Our Staff
Leadership Team
Cassidy Lewis joined the leadership team at Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers in 2017 as the Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to joining the firm, Cassidy received her business administration degree from Elizabeth City State University and is currently pursuing her master’s degree in…
Cassidy Lewis
Chief Marketing Officer
Daniel Jarman joined Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers in 2017. In his role as the Senior Analyst, he negotiates client case files with insurers. He has worked every facet of the claims process including supervision, managing litigation, and resolving catastrophic injury cases. Daniel’s…
Daniel Jarman
Senior Analyst
Nicole is Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers’ first Firm Administrator. She has lived in Hampton Roads for over 15 years and has been working for Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers since 2011. After graduating from Green Run High School in Virginia Beach, she went…
Nicole Mclean
Firm Administrator
Legal Staff
Stephanie Adams is from Johnson City in East Tennessee where she studied biology with a concentration in biochemistry at East Tennessee State University. Before arriving at Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers she worked for a bankruptcy law firm. Stephanie is familiar with the…
Stephanie Adams
Paralegal
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 Maguire
Paralegal
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…
Jennifer Hogan
Paralegal
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…
Lauren Harrell
Paralegal
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…
Tara Rooksby
Paralegal
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….
Melissa Kelly
Litigation Paralegal
Nichelle grew up in a Navy family, but, having lived in Norfolk for a combined 20+ years, she calls this home. She graduated top of her class from Granby High School in 2005, earned her Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies from…
Nichelle Stone
Litigation Paralegal
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…
Monique Collins
Paralegal
Nya was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and grew up in Hampton Roads. She’s been a team member at Cooper Hurley since August 2016 but has known founding attorney Jim Hurley since she was in high school. Her first role at the…
Nya Granger
Paralegal
Stacey is from Marshfield Massachusetts, a small town 30 minutes from Boston. She graduated from Norfolk State University with a B.A. in Political Science/Pre-Law. She also carries a Paralegal Certificate from ODU/NSU Education Center. Stacey has worked as legal receptionist, legal secretary,…
Stacey Brooks
Legal Assistant
Carl Keen was raised and currently resides in the small town of Hilliard, Florida. Carl went to work for SCL Railroad in 1979 as a laborer. He worked in the maintenance of way department and eventually moved to the car department where…
Carl Keen
FELA Investigator
Robert Pless grew up in the small town of Norris, Tennessee. Robert attended Roane State Community College and The University of Tennessee. He began working at the Southern Railroad as a carman and later became a journeyman machinist. In 1986, he left…
Robert Pless
FELA Investigator
Administrative Staff
Billie Jo Holloman joined Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers’ administrative team late in 2016. She works as a legal receptionist for attorneys. Before joining Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers, Billie Jo worked for a law firm in Suffolk, Virginia. She was born and raised…
Billie Jo Holloman
Legal Receptionist
Tara has been with Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers since 2011. She started as a legal receptionist in 2008, when the firm was called Hurley Law Firm. She moved on to become a paralegal for Jim Hurley for over ten years before she…
Tara Harris
Director of Intake
Ty Bryant joined the Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers team in the summer of 2018. Born and raised in Virginia Beach, she previously worked in the legal field for seven years before joining our family. Being the people person that she is really…
Ty Bryant
Director of Client Services
Jimmy was born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia. He attended Norfolk Collegiate School and the University of Richmond. As son to Managing Partner Jim Hurley, he grew up around the family business and is excited to get to contribute as the firm’s…
Jimmy Hurley
Marketing Assistant
