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Theodore M Cooperstein

Appeals Attorney at Ridgeland, MS

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also known as Ted Cooperstein


Licensed for 34 years

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Practice area
  1. Appeals
    100%
    Criminal and civil appeals in both federal and state courts, as well as Amicus curiae friend of the court briefs in U.S. Supreme Court and all appellate courts.

    34 years

A FORMER CAREER FEDERAL PROSECUTOR WELL VERSED IN ALL ASPECTS OF APPEALS.

A former career federal prosecutor, Ted brings this depth of knowledge and experience to criminal and civil appeals, in both federal and state courts.

Licensed for 34 years
State MS
Status Active
Acquired 2021
Updated 02/03/2023
State DC
Status Good Standing
Acquired 1990
Updated 03/12/2021
State NY
Status Currently Registered
Acquired 1988
Updated 11/17/2022
State FL
Status Inactive
Acquired 2012
Updated 02/23/2023
State NH
Status Inactive
Acquired 1988
Updated 01/30/2012

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AVVO RATING 9.3 (Superb)

Work Experience

  • Principal Attorney and Counsellor
  • Clouthier Cooperstein PLLC
  • 2022 - Present
  • Assistant U.S. Attorney
  • United States Attorneys Office, Southern District of MIssissippi
  • 2018 - 2022
  • General Counsel
  • United States Office of Personnel Management
  • 2017 - 2018
  • Adjunct Professor (Criminal Law; Legal Aspects of Policing)
  • Indian River State College
  • 2016 - 2017
  • Assistant U.S. Attorney
  • Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of Florida
  • 2007 - 2017
  • Special Assistant U.S. Attorney
  • United States Attorneys Office, District of Maryland
  • 2006 - 2006
  • Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General
  • United States Department of Justice, Office of the Deputy Attorney General
  • 2003 - 2006
  • Major, Military Intelligence
  • United States Army Active Duty
  • 2002 - 2003
  • Sole Practitioner
  • Theodore M. Cooperstein P.C.
  • 1999 - 2001
  • Associate
  • Cooper, Carvin & Rosenthal, LLP
  • 1998 - 1999
  • Assistant General Counsel
  • Federal Bureau Of Investigation
  • 1995 - 1998
  • General Counsel
  • Atlantic Legal Foundation
  • 1994 - 1995
  • Associate
  • Marks & Murase LLC
  • 1993 - 1994
  • Associate
  • Davis Scott Weber & Edwards
  • 1991 - 1993
  • Associate
  • Dewey Ballantine Bushby Palmer & Wood
  • 1988 - 1991
  • Judicial Law Clerk to Hon. Morris S. Arnold
  • United States District Court, Western District of Arkansas
  • 1987 - 1988
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Education

  • US Army War College
  • MA
  • 2008
  • Georgetown University Law Center
  • LLM
  • 1999
  • Stanford Law School
  • JD - Juris Doctor
  • 1987
  • Dartmouth College
  • AB
  • 1984
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Legal Cases

  • Solid Waste Agency of N. Cook County v. U.S. Army Corps of Eng'rs (US 2000)
  • Government Reversed
  • Dickerson v. United States (US 2000)
  • Lower court Upheld
  • United States v. Morrison (US 1999)
  • Statute struck as unconstitutional
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Associations

  • Circle Lodge 638, F. & A.M.
  • Member
  • 2021 - Present
  • Capital Area Bar Association
  • Member, Bench and Bar Committee
  • 2021 - Present
  • Claremont Institute
  • Lincoln Fellow
  • 2018 - Present
  • Special Forces Association
  • Associate Member
  • 1994 - Present
  • American Bar Association
  • Member
  • 1988 - Present
  • Federalist Society
  • Practice Group leadership
  • 1985 - Present
  • Justice Major B. Harding American Inn of Court
  • Master
  • 2014 - 2017
  • Federal Bar Association
  • Member
  • 2007 - 2017
  • National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys
  • Member
  • 2007 - 2017
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Member
  • 1999 - 2001
  • International Bar Association
  • Member
  • 1998 - 2001
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Languages Spoken

  • German
  • French

Honors and Awards

  • Lincoln Fellow
  • Claremont Institute for the Study of Political Philosophy and Statesmanship
  • 2018
  • LLM with Distinction in Comparative and International Law
  • Georgetown University Law Center
  • 1999
  • Distinguished Graduate
  • US Army Intelligence Center & School
  • 1989
  • Notes Editor
  • Stanford Law Review
  • 1986
  • Summa cum laude
  • Dartmouth College
  • 1984
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Dartmouth College
  • 1984
  • Dartmouth Senior Fellow
  • Dartmouth College
  • 1983
  • Daniel Webster Scholar
  • Dartmouth College
  • 1980
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Publications

  • 7 Dartmouth L.J. 295
  • Keep Your Friends Close, But Your Enemies Closer
  • 2009
  • 40 J. Maritime L. & Commerce 221
  • Letters of Marque and Reprisal
  • 2009
  • 11 Tex. Rev. L. & Pol. #2
  • Article 106 of the United Nations Charter
  • 2007
  • Wall Street Journal
  • Before He Leaves Office, Bush Should Fill Federal Judgeships
  • 1992
  • 7 Stan. J. Envt'l L. 49
  • Sensing Leave For One's Takings
  • 1988
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Speaking Engagements

  • Annual Conference CLE
  • Rule 5.5(d) in Mississippi
  • 2022
  • Executive Branch Review Conference
  • The Role and Responsibility of the Government Employee
  • 2018

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Ridgeland Appeals Lawyer Theodore M Cooperstein
Theodore M Cooperstein
Appeals Attorney
Ridgeland, MS
Licensed for 34 years
Virtual consultation available