Crystal L. Cooke

Associate

Biography

Ms. Cooke has experience representing clients through all phases of complex civil litigation. She currently focuses her practice on products liability as a member of the firm’s Asbestos/Toxic Tort Litigation Team. In addition to her asbestos practice, Ms. Cooke represents clients in insurance coverage matters and professional liability actions. Ms. Cooke is admitted to practice in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Georgia.

Ms. Cooke is a graduate of the University of Connecticut School of Law where she received her Juris Doctor in 2011 and her Master of Laws in Insurance Law in 2013. She served as a Notes and Comments Editor for the Connecticut Insurance Law Journal. In addition to her legal degrees, Ms. Cooke has a Master’s in Project Management from Northeastern University. She has extensively studied the use of project management in the legal field as a method for efficiently delivering high value legal services.

Education

  • M.A., Project Management, Northeastern University, Honors, 2016
  • L.L.M., University of Connecticut, Honors, 2013
  • J.D., University of Connecticut, 2011
  • B.A., Westfield State College, Magna Cum Laude, 2007

Bar Admissions

  • Connecticut
  • U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
  • Rhode Island
  • Massachusetts
  • Georgia

Publications

Reverse Bad Faith: An Alternative to Even the Playing Field? DRI, May 20, 2014.

“The Complexity of the Mandatory Medicare Section 111 Reporting Rules and Its Practical Legal Affects – Is There a Break in Sight?” Connecticut Insurance Law Journal, Volume 17:2 (2011).

Community Involvement

Our Children’s Center – Member, Board of Directors

Memberships

  • Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association
  • Connecticut Bar Association
  • Rhode Island Bar Association
  • Defense Research Institute
  • American Bar Association