In her 24 years of practice Emily has seen cases from all sides and represented a wide variety of client types.  Her practice has included complex litigation issues, trials and evidentiary hearings, as well as alternative dispute resolution and settlement strategy.  She brings this knowledge to her case work and focuses on family law and social security disability claims at Cooper Law.  As the managing partner, Emily works hard to assure that all cases are handled professionally and with personal attention and care.

Emily is a 1996 honors graduate from the University of Minnesota Law School.  In her early career she practiced civil litigation and family law while an associate at a major law firm in Ohio. She then spent five years working in the corporate world as in-house counsel for a multi-billion-dollar corporation, focusing on contract negotiations and drafting. While serving as the Executive Director of the Minnesota Volunteer Attorney Program she worked to encourage and recruit attorneys to volunteer to provide pro bono representation to low income clients. She also worked for three years as a staff attorney for a legal aid organization where she represented low income, abused and disabled individuals. In 2010, Emily was appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court’s Committee for Equality and Justice.