Atty. Ian P. Cooper
Ian Cooper serves clients in employment, higher education, commercial, and tort matters. Ian regularly serves as lead counsel in significant cases, including class actions and other complex litigation and has tried numerous jury and bench trials in Missouri and Illinois.
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Ian P. Cooper is a employment, business, and litigation attorney based in St. Louis, Missouri, practicing at Tueth Keeney Cooper Mohan & Jackstadt PC. Admitted to practice in Missouri, The Missouri Bar and Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association. Educated at Washington University in St. Louis (J.D., 1984). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Employment Law - Management (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Labor and Employment (2026). Serands clients in St. Louis, MO and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- Ian Cooper serves clients in employment, higher education, commercial, and tort matters
- Ian regularly serves as lead counsel in significant cases, including class actions and other complex litigation and has tried numerous jury and bench trials in Missouri and Illinois
- He has argued cases before the Missouri Supreme Court, the Illinois Supreme Court, the Missouri and Illinois Courts of Appeal, and the United States Courts of Appeal for the Seventh and Eighth Circuits and has briefed important employment issues before the Supreme Court of the United States
- Ian also frequently counsels clients on a wide range of employment and higher education issues, including compliance, training, and litigation avoidance
- Ian is a frequent speaker at national and regional conferences in the areas of employment law, higher education, and litigation
- Ian is a Fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers — a “fellowship of the most accomplished members of the labor and employment law community” in the United States
- Ian is also a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, an organization of leading trial and appellate counsel throughout the United States
- Ian has been elected a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, an invitation-only organization comprised of trial advocates of high personal character and honorable reputation practicing throughout the United States
- Prior to founding the Firm, Ian was a partner at what is now Husch Blackwell, LLP. Before entering private practice, Ian served as Law Clerk to the Hon. James F. Warren of the Texas Court of Appeals, First Supreme Judicial District, in Houston, Texas
Practice Areas Explained
Ian P. Cooper's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Ian P. Cooper handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
Ian P. Cooper is one of 169,120 employment attorneys indexed nationally. Browse employment attorneys in Missouri →
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
Ian P. Cooper is one of 501,317 business attorneys indexed nationally. Browse business attorneys in Missouri →
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
Ian P. Cooper is one of 454,532 litigation attorneys indexed nationally. Browse litigation attorneys in Missouri →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Missouri
Practicing law in Missouri. Legal matters in Missouri are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in St. Louis are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Missouri state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Missouri brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Missouri courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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