After practicing in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Dallas, Texas, Ivan Cooper joined the firm in 1997.  His practice is focused primarily on written and appellate advocacy in both state and federal courts.  Ivan is admitted to practice in Alabama and Texas, as well as the United States Supreme Court, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Ivan is often retained post-verdict to handle post-trial motions and appeals in cases handled at the trial level by other firms.  He is a member of several appellate organizations, including the Council of Appellate Lawyers, the Appellate Practice Section of the American Bar Association, the Appellate Advocacy Committee of the Defense Research Institute, and the Alabama State Bar Appellate Practice Section.  Ivan was appointed to the Task Force to form the Appellate Practice Section of the Alabama State Bar, and has been elected to the positions of Secretary, Vice-Chair, and Chair of the Appellate Practice Section of the Alabama State Bar.  He also served on the Planning Committee for the inaugural Eleventh Circuit Appellate Practice Institute.  Ivan is a contributing author of the the firm's appellate blog, Alabama Appellate Watch.