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Monique Collins

Monique Collins joined Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers as Legal Assistant in 2018. Born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina, she received her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Fayetteville State University (“Bronco Pride!”). With over eight years of legal experience, Monique is happy to be a part of the Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers family. Her […]

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Melissa Kelly​

Melissa Kelly joined the firm in early 2021 as a litigation paralegal. Born and raised in the Tidewater region, Melissa has supported the legal community for over 40 years! She worked with the Honorable James C. Lewis and the Hon. Kevin M. Duffan before assuming the judicial bench in Virginia Beach and has enjoyed her

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Tara Rooksby

Tara Rooksby

Tara Rooksby was born in Huntington Beach, California and relocated to Northern Virginia in 1993. She received a Bachelor of Music degree along with a minor in Business from James Madison University. Tara is a hard-core marching band/drum and bugle corps fan and made fantastic memories as a member of the Marching Royal Dukes drum

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Lauren Harrell

Lauren grew up in the Kempsville area of Virginia Beach and graduated in 2015 from Old Dominion University with a degree in business management (Go Monarchs!). She has been a paralegal for over five years and joined Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers in December 2020. “One of the things that makes working here great is getting

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Jennifer Hogan

Jennifer Hogan

Jennifer Hogan joined Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers in 2018 as a paralegal within John Cooper’s group. Prior to working at Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers, Jennifer worked regionally as a legal assistant. She is currently pursuing a degree in the legal field which she plans to use for the benefit of our clients. Jennifer brings a

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Stacey Maguire

Stacey Maguire has worked in the legal industry for the past 20 years. She started working at Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers as an associate paralegal in September 2014. Stacey previously worked for Jim Hurley from 2003 to 2006 as his bankruptcy paralegal. Stacey was born and raised in Chesapeake and graduated with honors from Oscar

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