Samuel T. Cooper's Legal Insights

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

For business owners, minimizing the risk of civil liability is one of the most effective ways to avoid impacting your profitability by unnecessary lawsuits. A sexual harassment lawsuit by an employee can result in a substantial award paid by the employer. In 2019, Employers paid out a record $68.2 million through the Equal Employment Opportunity […]

Going Pro-Se? Why Hiring a Lawyer is Crucial to Your Case

An unfortunate fact of life is that at some point, almost everyone will become involved with the court system. Here are some reasons why hiring a lawyer will benefit you in the end. In 2016, approximately 84 million cases filed in state trial courts, according to the Court Statistics Project. Even if you are not […]