Bruce E. Cooperman
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Mr. Cooperman has been practicing law since 1977 and is a Certified Family Law Specialist and member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. He has extensive experience in the litigation of complex high asset and high income cases, including cases involving property characterization and apportionment, premarital, and marital agreements, and cases involving high earner and high standard of living child and spousal support. His clients include entrepreneurs, business executives and owners, legal, accounting, and medical professionals, entertainers, and professional athletes. Mr. Cooperman is a contributing editor to The Rutter Group Family Law Practice Guide, one of the foremost research resources used by California family law attorneys. He has lectured extensively on a variety of topics, including prenuptial and marital agreements, sophisticated property, support, custody and discovery issues, as well as advanced trial tactics and techniques. He has served as Chair of the Executive Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Family Law Section, and as President of the Southern California Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Mr. Cooperman is equally adept in the mediation and collaborative law contexts as he is in the courtroom. He is widely recognized as a leading member of the California family law bar.
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J.D.
University of California, Los Angeles School of Law
- 1977 -
B.A. in History
University of California Irvine
- 1974
Education
Awards & Accolades
- Summa Cum Laude upon graduation from UC Irvine, 1974
- Order of the Coif from UCLA School of Law, 1977
- Best Lawyers in America, 2003-2021
- Best Lawyers Los Angeles Family Law Lawyer of the Year, 2014, 2019
- Southern California Super Lawyer, 2004-2021
- Southern California Top 100 Super Lawyers, 2004, 2006, 2012-2014
- Southern California Chapter, AAML Family Law Person of the Year, 2019
- AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated℠ by Martindale-Hubbell
Professional Memberships & Associations
- American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow
- International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow
- American Bar Association, Member
- State Bar of California, Member
- Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section Executive Committee, Member, 1996-2002, 2015-2017
- Beverly Hills Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Southern California Chapter American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, President, 2003-2004
- Executive Committee Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section, Chair, 2001-2002
- Los Angeles County Bar Family Law Symposium, Chair, 2000
- Southern California Chapter AAML Trial Advocacy Institute, Dean, 1999
- Los Angeles County Bar Child Custody Colloquium, Co-Chair, 1998
Counties Served
Contact Information
Phone:
310-277-7117
Email Address:
bruce.cooperman@wcmfamilylaw.com
Website:
https://wcmfamilylaw.com/
Firm
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Wasser, Cooperman & Mandles
Los Angeles, CA