Theodore Cooperstein

Principal Attorney and Counsellor, Clouthier Cooperstein PLLC

Topics:	Federalism & Separation of Powers • Litigation • Civil Rights • International & National Security Law • Criminal Law & Procedure • Constitution • Due Process • Federal Courts • Federalism • Federalist Society • Founding Era & History • Fourteenth Amendment • Fourth Amendment • Jurisprudence • Politics • Professional Responsibility & Legal Education • Separation of Powers • Supreme Court

Topics:

Federalism & Separation of Powers • Litigation • Civil Rights • International & National Security Law • Criminal Law & Procedure • Constitution • Due Process • Federal Courts • Federalism • Federalist Society • Founding Era & History • Fourteenth Amendment • Fourth Amendment • Jurisprudence • Politics • Professional Responsibility & Legal Education • Separation of Powers • Supreme Court

Theodore Cooperstein currently is an appellate attorney in the boutique law firm of Clouthier Cooperstein PLLC, available for criminal and civil appeals in both state and federal courts. A former career prosecutor with twenty five years of service in the US Department of Justice, he was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida and the Southern District of Mississippi, and has served as a Military Intelligence Officer in the Army Reserves from 1989 to 2011, retiring with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. During the Trump Administration, he was appointed and served as the General Counsel of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Prior to joining the Southern District of Florida, Mr. Cooperstein served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Maryland. He previously had served as Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General at the Department of Justice, and as Assistant General Counsel in the FBI Office of the General Counsel.

A.B., Dartmouth College; J.D., Stanford University; LL.M., Comparative and International Law, Georgetown University Law Center; Masters of Strategic Studies, U.S. Army War College

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