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 (now Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP) 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. Ian has also argued cases before the Missouri Supreme Court, the Illinois Supreme Court, the Missouri Court of Appeals, the Illinois Appellate Court, and the United States Courts of Appeal for the Seventh and Eighth Circuits.

Ian has been recognized as a 2009 Missouri & Kansas Superlawyer.

Ian serves as the Chairman of the Firm’s Management Committee.

• Notes and Comments Editor, Washington University Journal of Urban and Contemporary Law

•  "Avoiding Retaliation Claims," United Educators Publication, 2002
• "Turning Bad Claims into Good Lawsuits – Retaliation and Whistleblower Suits," National Association of College and University Attorneys, Austin, Texas, 2003
• "How to Lose a Jury Trial," Employment Law Alliance, Montreal, Canada, 2003
• "Managing the Embarrassing Executive in Litigation," Employment Law Alliance, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2003
• "Auditing Hiring Practices and Policies," National Association of College and University Attorneys, Atlanta, Georgia, 2004
• "Lessons Learned from the Trenches," College and University Professional Association for Human Resources, San Diego, California, 2006
• "Emerging Employment and Disability Law Issues," University of Vermont Legal Issues in Higher Education Conference, Burlington, Vermont, 2006
• "Amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act," Employment Law Alliance Webinar, January 2009
• "Missouri Human Rights Act Caselaw and Proposed Legislative Changes," Missouri Department of Higher Education Conference, May 2009
• "Effective Mediation Advocacy from the Advocate's Perspective," Bar Assocation of Metropolitan St. Louis, August 2009
• "Missouri Human Rights Act: Expanding Employer and Supervisor Liability," St. Louis Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel, October 2009.  

SIGNIFICANT TRIALS

• Keveney v. Missouri Military Academy. Public policy whistleblower claim brought by former teacher. Dismissal of all whistleblower claims against the Academy. Dismissal of whistleblower claims affirmed on appeal.
• Moll v. General Automatic Transfer Company. Product liability claim (serious burns alleged) tried before a jury.  Defendant’s Verdict.
• Page v. Fort Zumwalt R-II School District. Negligence claims against District and teacher (serious personal injury alleged). Defendant’s Verdict.
• Schaefer v. Spider Staging Corporation.  Personal injury negligence and product liability claims tried before a jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.  Judgment for Defendant following two jury trials.
• Shafer v. Parkway School District.  ADA claim tried before a jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.  Defendant’s Verdict.
• Zuelke v. Southern Illinois University.  Title VII and retaliation claims tried before a jury in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.  Defendant’s Verdict. 

SIGNIFICANT ARBITRATIONS

• In re: Engineered Fastener. Obtained award of actual and punitive damages for client on counterclaim relating to the dissolution of business partnership.
• In re: Pandjiris. Obtained actual damages for client in dispute over sale of equipment.
• In re: Corrigan v. Sun Container. Obtained award of damages, interest and expenses exceeding $740,000 in dispute over employment agreement.

SIGNIFICANT APPEALS 

• Amir v. St. Louis University, 184 F.3d 1017 (8th Cir. 1999).  Important ADA and retaliation decision.
• Cross Oil v. Phillips Petroleum Company, 944 F. Supp. 787 (E.D.Mo. 1996).  Summary judgment in RCRA and common law tort action for environmental contamination.
• In re First Escrow, Inc., 840 S.W.2d 839 (Mo. 1992).  Key Supreme Court decision regarding unauthorized practice of law.
• Nemsky v. ConocoPhillips, et al., 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 17227 (7th Cir. 2009). Judgment in favor of employer in hybrid-Section 301 claim under the National Labor Relations Act. 
• Nichols v. Southern Illinois University, 510 F.3d 772 (7th Cir. 2007).  Summary judgment for employer in multi-plaintiff discrimination/retaliation case.
• Peile v. Skelgas, Inc., 163 Ill. 2d 323 (Ill. 1994).  Illinois Supreme Court’s key ruling upholding intrastate forum non conveniens.
• State ex rel Burlington Northern v. Forder, 787 S.W.2d 725 (Mo. banc 1990).  Key venue decision regarding municipal corporations.
• White v. Thomson Concrete Pump Co., 747 S.W. 2d 655 (Mo. App. 1988).  Affirming Defendants’ verdict in wrongful death products liability action.

• The Missouri Bar
• National Association of College and University Attorneys
• Member of the Employment Law Alliance