Local Attorneys With An Exclusive Personal Injury Focus
Jeffrey A. Cooke
Jeffrey A. Cooke
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Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
- Auto Accidents
- Unsafe Construction Site Accidents
- Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries
Education
- University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, Connecticut
- J.D. - 1970
- Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
- B.A. - 1967
Fraternities or Sororities
- Phi Gamma Delta
Bar Admissions
- Indiana, 1970
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1971
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1970
- Supreme Court of Indiana, 1970
Certified Legal Specialties
- Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1980
Professional Associations
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 1984 to Present
- American Bar Association, Member
- Indiana State Bar, Member
- Tippecanoe Bar Association, Member
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Member, Executive Committee, 1989 to Present
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Member, Board of Directors, 1986 to Present
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Member, Amicus Curiae Committee
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Chairman, Committee on By-Laws
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Member, Committee on Long Range Planning
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Member, Committee on New Membership
- National Board of Trial Advocacy, State Coordinator for Indiana
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member/Officer, Section of Railroad Law
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Member, Section of Motor Vehicle Accident, Highway, Premises Liability
- Indiana State Bar Association
- Tippecanoe Bar Association, President, 1998 to 1999
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Past President, 2001 to Present
Honors
- College of Fellows, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association
- Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, Lifetime Achievement Award, 2013
- Indiana Super Lawyer
- The National Registry of Who’s Who Life Member
- Martindale Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated
- Super Lawyer, 2023
- Tippco Soccer Club Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
Pro-Bono Activities
- Greater Indiana Master Swimming Association
- Collegiate Swimming Officials Association
Published Works
- Frivolous, Unreasonable or Groundless Litigation: What Shall the Standard Be for Awarding Attorney's Fees?, Indiana Law Review, Vol. 22, No. 1, 1989
- Our Heroes, Article for the Indiana Lawyer, November, 1993
- Settling the Subrogated Medical Lien: A Realistic Approach, Article for ITLA Verdict Magazine, December, 1991
Classes & Seminars
- Legislative Law Update Seminar, Comparative Fault, Indiana Trial Lawyer's Association, June 21,1996
- Wrongful Death: Voir Dire to Verdict, Examination of Psychiatrist, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, March 28, 1996
- Seminar Co-Chair, Advanced Trial Series '95, Part Four: And Then... Conflict! Trial Act II - Middle Phases of Trial, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, September 20, 1995
- Lifetime Achievement Seminar, Liability Insurance Limits - Now You See Them, Now You Don't, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, March 16-17, 1995
- Lifetime Achievement Seminar, Law Enforcement Immunity Under the Tort Claims Act, the Impact of Quakenbush v. Lackey and its Reversal of Seymour National Bank, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, March 24-25, 1994
- Slip, Trip, Fall & Sue, What's it Worth: Settlement or Jury, The Plaintiff's Perspective, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, February 23, 1994
- Bridging the Gap...Law Studies in Law Practice, Anatomy of an Auto Negligence Case, Valparaiso University, November 13, 1993
- Litigation for Legal Assistants, Trial Preparation: Getting Exhibits Together, Scheduling Witnesses, Preparation of Instructions, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, August 19, 1993
- 5th Annual Lifetime Achievement Award Seminar, Negotiating and Protecting Subrogation Liens Under ERISA and Medicare, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, March 19, 1993
- Trial Advocacy Skills Workshop, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, March 14-20, 1993
- Indiana Update - Part II - Medical Negligence; Products Liability and Federal Pre-emption, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association Annual Institute, November 20, 1992
- Chairperson, The Nuts and Bolts of Auto Cases in the 1990's, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, August 27, 1992
- Negotiations and Settlements: The Plaintiff's Perspective, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, March 20, 1992
- Indiana Trial Skills Program, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, March 15-21, 1992
- 4th Annual Lifetime Achievement Award Seminar: Negotiating Subrogation Liens...An Update, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, March 12, 1992
- Third Annual Lifetime Achievement Award Seminar, Negotiating Subrogated Liens with Health Care Providers Under I.C. 34-4-33-12, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, March 21, 1991
- Teaching Team, Indiana University Trial Process Program, Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, February 6, 1991
- Second Annual Lifetime Achievement Award Seminar, Negotiating Workman's Compensation Liens in Third Party Actions, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, March 9, 1990
- Slip, Trip, Fall and Sue, An Overview of the Law: Plaintiff's Perspective, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, February 16, 1990
- Presentation on Products Liability to Engineering Ethics and Professionalism Class, Purdue University, November 28, 1989, April 13, 1989 and November 15, 1988
- First Annual Sydney L. Berger Memorial Seminar, The Use of a Safety Engineer and/or Human Factors Expert in Slip/Trip and Fall Cases, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, March 30, 1989
- Making Effective Use of Safety Engineers, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, September 20, 1988
- The New Bad Faith Statute as a Settlement Tool and as a Separate Cause of Action, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association Annual Institute, December 12, 1987