Charles J. Cooper
Chuck Cooper | |
|---|---|
| United States Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel | |
| In office 1985–1988 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Deputy | Samuel Alito |
| Preceded by | Theodore Olson |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Kmiec |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 8, 1952 Dayton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Alabama (BA, JD) |
Charles J. "Chuck" Cooper (born March 8, 1952, in Dayton, Ohio) is an appellate attorney and litigator in Washington, D.C., where he is a founding member and chairman of the law firm Cooper & Kirk, PLLC. He was named by The National Law Journal as one of the 10 best civil litigators in Washington. The New York Times described him as "one of Washington’s best-known lawyers." He has represented prominent American political figures, including Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in response to the alleged Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections; Attorney General John Ashcroft; and former National Security Adviser and United States Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton.
Cooper has more than 40 years of legal experience in government and private practice, with numerous cases in trial and appellate court. He has argued several cases before the United States Supreme Court and been described as "one of the most prominent and aggressive Supreme Court litigators in the country."