Cooper & Riesterer, PLC
7960 Grand River Suite 270
Brighton, Michigan 48114
T. (810) 227-3103 ext 10
F. (810) 220-5968
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Attorney Profiles

Abby H. Cooper 
Brighton, Michigan
Associate
phone (810) 227-3103
fax (810) 220-5968
email Email Me

Areas of Practice:
Appellate Law
Business and Commercial Law
Business Organizations
Contracts
Commercial and Residential Real Estate
Business and Real Estate Litigation
Landlord/Tenant
Land Use and Zoning
Bar Admissions:
Michigan, 2003
Education:
Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan, 2003
J.D.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Wayne Law Review


Michigan State University (James Madison College), East Lansing, Michigan, 1998
B.A.
Honors: With High Honors
Major:  Political Theory/Constitutional Democracy and Social Relations


Published Works:
$1 Per Lot For Affordable Housing in Detroit: Non-monetary Benefits Can Constitute Fair Value in the Sale of City-Owned Surplus Property to Community Development Corporations, 48 Wayne L. Rev. 1191


Honors and Awards:
Women's Lawyers Association of Michigan Foundation, Outstanding Women Law Student Award


John W. Reed Scholarship


Dean's Scholar


Richard B. Gushee Writing Award


Ira J. Spoon Award


Past Employment Positions:
Michigan Court of Appeals, Research Attorney, 2004 - 2005


Shaheen, Jacobs, & Ross, Associate, 2003 - 2004


City of Detroit Corporation Counsel, Appellate Section, Law Clerk, 2001


Michigan Supreme Court, Office of the Chief Justice, Intern, 1997 - 1998


Pro Bono Activities:
AmeriCorps*VISTA Volunteer, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Community Legal Resources, Detroit, Michigan
Young Friends of Woodward, Detroit, Michigan