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Practice Areas
- Family Law
- Social Security Disability
- Victims' Rights
- Legal Wellness
Cooper & Reid, LLC offers highly qualified and experienced family law attorneys with sliding-scale fee rates.
Cooper & Reid, LLC is one of the few firms that openly offers highly experienced attorneys to handle full family law representation at set sliding-scale fee rates based on income and federal poverty guidelines. Cases involving divorce, custody or other family law issues can be difficult but the attorneys at Cooper & Reid, LLC have years of experience and can help you to reach your goals. Our attorneys bring innovative solutions to legal issues as well as trial experience. This means we can help you to resolve your family law issues but, if the matter cannot be resolved through settlement and negotiation, we can represent you in hearings and trials in court. We will work hard to keep the costs of representation within your budget and discuss your options throughout our representation of you.
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If you or a loved one is experiencing a disability, Cooper & Reid, LLC can help you secure social security benefits.
The attorneys at Cooper & Reid, LLC have the experience and energy to advocate for people with disabilities. Our unique social security disability claims program allows us to provide you with personal attention and assistance in applying for social security due to a disability. We work with people of all income levels and types of claims and focus on those with difficult claims. Our office can help with the initial application, reconsideration and social security hearings. There is no charge to clients unless we are successful in obtaining benefits.
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Are you living in fear? Experiencing abuse? We can help.
The attorneys at Cooper & Reid, LLC want to help you to be safe at home, work and in your neighborhood. We will listen to your needs and help you to find a solution that will help you to live without fear. We offer sliding-scale fee options for lower income clients and will help taylor a representation option that will work for you because we feel that legal services for victims is essential. All of the attorneys at Cooper & Reid, LLC have experience working with victims of abuse and representing their clients in high-conflict and emotional cases. For example, attorney Tracy Reid has represented victims in various counties throughout the state of Minnesota at trial enforcing victims' rights to personal safety, economic integrity, and the safety of the children and homes.
The attorneys at Cooper & Reid, LLC can provide innovative and free legal services to non-profits, community agencies and neighborhood organizations.
Giving back to the community and offering community-focused legal services is what makes Cooper & Reid, LLC unique. We offer free neighborhood and community-based legal clinics, state sponsored SSI advocacy and other services to bring legal wellness to Minnesotans of all means. Cooper & Reid, LLC provides an innovative legal service delivery model in the area of community health. Ms. Cooper and Ms. Reid created Cooper & Reid, LLC after working together for three years as legal aid attorneys. In preserving their roots, our attorneys provide free legal clinics to community neighborhoods and nonprofit and advocacy organizations focused on underserved and underrepresented populations.
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Sliding-Scale Fees and Experienced Representation
Cooper & Reid, LLC is a full-service law firm focused on family law issues and social security disability claims. Our firm is designed around a sliding-scale fee model to allow clients of modest means affordable legal representation. The attorneys at Cooper & Reid, LLC are experienced family law attorneys and social security claim representatives and have been practicing for many years. From settlement to trial, we can handle all aspects of a claim with professionalism and confidence. For a sliding-scale fee rate quote or to determine if your legal issue is appropriate for Cooper & Reid, LLC, please call: (612) 568-4529
Cooper & Reid Lyndale Clinic featured in SouthWest Journal
Emily Cooper of Cooper & Reid, LLC was recently interviewed by the Southwest Journal for an article about the free legal clinic offered by Cooper & Reid, LLC in partnership with the Lyndale Neighborhood Association.
Click here to read the SouthWest Journal Article about the Lyndale Clinic with Cooper & Reid, LLC.
Cooper & Reid, LLC attorneys offer free legal consultations at the Lyndale Neighborhood Association Clinic on the third Wednesday of every month from 3:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. as well as through the Legal Access Point clinics at the Hennepin County Government Center, through clinic with Chrysalis/Tubman and at various homeless shelters and community events. Please check our Events page to see when we are scheduled for our next appearance.
The law firm of Cooper & Reid, LLC offers experienced and professional legal representation in family law and social security disability for people of modest means. We bridge the gap between those who are not eligible for legal aid assistance and who cannot afford expensive representation. Our fees are always reasonable and we offer sliding scale fees for clients with incomes that fall within the Federal Poverty Guidelines. We can be contacted at (612) 568-4529 or (612) 568-5529 or through email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
E-Journal Articles
A long-distance in-state move may result in change of custody
This post will discuss a custody concern that comes up often in Minnesota custody cases. Many parents contact our firm because the other parent is contemplating moving a long distance away either within the state or out-of-state. The parent who is not moving is concerned about custody and parenting time issues with the children. In the case of a parent moving out-of-state and wanting to take a child, Minnesota law is very clear that such a move is not permissible unless the moving parent has permission of the other parent or a court order.
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A tip for preventing parental abduction of a child to a foreign country
CNN posted an article in October of 2009 that raised the question about what a parent can do to prevent child abduction. According to the article, Christopher Savoie, an American father, was granted full custody of his children by a Tennessee Court after learning that they were removed to Japan without his consent by their mother. He went to Japan to retrieve the children and was put in jail for his attempt to abduct his own children.
Read more...What is In Forma Pauperis?
In Forma Pauperis is a latin term that means "in the character or manner of a pauper, poor person, destitute, or without means". If a party does not have the income to pay for filing fees or other court costs in a case, the Court can grant the person In Forma Pauperis status. If this happens, the party will not have to pay filing fees and may have other court costs waived as well.
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Tracy L. Reid: (612) 568-5529
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Upcoming Events
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Wednesday, May. 23,2012
Emily Cooper to Present on Working With Mentally Ill Clients -
Thursday, May. 24,2012 | 10.00
Cooper & Reid Family Law Clinic with VLN -
Monday, May. 28,2012
Memorial Day - Office Closed -
Monday, May. 28,2012
Memorial Day - OFFICE CLOSED -
Thursday, May. 31,2012 | 10.00
Cooper & Reid Family Law Clinic with VLN
Latest News
- Cooper & Reid Lyndale Clinic featured in SouthWest Journal
- Cooper & Reid team with Lyndale for Neighborhood Legal Services
- Cooper & Reid sponsors advice to homeless event
- Attorney Emily Cooper to serve on the Guardianship/Conservatorship Attorney Panel in 2011-12
- Emily Cooper appointed to the Minnesota Judicial Branch's Committee for Equality and Justice
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