Jeffrey A. Cooper

Jeffrey A. Cooper is a Professor of Law and former Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development. He teaches courses related to estate planning, wills and trusts, and related areas of taxation. He also serves as faculty adviser to the Quinnipiac Probate Law Journal.

Before joining the faculty, Professor Cooper spent more than a decade practicing law, including as a principal of Cummings & Lockwood and as a senior officer of the United States Trust Company. He also served as a senior adviser to Fiduciary Trust Company International and is a special counsel to the law firm of Shipman & Goodwin.

He has written numerous articles about estate planning, probate and taxation. His articles have been published in law journals across the country, excerpted in prominent casebooks and treatises and reprinted both in the U.S. and abroad. He is an academic fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and one of Quinnipiac University’s Faculty Scholars.