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Whit Cooper

Joseph “Whit” Cooper

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Practice Areas:

  • Criminal
  • Civil
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Biography

Joseph "Whit" Cooper is an associate at Farese, Farese & Farese P.A. in Ashland, Mississippi. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Mississippi in 2009 graduating magna cum laude and his J.D. degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 2012 graduating cum laude. He is licensed to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit as well as the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi. He is a member of the American Bar Association and the Mississippi Bar Association.

Education

  • University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Mississippi
    • J.D. - 2012
    • Honors: cum laude
  • University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi
    • B.A. - 2009
    • Honors: magna cum laude
    • Major: Political Science

Bar Admission

  • Mississippi, 2012
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 2012
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 2012
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2012

Honors

  • American Jurisprudence Award: Constitutional Law, 2010
  • American Jurisprudence Award: White Collar Crime, 2011