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

Amy is a recipient of the James T. Mize Trial Advocacy Award for Graduate with Most Promise for Outstanding Contribution to the Legal Profession as a Trial Advocate.  She also served as a teaching assistant in trial advocacy.  She is a National Merit Scholar, a member of the University of Kansas Moot Court Team and Phi Beta Kappa.  Amy was also the publication editor for the Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy.

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 
    Past President (2006-2008)

Kansas City NELA 
    Vice President

Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association

Missouri Bar Association