Our Services

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Kirk is an appellate lawyer who regularly litigates in the state and federal appellate courts serving Texas and New Mexico, helping trial attorneys to protect six- and seven-figure victories when needed and avenge their defeats when necessary. He has served as lead appellate counsel in cases before the Supreme Court of Texas, the New Mexico Court of Appeals, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the Texas state intermediate courts of appeals. As the former chief staff attorney of the Texas Eighth Court of Appeals with insight into local practice, Kirk also serves as local counsel to out-of-town attorneys appearing before the El Paso court..

Civil appeal attorney Kirk Cooper is well-equipped to handle mandamus/writ petitions, fast-moving injunction appeals, and motions requesting or opposing emergency relief pending appeal. 

During his tenure as chief staff attorney for the Texas Eighth Court of Appeals in El Paso, Kirk was the Court's mandamus and emergency proceedings attorney, personally handling all requests for stays and emergency relief as well as a select docket of high-profile injunction appeals, extraordinary writs, and Election Code mandamus actions within the Court's original jurisdiction. 

Kirk has served as embedded appellate counsel on trial teams litigating cases in Texas and New Mexico, especially in cases involving complex procedural issues like governmental immunity that are likely to be appealed before trial, and high-dollar cases that are subject to extensive post-judgment litigation after trial. 

Kirk also regularly provides trial strategy consultation and legal research/writing services to trial attorneys in the fields of employment law, personal injury law, Section 1983 civil rights claims, real estate litigation, and other matters. 

Sometimes, a case is bigger than just the parties involved in a dispute, and the way a case gets resolved on appeal could have a big effect on a legal principle that is important to you, your nonprofit, your organization, or your industry. By filing an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief, you can provide additional perspective, information, or insight that ensures a judge considers the effects a case could have not just on the parties, but on others. Kirk has served as amicus curiae counsel before the Fifth Circuit, and he is open to amicus opportunities representing organizations that align with his values.

Kirk is qualified to provide legal advice in other situations, and he also takes a limited number of other types of cases as well. Schedule a consult to determine whether your legal issue is the type we can help you with.