Welcome to Cooper Hurley
Personal injury attorneys for clients with injuries involved in auto accidents
Have you been injured in a motor vehicle accident? Perhaps you never thought it would happen to you, but suddenly you face immediate medical and financial concerns. You want an attorney who will fight for you in court and a law firm that cares for and listens to your concerns. At the Norfolk offices of Cooper Hurley, we are ready to protect your rights and maximize your recovery. We service all areas of Hampton Roads and the Eastern Shore, including areas such as: Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton.
Attorneys John Cooper and Jim Hurley have focused on the areas of personal injury and auto accidents for over a decade. That is what they do every day.
We never lose sight of the fact that we are fighting for real people. From day one, we will talk to you in a language you understand so you can make a well-informed decision that meets the best interests of your family. We will keep things moving so you get the financial compensation you deserve as soon as possible.
Jim Hurley, Esq.
I decided to become a lawyer to help people. After receiving my undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, I graduated from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan in 1990. I received my degree Cum Laude and finished 10th in my class of 143. I am licensed to practice law in all appropriate Courts.
I have practiced law since 1991. Since 1993, I have helped people that have been injured in motor vehicle accidents. Although I have settled many cases for my clients, I also have had to litigate many cases throughout the State of Virginia. At Cooper Hurley, we are firm believers that you must be prepared to litigate a case to protect our clients rights.
During my career, I have tried approximately 100 jury trials as well as being involved in hundreds of litigation matters that settled before trial. Not only have I litigated these cases, I also spend extensive time with my clients to prepare them for trial. As a trial lawyer, it is one of my most important jobs to be sure my client understands the litigation process so that they can tell the juries their stories of how their injuries changed their lives.
Besides these jury trials, I have tried hundreds of cases in front of various Judges in Virginia. I have tried and argued cases both in State and Federal Court.
I use this extensive experience to help my clients get a good result for the injuries they have suffered in car, truck or motorcycle accidents. During the last few years, I have narrowed my practice to almost exclusively representing people that are injured in auto, truck or motorcycle accidents.
I am a member of American Association for Justice, American Bar Association, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Virginia State Bar Association and Norfolk Portsmouth Bar Association.
At Cooper Hurley, our job is to take care of all of our clients legal needs when they are injured in a car, truck or motorcycle accident. Our clients job is to get better from the injuries that they suffered in these accidents.
John M. Cooper, Injury Lawyer
John Cooper was born and raised in Norfolk and Virginia Beach, VA. After law school at University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, John returned to his home town in 1988 to work for a federal judge in the U.S. District Court. For 23 years, John has focused on personal injury claims and lawsuits. Mr. Cooper specializes in helping people seriously injured in accidents. His cases include folks suffering damages and losses in car crashes, truck wrecks, and motorcycle collisions. Other legal areas in which John has significant experience include railroad worker injuries under the FELA law, wrongful death and train crossing accidents.
In 2010, John Cooper handled a truck accident, wrongful death lawsuit which resulted in the largest settlement of a motor vehicle related case in all of Virginia according to the VA Lawyers Weekly newspaper. The $ 3,500,000.00 award went to a child whose father was killed by a truck driver who rear-ended the vehicle in which the young man was a passenger. John uncovered evidence that the dump truck operator had improperly treated diabetes that contributed to his carelessness.
Mr. Cooper has received numerous honors including:
- Elected in 2011 to Chair the FELA Litigation Group of the American Association for Justice (the largest plaintiffs attorney organization in the US)
- Elected in 2010 as one of two District Governors from the Virginia Beach/ Norfolk area to the Virginia Trial Lawyers Assoc. Board of Governors
- Listed among VA “Superlawyers” for personal injury law since 2010 ( only 5% of lawyers get this listing)
- Chosen in 2011 for “Top 100 Trial Lawyers in VA”
- Top rating of “AV” since 2004 by Matindale Hubbell attorney reputation assessment system for highest level of skill and ethics
- Member since 2011 in the Multi-million Dollar Advocates Roundtable
John has handled injury litigation in every court in Hampton Roads, including in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, and Suffolk, VA. Mr. Cooper prides himself on working hard to serve his clients and always seeking their best interests in any case he agrees to take on.
Proud Member of National Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
