Jeffrey A. Cooke - Lafayette, IN

Awards and Honors

Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, Connecticut, 1970
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1967
    B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Member

Classes and Seminars

• Legislative Law Update Seminar, Comparative Fault, Indiana Trial Lawyer's Association, June 21,1996
  
• Wrongful Death: Voir Dire to Verdict, Examination of Psychiatrist, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, March 28, 1996
  
• Seminar Co-Chair, Advanced Trial Series '95, Part Four: And Then... Conflict! Trial Act II - Middle Phases of Trial, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, September 20, 1995
  
• Lifetime Achievement Seminar, Liability Insurance Limits - Now You See Them, Now You Don't, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, March 16-17, 1995
  
• Lifetime Achievement Seminar, Law Enforcement Immunity Under the Tort Claims Act, the Impact of Quakenbush v. Lackey and its Reversal of Seymour National Bank, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, March 24-25, 1994
  
• Slip, Trip, Fall & Sue, What's it Worth: Settlement or Jury, The Plaintiff's Perspective, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, February 23, 1994
  
• Bridging the Gap...Law Studies in Law Practice, Anatomy of an Auto Negligence Case, Valparaiso University, November 13, 1993
  
• Litigation for Legal Assistants, Trial Preparation: Getting Exhibits Together, Scheduling Witnesses, Preparation of Instructions, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, August 19, 1993
  
• 5th Annual Lifetime Achievement Award Seminar, Negotiating and Protecting Subrogation Liens Under ERISA and Medicare, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, March 19, 1993
  
• Trial Advocacy Skills Workshop, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, March 14-20, 1993
  
• Indiana Update - Part II - Medical Negligence; Products Liability and Federal Pre-emption, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association Annual Institute, November 20, 1992
  
• Chairperson, The Nuts and Bolts of Auto Cases in the 1990's, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, August 27, 1992
  
• Negotiations and Settlements: The Plaintiff's Perspective, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, March 20, 1992
  
• Indiana Trial Skills Program, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, March 15-21, 1992
  
• 4th Annual Lifetime Achievement Award Seminar: Negotiating Subrogation Liens...An Update, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, March 12, 1992
  
• Third Annual Lifetime Achievement Award Seminar, Negotiating Subrogated Liens with Health Care Providers Under I.C. 34-4-33-12, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, March 21, 1991
  
• Teaching Team, Indiana University Trial Process Program, Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, February 6, 1991
  
• Second Annual Lifetime Achievement Award Seminar, Negotiating Workman's Compensation Liens in Third Party Actions, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, March 9, 1990
  
• Slip, Trip, Fall and Sue, An Overview of the Law: Plaintiff's Perspective, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, February 16, 1990
  
• Presentation on Products Liability to Engineering Ethics and Professionalism Class, Purdue University, November 28, 1989, April 13, 1989 and November 15, 1988
  
• First Annual Sydney L. Berger Memorial Seminar, The Use of a Safety Engineer and/or Human Factors Expert in Slip/Trip and Fall Cases, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, March 30, 1989
  
• Making Effective Use of Safety Engineers, Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, September 20, 1988
  
• The New Bad Faith Statute as a Settlement Tool and as a Separate Cause of Action, Indiana Trial Lawyers Association Annual Institute, December 12, 1987

Pro Bono Activities

• Greater Indiana Master Swimming Association
• Collegiate Swimming Officials Association

Published Works

Articles

• Frivolous, Unreasonable or Groundless Litigation: What Shall the Standard Be for Awarding Attorney's Fees?, Indiana Law Review, Vol. 22, No. 1, 1989
  
• Our Heroes, Article for the Indiana Lawyer, November, 1993
  
• Settling the Subrogated Medical Lien: A Realistic Approach, Article for ITLA Verdict Magazine, December, 1991
  

Bar Admissions

• Indiana, 1970
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1971
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1970
• Supreme Court of Indiana, 1970

Specialties and Certifications

• Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1980

Other Affiliations

• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1984 - Present (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Indiana State Bar (Member)
• Tippecanoe Bar Association (Member)
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1989 - Present (Member, Executive Committee)
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1986 - Present (Member, Board of Directors)
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Amicus Curiae Committee)
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (Chairman, Committee on By-Laws)
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Committee on Long Range Planning)
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Committee on New Membership)
• National Board of Trial Advocacy (State Coordinator for Indiana)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member/Officer, Section of Railroad Law)
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Section of Motor Vehicle Accident, Highway, Premises Liability)
• Indiana State Bar Association
• Tippecanoe Bar Association, 1998 - 1999 (President)
• Indiana Trial Lawyers Association, 2001 - Present (Past President)

Fraternities and Sororities

• Phi Gamma Delta