About Em Feder Cooper

Em Feder Cooper focuses her practice on mass tort and wildfire litigation, including cases arising from the Eaton Fire. She works closely with clients recovering from major losses while also supervising the firm's paralegal team. Her background includes two years in class action litigation, where she developed motion practice skills and worked on client-facing matters. She earned her J.D. from NYU School of Law, where she received the Kaye Writing Prize for her work on employment classification under Title VII and served on the Moot Court Board.

She received her undergraduate degree from Johns Hopkins University, where she was recognized on the Dean's List. Earlier in her career she worked with Equal Rights Advocates, assisting a survivor of sexual assault through a Title IX proceeding. Cooper joined the firm in early 2026.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn

These results are credited to Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$47.5 millionSettlementTop 20 of 2018 · #16

A 12-year-old's catastrophic injuries from a rotten campground tree produced a $47.5 million pretrial settlement against San Mateo County, PG&E, and their contractors, reportedly the largest single-plaintiff personal injury settlement in California history.

San Mateo County, CA · 2018Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
$24 millionSettlement

A 27-year-old Bay Area woman suffered permanent paralysis after an Acura dealership employee, acting as a self-appointed Good Samaritan, forced her vehicle off I-680 and into a catastrophic rollover; the case settled for $24 million, the largest personal-injury settlement in Northern California for 2016.

Walnut Creek / Contra Costa County, CA · 2016Car AccidentsRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

NYU School of Law
J.D.
Johns Hopkins University
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of California

Other attorneys at Rouda Feder Tietjen & McGuinn

View firm →

Proven verdicts and settlements from other San Francisco firms

Walkup Personal Injury Lawyers
Walkup Personal Injury Lawyers
$543 million · Dallas Jury Awards $1.04 Billion Against J&J Over Defective Pinnacle Hip Implants
Dolan Law Firm, PC Personal Injury Lawyers
Dolan Law Firm, PC Personal Injury Lawyers
$36 million · Tran Family: $36 Million Settlement After a Deputy Who Failed His Psych Exam Killed a Dublin Couple
Mary Alexander & Associates
Mary Alexander & Associates
$305 Million Settlement Ends 19-Year Lead Paint Fight Against Sherwin-Williams, ConAgra, and NL Industries
Arash Law
Arash Law
$41.95 Million Verdict Against Walmart After In-Store Baseball Bat Attack

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.