About Gail Cooper

Gail S. Cooper has had an active litigation practice throughout her career. On behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants, ranging from individuals to multimillion dollar corporations, she has successfully litigated a vast array of cases at all stages of litigation in both State and Federal Courts, including arbitrations, trials and appeals, and has negotiated advantageous settlements on behalf of her clients. Her current practice focuses on defense of first party coverage/bad faith litigation where she has obtained several victories on summary judgment.

Gail also practices extensively in the area of employment law, advising clients on issues of employee relations and handling litigation. She has been qualified as an expert in employment law in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. Among her published decisions is Cotran v. Rollins Hudig Hall Int’l (1998) 17 Cal.4th 93, a seminal California Supreme Court employment case involving workplace investigations. Gail has also been recognized for her success with anti-SLAPP motions as well as ADA litigation.

Gail received her J.D. from UCLA School of Law in 1983 and was admitted to the California State Bar the same year. She received her B.A. in International Relations and French from U.C. Davis in 1980 and became a member of Phi Beta Kappa in 1979.

Before joining Woolls Peer Dollinger & Scher, Gail had her own firm for ten years which she closed to become General Counsel for Pasadena City College in 2011. In 2014, she was a LA Business Journal Finalist for Corporate Counsel of the Year.