, Online on demand CLE program
- TRT CLE
- 120 min CLE presentation on Federal Criminal Appeals and Appellate Procedure
- The Role and Responsibility of the Government Employee, Sixth Annual Executive Branch Review Conference, Mayflower Hotel, Washington DC
- Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy
- As the General Counsel for the US Office of Personnel Management, joined panel discussion of role of lawyers in the federal government
- Rule 5.5(d) (In context 0f Mississippi), Annual CLE and Conference, Capital Club of Jackson
- Mississippi Paralegals Association
- One hour presentation on CLE topic in Ethics and Rules of Professional Conduct
Ted Cooperstein Named an Elite Lawyer
- Q. I exhausted all my remedies in federal courts and wanted to know could I still bring up old and new arguments in Supreme
- A: To bring a matter before the United States Supreme Court, it must be within ninety days of the final judgment in the appeals court whose decision you are challenging. That can be from a federal appeals court, called the United States Court of Appeals (they are divided geographically in 12 circuits) or from the highest (supreme) court of any state or territory in the United States.
The US Supreme Court generally only reviews legal questions that have been already raised and reviewed or decided upon by a lower court. But as in many areas of the law, there can be exceptions to the general rule. Fr instance, there is always jurisdiction to decide the subject matter jurisdiction of a lower court, ... Read More
