Richard A. Cooper
Member
rcooper@nicola.com
Phone: (216) 621-7227
Rick Cooper has been with the firm since his admission to the Ohio Bar in 1977. Mr. Cooper's areas of practice include estate and succession planning, federal and state taxation, ERISA, employee benefits law, representation of entrepreneurs and close corporations, and general corporate matters.
Principal Practice Areas
- Trust, Estate, and Gift Planning
- General Corporate
- Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies
- Federal and State Tax
- Corporate Succession Planning
- Employment and Executive Compensation Arrangements
- Joint Ventures
- Non Profit Organizations
- Real Estate Purchase and Lease Agreements
- Bank Financing
Representative Experience
- Analysis and Development of Estate Plans and Lifetime Gifting Programs
- Analysis and Preparation of Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney
- Organization of General and Professional Corporations
- Analysis and Development of Corporate Succession Plans
- Corporate and Transactional Tax Planning
- Organization of Family Limited Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies
- Development and Documentation of Corporate Structuring, Restructuring, and Financing Transactions
- Development and Documentation of Buy-Sell Arrangements
- Development and Documentation of Employment Arrangements, including Physician and Executive Employment Contracts
- Development and Documentation of Deferred Compensation Arrangements
- Planning, Negotiation, and Documentation of Mergers and Acquisitions
- Planning, Negotiation, and Documentation of Real Estate Purchase and Lease Transactions
- Representation of Borrowers in Bank Financing Transactions
Career/Educational Background
- University of Chicago Law School (J.D. 1977)
- Phi Beta Kappa (1975)
- Ohio State University (B.A., Social Sciences, 1974; magna cum laude)
Professional and Civic Activities
- Member - Ohio State Bar Association, Probate and Trust Law sections
- Member - Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- Trustee: Jimmie Lee Scholarship Foundation
- President: Emerald Necklace Chapter of Trout Unlimited (2000-2003)
- Treasurer: Ohio Counsel of Trout Unlimited (2001-2004)
- President: Cleveland Athletic Club (1996-97)
