Patrick Steven Cooper

My practice at Inserra Kelley Cooper Sewell focuses on personal injury litigation for injured parties, including cases involving trucking accidents, motorcycle accidents, wrongful death actions, and other serious automobile collisions.

I have significant trial experience in both state and federal court. In 2023, Pat obtained three multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements in litigated matters, including a $5.8 million jury verdict following an 11-day jury trial, an $8.4 million judgment following a three-day trial, and a $1.9 million judgment arising from a settlement.

I have been recognized for my efforts in the courtroom. I am rated “AV Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell, have been selected as a Great Plains Super Lawyer for more than ten consecutive years, and am listed in Best Lawyers, including in the areas of Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, Litigation, Insurance Law, and Appellate Work. I was recognized by Best Lawyers as the Litigation-Insurance “Lawyer of the Year” in Nebraska for 2022, 2024, and 2026, and as the Insurance Law “Lawyer of the Year” for 2025. I also received the Nebraska State Bar Foundation’s “Distinguished Service Award” in 2023.

I am a member of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys, a membership organization that helps plaintiff’s attorneys develop skills and expertise to better handle truck crash cases. I also serve on the board of the Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys.

I am also involved in the Omaha legal community and the community at large. I am a past president of the Omaha Bar Association and have been named a Fellow in the Nebraska State Bar Foundation and American Bar Foundation. I am a past chair of the Nebraska State Bar Association’s Professional Enhancement Committee and was a member of the inaugural class of the Nebraska State Bar Association’s Leadership Academy. In 2026, I was appointed to the Federal Practice Committee of the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, whose mission is to improve the administration of justice and the practice of law in Nebraska’s federal court. I also serve on the Creighton Law School Alumni Advisory Board and am a long-time member of the Board of Directors for the Mid-America Council, Boy Scouts of America. I was an adjunct professor at Creighton Law School where I taught trial practice, and I also served as a high school mock trial coach for nine years, including coaching one national championship team, two national runners-up, and eight state championship teams.