Margaret L. Cooper
Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial and Business Litigation Lawyer
Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy
Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated Attorney

Margaret, a shareholder with the firm, handles a variety of complex commercial and business litigation matters, with particular emphasis on cases involving real estate/zoning litigation, employment law issues, and general commercial litigation and appeals.  She is a frequent lecturer in the area of employment law. 

Margaret is a Board Certified Lawyer in both Civil Trial and Business Litigation.  She is a former Chairman of the Florida Bar Grievance Committee, 15th Judicial Circuit,  and a member of the Florida Bar Judicial Procedures Nominating Committee.  She is a Fellow in the American Bar Foundation; is listed as a Corporate Counsel Super Lawyer and Florida Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Super Lawyers Magazine; and has been been recognized as one of the Top Lawyers in South Florida by the South Florida Legal Guide.  She has been listed in Best Lawyers in America and Who’s Who in American Law.  Margaret graduated with a B.A. in mathematics from Rollins College.  She obtained her J.D. from Mercer University where she was an Editor on the Mercer Law Review. 

Margaret is a former Touring Professional, Virginia Slims Tennis Circuit, and a former member of the U.S. Jr. Wightman Cup Tennis Team, and has competed at Wimbledon, the French Open and the U.S. Open.

Materials Authored and Lectures Presented

Practice Groups
Agricultural Law
Eminent Domain
Employment Law
Litigation

Education
J.D., Mercer Univ., 1976
B.S., Rollins College, 1972

Bar Admissions
The Florida Bar
American Bar Association
Palm Beach County Bar Association

Court Admissions
U.S. Supreme Court
All State Courts in Florida
U.S. District Courts for the Southern
    and Middle Districts of Florida