JED STONE
APPELLATE LAW
Stone & Associates, ltd. is a leader in the field of criminal defense. Jed Stone has defended persons charged with serious crime in both federal and state courts. he has argued criminal
causes in the supreme courts of illinois, louisiana, wisconsin and before the Supreme court of
the United States. Stone is a leading lawyer in criminal defense and a respected advocate on
appeal. he is a Fellow of the American Board of criminal lawyers. the chicago Bar Association
has declared him a master Advocate. the American Society of legal Advocates lists Jed Stone
as one of their top 100 lawyers. with 38 years of experience at the bar, Jed Stone and his team
of lawyers, investigators, paralegals and staff stand ready to defend you or a loved one charged
with a serious crime.
Jed Stone is a past president of the illinois Association of criminal defense lawyers and
former chair of the illinois coalition to Abolish the death penalty. he holds a faculty appointment at lake Forest college where he teaches courses in criminal law and procedure. Stone was
recently inducted in the nAAcp civil rights hall of Fame in lake county, illinois chicago-Kent
college of law awarded Stone the Abraham lincoln marovitz public interest law Award in 2008.
if you only get one phone call, make it count: call Stone & Assoicates.
415 washington Street, Suite 107, waukegan, il 60085
p: 847.336.7888
Jstone@jedstone.com • www.jedstone.com
.TEXAS DALLAS
R. Brent cooper, a named shareholder in the dallas office of cooper & Scully, p.c.,
focuses his practice on commercial litigation,
insurance and appellate law. he has tried
numerous cases covering areas of business
litigation, construction litigation, catastrophic
personal injuries, complex litigation, intellectual
property, constitutional and business tort cases.
in his 36 years of practice, he has been at the
forefront of texas law, particularly in the area of bad faith.
Board certified in personal injury trial law by the texas Board of legal
Specialization, mr. cooper has been appellate counsel of record in over
300 published court opinions and honored by the State Bar of texas
insurance Section as a “true texas legend.” he has been recognized as
a leading attorney in insurance law by chambers USA for 2007-2012 and
texas Super lawyers since it’s inception in 2003.
R. BRENT COOPER
.TEXAS DALLAS
Michelle’s role as an appellate specialist in the dallas office of cooper & Scully, p.c.
includes being a “go-to” person for novel
research issues and complex pretrial filings,
being a “safety net” for purposes of preserving
pretrial and trial issues for appeal, and, if the
case goes south, being the “cleaner” for
purposes of advocating for reversal on appeal.
Board certified in civil appellate law for
more than 12 years, michelle has handled
dozens of appeals and original proceedings in
a variety of courts including the texas Supreme
court, all texas courts of appeals, the Fifth circuit court of Appeals, and
other appellate courts around the nation. She is also admitted to practice
before the United States Supreme court.
michelle currently serves on the texas pattern Jury charge committee (volume 3, malpractice, premises, products), with her term continuing
through 2014. michelle also serves as the vice-chair for the Appellate law
Section of the dallas Bar Association and is a Fellow in the college of the
State Bar of texas. She’s been selected as one of texas monthly’s “texas
Super lawyers” since 2003 and a top appellate lawyer in the nation in
“Super lawyers corporate counsel edition” for 2010.
MICHELLE E. ROBBERSON
900 Jackson Street, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75202
p: 214.712.9500, f: 214.712.9540
brent.cooper@cooperscully.com • www.cooperscully.com
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900 Jackson Street, Suite 100, Dallas, TX 75202
p: 214.712.9500, f: 214.712.9540
michelle.robberson@cooperscully.com • www.cooperscully.com