Law Firm Overview

The Attorneys at COOPER & FORBES have over forty (40) years of combined legal experience handling all types of legal matters.

LINDA D. COOPER, ESQ., has had a specialty certification in the area of family law since 1997 by the Ohio State Bar Association. Currently there are less than one hundred attorneys certified in the area of family law in the State of Ohio .

In order to be certified in the area of family law an attorney must demonstrate a substantial and continuing involvement in the area of family law. The certification applicant must be favorably evaluated by other attorneys and judges familiar with their work in the practice of family law. Initially the attorney is required to pass an examination but the attorney must continue to demonstrate that he or she has attended 12 hours of continuing legal education in the specialty area. This is in addition to the minimum requirement of every attorney to attend 12 hours of continuing legal education every year. The hours earned in the specialty area must be earned at seminars offering intermediate or experienced levels of courses. Only attorneys who have been certified by the Ohio State Bar Association may represent that they are certified specialists in an area of law.

The area of family law includes divorce, dissolution, custody, child support, spousal support, juvenile court related issues and paternity.

The Ohio State Bar Association was accredited by the Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Certification of Attorneys as Specialists (CCAS).

For more information on the certification program or attorneys who are certified to practice law in certain areas you may contact the Ohio State Bar Association at 1-800-282-6556 or obtain information at www.ohiobar.org.

GLENN E. FORBES, ESQ. , Partner, graduated from the College of Wooster in 1976 and attended law school at Case Western Reserve University. Mr. Forbes was admitted to the Bar of Ohio in 1979.

Mr. Forbes' trial experience includes trials to the bench and Jury Trials in Municipal and Common Pleas Courts in Lake, Cuyahoga, Geauga and Ashtabula counties. Mr. Forbes has also briefed and argued cases before the Eighth and Eleventh Appellate District Courts of Appeal and has served as a Referee and Acting Judge in the Painesville and Mentor Municipal Courts.

Mr. Forbes is also admitted to practice in the U.S. District for the Northern District of Ohio, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and before the United States Supreme Court.

Primary Practice Areas: Commercial Matters including Collection, Corporate and Business Law; Bankruptcy, Personal Injury and General Practice.

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF includes highly experienced and competent legal secretaries and clerical support personnel.

The entire staff at COOPER & FORBES is dedicated to providing high quality legal service at a reasonable cost. It is the firm's goal to help clients attain their legal objectives. The attorneys at COOPER & FORBES focus on intelligent legal representation and strive to achieve the most optimal legal result for the benefit of their clients.

Areas of Practice

• Bankruptcy Law
• Divorce and Custody
• Business and Commercial Law
• Collections & Repossessions
• Estate Planning
• Criminal Defense
• Appeals
• Guardianship
• Civil Litigation

Representative Cases

• Alside Supply v. Wagner, 89 Ohio App.3d 539 (8th Cir. 1993)
• State of Ohio v. Plickert, 128 Ohio App.3d 445 (1999)

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Law, Collections, Business Organizations, Business Successions, Closely Held Businesses, Corporate Governance, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Dissolution, Formation & Business Planning, Franchising, Joint Ventures, Limited Liability Companies, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Partnerships, Reorganizations, Criminal Law, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Family Law, Adoption, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Domestic Violence & Neglect, Juvenile Law, Collaborative Law, Paternity, Prenuptial Agreements, Litigation & Appeals