Attorneys

Amy L. Coopman 
Kansas City, Missouri
Associate
phone (816) 460-2887
fax (816) 472-6262
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Amy Coopman is a civil litigator, principally representing plaintiffs in employment related disputes, including claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful discharge, FMLA and FLSA rights and employment agreement violations. Amy also provides counseling and training to employers on employment law issues. Amy has success- fully litigated numerous employment cases in federal and state court. She is devoted to helping her clients achieve fairness and justice in the workplace. Amy enjoys lecturing at seminars for attorneys and human resources personnel on current employment law topics.

Of Note

  • Recipient, James T. Mize Trial Advocacy Award for Graduate with 
        Most Promise for Outstanding Contribution to the Legal 
        Professional as a Trial Advocate
  • Publication Editor, Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy
  • Teaching Assistant, Trial Advocacy
  • Member, KU Law Moot Court Team
  • National Merit Scholar
  • Phi Beta Kappa


    Community Involvement

    Amy serves on the Board of Directors of the Hudson Foundation, a nonprofit charitable organization in Southlake, Texas; United Inner City Services, a social service and community organization in Kansas City, Missouri; and Kansas City Coro, a nonprofit educational institute and leadership program.

    Areas of Practice:
  • Employment Law

  • Bar Admissions:

  • Kansas (state & federal)
  • Missouri (state & federal)
  • U.S. Supreme Court

  • Education:

  • University of Kansas School of Law, J.D.,1995
  • University of Kansas, B.A.,1992 Honors: Highest Distinction

    Professional Associations and Memberships:
  • National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)
  • Eighth Circuit NELA 
        President
  • Kansas City NELA 
        Vice President
  • Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
  • Missouri Bar Association

  • Commerce Tower Building 911 Main Street, 30th Floor Kansas City, Missouri (MO) 64105 816-472-7474