J. Cooney - Lawyer in Auburn Hills, MI - Avvo

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License

State	Status	Acquired	Updated
MI	Active And In Good Standing	1992	12/27/2020

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Awards

Award name	Grantor	Date granted
Distinguished Brief Award (co-recipient)	Thomas M. Cooley Law Review	2001

Work Experience

Title	Company name	Duration
Professor	Western Michigan University Cooley Law School	2003 - Present
Appellate Litigator	Collins Einhorn Farrell PC	1997 - 2003
Litigator	Morrison Mahoney & Miller	1995 - 1997
Litigator	Bremer Wade Nelson Lohr & Corey	1992 - 1995

Associations

Association name	Position name	Duration
State Bar of Michigan, Appellate Practice Section	Member	1998 - Present
State Bar of Michigan, Appellate Practice Section	Past Council Member	N/A
State Bar of Michigan, Appellate Practice Section	Past Chair	N/A

Education

School name	Degree	Graduated
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School	JD - Juris Doctor	1992
Rutgers University (Rutgers College)	BA - Bachelor of Arts	1987

Speaking Engagements

Conference name	Title	Date
2015 Young Lawyers Summit (State Bar of Michigan Young Lawyers Section)	Dare to Be Different (Legal Writing)	2015
2014 Young Lawyers Summit (State Bar of Michigan Young Lawyers Section)	Spotting Arguments in the Language: Tips for Litigators & Drafters	2014
2013 Michigan Appellate Bench-Bar Conference	Moderator, Michigan Appellate Advocacy: A View from the Bench and Bar and Whose Appeal Is It?	2013
2013 National Conference of Law Reviews	Editing Workshop	2013
2012 Young Lawyers Summit (State Bar of Michigan Young Lawyers Section)	Persuasive Writing	2012

Legal Writing Institute 2012 Biennial Conference	Keep the Egg on Your Face Sunny Side Up: Tips for Gracefully Surviving Unwelcome Surprises and Missteps	2012
2011 Young Lawyers Summit (State Bar of Michigan Young Lawyers Section)	More than Mediocrity: Tips for Writing with Uncommon Clarity and Power	2011
2010 Michigan Appellate Bench-Bar Conference	Panelist for Collegiality Between Parallel Courts: Erie/Reverse Erie/Certified Questions	2010
ICLE Litigation Boot Camp	Effective Written Advocacy II: Marshalling Persuasive Legal Arguments	2010
ICLE Litigation Boot Camp	Effective Written Advocacy I: Shaping the Facts	2010
Michigan Defense Trial Counsel 2008 Annual Meeting	Moderator, Behind the Bench: Lessons for Defense Counsel	2008
Michigan Appellate Assigned Counsel Systems Fall 2007 Training	Effective Appellate Brief-Writing	2007
2007 Michigan Appellate Bench-Bar Conference	Moderator, Do the Write Thing and Using & Improving MCR 7.212	2007
State Bar Appellate Practice Sections 2004 Annual Meeting Program	Amicus Curiae Practice in Michigans Appellate Courts"	2004
State Bar of Michigans Bar Leadership Forum	Panelist on Improving Service to Bar Organizations by Learning from Mistakes	2004
Appellate Practice Section of State Bar seminar	Moderator, "Sixth Circuit Appeals for Michigan Lawyers From Basics to Best Practices"	2003
Oakland Mediation Center educational meeting	Update on Michigan No-Fault and Premises-Liability Law	1997
Grand Rapids Insurance Adjusters Association Dinner	"Overview of Michigans 1995 Tort-Reform Legislation"	1996