Injury
Personal Injury
Injured in an automobile accident, or otherwise, through the negligence of another. The firm builds the claim and deals with the insurer.
Injury, family, debt and estate law in Baltimore, practised since 1965.
Cooper & Tuerk, LLP is a general practice firm at 201 North Charles Street, Suite 2300, with civil and criminal law attorneys. You work directly with your attorney, not a paralegal.
Filed since 1965
The firm’s record, by the dates it was made.
Before you trust anyone with a case, check what can be checked. These are the years the firm and its attorneys started the work, and the courts they are admitted to argue in.
1965
The firm is founded
Gerald Cooper founds the practice in Baltimore. It has served residents and businesses across the Baltimore area since.
1972
Carl E. Tuerk, Jr. begins practice
J.D. with honors and Order of the Coif, University of Maryland School of Law. Personal injury, products liability, business and divorce.
1975
Larry E. Jordan begins practice
Starts at the Baltimore City Public Defender's Office on major felony cases. J.D. with honors, University of Maryland School of Law.
1996
Advocacy beyond the courtroom
Carl Tuerk begins work with the Alzheimer's Association, Central Maryland chapter and national, later serving on its national Board of Directors.
2003
W. Timothy Sutton begins practice
J.D. with honors, University of Maryland School of Law. Court-certified mediator with more than 60 hours of mediation training.
- Admitted to practise before
- Maryland
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Memberships held by the firm’s attorneys
- American Association for Justice
- Maryland State Bar Association
- Bar Association of Baltimore City
- American Bar Association
Attorney history from the firm’s own published profiles. Read about the firm and its attorneys.
“We work directly with you, providing personal service instead of leaving you with a paralegal.”
201 North Charles Street
The first meeting is with the attorney who takes your case.
The office is in downtown Baltimore, at Suite 2300 of 201 North Charles Street, and serves Baltimore City, all of Baltimore County and Anne Arundel County. Call to set a time. The goal on every file is the best possible outcome for you.
Field book
What to bring with you
A first meeting goes further when the paper is already on the table. Bring what you have; the attorney will tell you what else the matter needs.
After a crash or an injury
The police report number, photos of the scene and the damage, the names of witnesses, every medical bill and record, and any letter from an insurance company.
Divorce or custody
Your marriage certificate, recent tax returns and pay stubs, a list of what you own and owe together, and your children's school and activity schedule.
Debt, bankruptcy or a tax letter
A list of every creditor and balance, two years of tax returns, recent pay stubs, and the notice itself, whether from a collector, the IRS or the State of Maryland.
A will or an estate
A rough list of your assets and accounts, who you want to provide for, who you trust to act for you, and any will or deed you already have.
Practice areas
Practice areas
Six of the matters people bring to Charles Street most.
Hover or tap a practice area to open its file. Each page covers how the matter usually unfolds, what the firm does, and what to do first.
Family
Divorce and Custody
Each of the firm's divorce attorneys has long experience with the issues a matrimonial dispute raises: the house, support, and the children.
Debt & tax
Bankruptcy
When the debt is past paying, the firm can help you obtain a discharge of those debts through bankruptcy and start again.
Disputes
Mediation
The firm can resolve disputes you may be having with someone else, at a table with a trained mediator instead of at trial.
Estates
Wills and Estate Planning
Advice on many estate planning needs: a will, powers of attorney, guardianship for your children, and what happens to the house.
Defense
Criminal Defense
Charged with a crime in Baltimore City or Baltimore County. Defense from the first call through the court date and any trial.
Also on file: work, products, business, tax and the courts.
See every practice areaInjury
Workers' Compensation
Injured on the job, or harmed in some way by your employment. The claim, the deadlines and the benefits you are owed.
Injury
Product Liability
Injured as the result of faulty manufacturing, design, or a defective warning. Keep the product; the firm takes it from there.
Business
Business Law
From forming your business to navigating the obstacles of starting a company, through to the sale of a business.
Debt & tax
Tax Matters
Representation for clients with IRS difficulties, and with problems with State of Maryland tax authorities as well.
Disputes
Civil Litigation
Breach of contract, real estate matters, and various other civil disputes, taken to court when they cannot be settled.
Not sure where yours is filed?
Most matters touch more than one area. Call (410) 539-0300 and describe what happened.
Asked often
What people ask the office first.
If your question is about your own case, the answer is a phone call: (410) 539-0300.
With an attorney. Cooper & Tuerk works directly with each client, providing personal service instead of leaving you with a paralegal.
201 North Charles Street, Suite 2300, Baltimore, MD 21201, in downtown Baltimore. Call (410) 539-0300 to set a time to come in.
Baltimore City, all of Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County and the wider Baltimore metropolitan area.
Often, yes. The firm handles mediation, and has had a court-certified mediator on its team, so many family, business and civil disputes can be resolved at a table rather than at trial.
Civil and criminal matters: personal injury, product liability, workers' compensation, divorce and custody, bankruptcy, tax matters, business law, civil litigation, mediation, wills and estate planning, and criminal defense.
No. It is a general overview, not legal advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Call the office to talk about your own situation.
- Office
- 201 North Charles Street, Suite 2300
Baltimore, MD 21201 - Write
- info@coopertuerk.com
- Hours
- By appointment. Call to set a time.