Member Profile

Term Ends: 2026

1964 B.S. Ohio University
1969 J.D. The University of Toledo College of Law, summa cum laude

Cary Cooper is a civil trial and appellate lawyer with a concentration in commercial and healthcare matters. He is also an arbitrator and serves on the commercial and healthcare panel of neutrals of the American Arbitration Association, the American Health Lawyers Association, and the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution.

Trustee Cooper has been actively involved in numerous professional, charitable, and community activities throughout his career, and has served as an adjunct professor at The University of Toledo College of Law. He currently Chairs the Development Advisory Council for Advocates for Basic Legal Equality and for Legal Aid of Western Ohio, organizations that provide legal services to poor and disadvantaged persons in 32 Ohio counties. He also presently serves on the Board of Trustees for the Toledo Rowing Club, which promotes youth rowing in Northwest Ohio.