Tueth Keeney shareholder Ian Cooper presented a webinar to over 1,300 participants on the recent amendments to the Americans with Disabilities Act. The webinar, which took place on January 14, 2009, was hosted by the Employment Law Alliance (ELA), an international alliance of elite labor and employment law firms. Clients and friends of the firm were invited to participate in this free webinar which featured experienced employment lawyers from accross the country offering insights into the recent changes in Disability Law. Ian spoke on litigation risks to employers presented by the amendments to the ADA.
Minimizing legal risks to its clients is an important focus of Tueth Keeney. Firm attorneys are often asked to participate in seminars focused on educating clients and avoiding litigation. For more information on the Employment Law Alliance, please visit their website at www.employmentlawalliance.com. For more information about the webinar and the ELA, please contact Ian at icooper@tuethkeeney.com.
Ian Cooper is a founding Shareholder of the Firm of Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt P.C. Prior to founding the Firm, Ian was a partner at Blackwell Sanders Peper Martin in its St. Louis office. Before entering private practice, Ian served as Law Clerk to the Hon. James F. Warren of the Texas Court of Appeals, First Supreme Judicial District, in Houston, Texas from 1984-1985.
Ian practices in the areas of commercial, employment, higher education, environmental, and tort litigation. Ian has tried numerous jury and bench trials in federal and state courts in Missouri, Illinois, Texas and Arkansas. Ian has served as lead counsel in significant employment, tort and commercial cases, including class actions and other complex litigation.
Tueth Keeney has successfully represented a number of businesses, large and small, throughout the Midwest in Labor and Employment matters. Our broad range of experience includes employment discrimination litigation, wage-hour investigations, affirmative action revision plans development, INS audits, and a variety of traditional labor matters. The Firm is a member of the Employment Law Alliance (“ELA”), an international alliance of elite labor and employment law firms.