Jeffrey Cooper

Jeffrey Andrew Cooper (born 1968) is a professor of Law at Quinnipiac University School of Law, Special Counsel at Shipman & Goodwin LLC, and author of legal thriller After the Fact.

Early Life

Cooper was born on May 22, 1968 in New York City to Edwin and Gertie Cooper. He was raised and attended school in Ardsley, New York, graduating as Salutatorian of Ardsley High School's Class of 1986.

Education

Cooper attended Harvard College from 1986 to 1990, graduating magna cum laude with a B.A. in Government as a part of the Class of 1990. He went on to Yale Law School, receiving a J.D. in 1993. He would later attend New York University School of Law to receive an LL.M. in Taxation in 2000.

Work Life

After graduating from Yale Law School and passing the Connecticut Bar Exam at the age of 25, Cooper became an associate at Cummings & Lockwood in their Hartford Office. While attending New York University in 1999, Jeffrey left Cummings & Lockwood for a job at US Trust, returning to his former firm in 2001. In 2006, Cooper left the practice of law and entered the field of law education, becoming a Professor at Quinnipiac University School of Law in Connecticut. Cooper returned to part-time practice as a Special Counsel at Shipman & Goodwin LLC. in 2017, and remains a professor and special counsel in 2024.

Family Life

Cooper married Alexandra B. Stevens in October 2001. They have three children.

Works

Cooper is an author and legal journalist who has published dozens of articles and one novel. His most famous article, Ghosts of 1932: The Lost History of Estate and Gift Taxation, was published in the Florida Tax Review in 2010. His first published novel, After the Fact, was published in 2021 and won the Independent Press Award as the best Legal Thriller of 2022.