Jeffrey A. Cooper
Professor of Law
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.
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.
Education
- AB, Harvard University
- LLM, New York University
- JD, Yale University
Areas of Expertise
- Estates and Trusts
- Estate Planning
- Tax Policy
- Estate and Gift Tax
- Taxation, Federal
Organization
- Law
Office Location
- School of Law and Education 251
Mail Drop
- LW-FAC
Quinnipiac Today
Selected Publications
Law Reviews
Soldiers with Fortunes: Rethinking the Tax Treatment of Fallen Combatants
Jeffrey A. Cooper
9 COLUM. J. TAX L. 113 (2017)
Law Reviews
Time for Permanent Estate Tax Reform
Jeffrey A. Cooper
81 UMKC LAW REV. 277 (2012)
Law Reviews
Dead Hand Investing: The Enforceability of Trust Investment Directives
Jeffrey A. Cooper
37 ACTEC LAW J. 365 (2011)
Law Reviews
Ghosts of 1932: The Lost History of Estate and Gift Taxation
Jeffrey A. Cooper
9 FLA. TAX REV. 875 (2010)
Law Reviews
Empty Promises: Settlor's Intent, the Uniform Trust Code, and the Future of Trust Investment Law
Jeffrey A. Cooper
88 B.U. L. REV. 1165 (2008)
