Ian P. Cooper

Ian P. Cooper is a founding Shareholder of the Firm of Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan, & Jackstadt P.C. Prior to founding the Firm, Ian was a partner at Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin in its St. Louis office. 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 from 1984-1985.

Ian practices in the areas of commercial, employment, higher education, environmental, and tort litigation. Ian has tried numerous jury and bench trials in federal and state courts in Missouri, Illinois, Texas and Arkansas. Ian has served as lead counsel in significant employment, tort and commercial cases, including class actions and other complex litigation.

Melanie Gurley Keeney

Tel: (314) 880-3611
Fax: (314) 880-3601
Email:mkeeney@tuethkeeney.com

Melanie Gurley Keeney practices in the areas immigration, labor, employment and education law. Melanie represents institutions of higher education, corporations and individuals in immigration law matters, including obtaining temporary and permanent visas and handling employer sanctions issues, I-9 compliance, consular processing and naturalization. She frequently speaks on immigration, labor and education issues.

Melanie has been listed in St. Louis Magazine’s “St. Louis’ Best Lawyers” and “The Best Lawyers in America,” from 1997-2007, and in “Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers,” 2005 and 2006 editions as a top lawyer and one of the top 50 female lawyers in Missouri and Kansas and in Kansas City Magazine as one of the “Top Missouri Lawyers.”

John J. Mohan

Tel: (314) 880-3614
Fax: (314) 880-3524
Email:jmohan@tuethkeeney.com

John J. Mohan is a founding Shareholer of the Firm, who has served as a managing partner/attorney at several law firms and government law offices.  John's undergraduate degree is in engineering and, before he became an attorney, John worked as an engineer for a Fortune 500 Company and for the U.S. Army Aviation Systems Command.

John's law practice focuses on the trial of lawsuits and administrative matters.  John has tried to conclusion hundreds of jury and bench trials in federal and state courts and  administrative agencies in Missouri and Illinois.  John has tried a wide range of cases, including complex matters, such as anti-trust cases, and other cases including construction, employment/workers compensation, condemnation, school related matters, personal injury, product liability and professional liability defense, including the defense of physicians, attorneys, architects, and engineers.  John has tried a wide variety of school/education related cases ranging from defense of First Amendment matters to construction defects involving schools.