About Adam
Adam H. Cooper is a founding partner of Monaco Cooper Lamme & Carr, PLLC and a trusted Albany business litigation lawyer with decades of trial experience. He represents clients in complex, high-stakes civil litigation across New York State, including in both State and Federal courts. Adam’s practice focuses on business and commercial litigation, product liability, professional liability, employment law, construction litigation, real estate disputes, food and beverage law, and trucking and transportation defense.
In the area of professional liability, Adam defends hospitals, healthcare facilities, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals in medical malpractice and professional discipline matters. He also represents clients before New York State licensing boards, including the Office of Professional Misconduct and the Office of the Professions, in investigations and disciplinary hearings.
As a highly regarded trial attorney in Albany, Adam is regularly retained by commercial retailers, industrial manufacturers and distributors, and food and beverage companies throughout the Capital Region and beyond. He advises clients on real estate and commercial disputes, regulatory and government compliance, and product liability defense. His deep understanding of industry regulations and risk management strategies makes him a go-to legal partner for businesses navigating litigation or regulatory challenges. Adam also advises business on employment practices and is routinely retained to represent employers in litigation matters ranging from discrimination claims to wage and hour disputes.
Beyond the courtroom, Adam provides proactive legal counsel to New York businesses and professionals on risk mitigation, regulatory compliance, litigation prevention, recall planning, and malpractice prevention. He is frequently invited to lecture on these topics and is known for his practical, business-focused legal solutions.
If you’re seeking a knowledgeable and results-driven Albany litigation attorney, Adam offers the insight, experience, and strategic approach necessary to protect your interests and resolve complex disputes effectively.
Why Adam?
As a young hockey player, Adam developed winning perspective, to play every game and skate in every practice as if an NHL scout were watching. Adam has carried over his play to win mindset to his practice of law. Adam approaches his work from the next level, making sure he is at the top of his game when representing his clients, from the minor details to the most significant proceedings.
Qualifications
Affiliations
- ALFA International
- Product Liability and Complex Torts Practice Group – Steering Committee; Regional Chair
- Cannabis Practice Group
- Healthcare Practice Group
- Federation of Bar Associations for the Fourth Judicial District, Past President
- Defense Research Institute of Northeastern, New York, Past President
- Federal Court Bar Association, Northern District of New York
- New York State Bar Association
- Albany County Bar Association
Recognition
- Martindale-Hubbell, “AV”® Preeminent Attorney
- Best Lawyers in America®, “Best Lawyer” (2019-present)
- Super Lawyers®, “Super Lawyer”(2013-present); Top 50 Attorneys in Upstate NY (2023)
- AVVO, 10.0 Superb Attorney Rating
Noteworthy
- Greene v. Fast Eats Clifton Park, LLC, 2020 NY Slip Op 03055 (3d Dept 2020)
- Dickinson v. Bassett Healthcare, 173 AD3d 1696 (4th Dept 2019)
- Sharkey v. Chow, 84 AD2d 1719 (4th Dept 2011)
- DeLorenzo v. St. Clare’s Hospital, 69 AD3d 1177 (3rd Dept 2010)
- Rose v. Heaton, 39 AD3d 937 (3rd Dept 2007)
- Milanese v. Kellerman, 41 AD3d 1058 (3rd Dept 2007)
- Elmy v. Serge, 25 AD3d 1038 (3rd Dept 2006)
Education
- J.D., Albany Law School of Union University (2004)
- B.A. History, St. Lawrence University (2001)
- Hotchkiss School (1997)
Admissions
- New York State
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
Advocacy and Involvement
Community & Civic
- Homeless and Travelers Aid Society (HATAS), Board of Directors (2017-present); President (2022-Present); Vice President (2020-2022); Development Committee, (Chair 2018-present); Legal Committee.
- Leadership Tech Valley Class of 2011; Steering Committee Co-Chair Emeritus (2014-16)
- Tech Valley Young Professional Network f/k/a GenNEXT, Past Chair
Pro Bono
- Homeless and Travelers Aid Society (HATAS)
Leadership
Speaking
- Speaker: “No, That Witness is Not Going to Appear for Trial”, ALFA International Product Liability & Complex Tort Practice Group Seminar, San Diego, CA (2022)
- Speaker and Moderator: “Corporations in the Crosshairs: Strategies to Decrease the Likelihood that Your Company Will be the Next Headline”, ALFA International Product Liability & Complex Torts Practice Group Seminar, Marana, AZ (2019)
- Speaker: “Understanding an Unexpected Threat: Recall Compliance and Defending Your Product”, ALFA International Product Liability & Complex Torts Practice Group Seminar, Santa Barbara, CA (2017)
- Speaker: “Trying a Case to the Millennial Juror: Can it be Done with 140 Characters or Less”, ALFA International Client Seminar, Avenura, FL (2017)
- Speaker: “Trends in State Medical Malpractice Laws”, CHART RRG Anatomy of Patient Safety Conference, Hershey, PA (2016)
- Speaker: “Genetically Modified Litigation: Innovative Liability Theories Being Tested Against the Food, Beverage and Consumer Packaged Goods Industries”, ALFA International Product Liability & Complex Tort Practice Group seminar, Amelia Island, FL (2016)
- Program Chair: “Medical Malpractice Litigation 2016”, New York State Bar Association, Albany, NY (2016 and 2019)
- Speaker: “Preparation of the Defendant for Deposition”, New York State Bar Association, Albany, NY (2016)
- Speaker: “Risk Management Foundation and Rounds”, MRM Group and Bassett Healthcare Group, Cooperstown, NY (2014-present)
- Speaker: “Current Concepts in Men’s Health: Legal Challenges for the Physician – From Social Media to Off Label Drug Use and Surgical Innovations”, Urological Institute of Northeastern New York, Current Concepts in Men’s Health Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY (2015)
- Speaker: “Medical Malpractice Litigation: Preparation of the Defendant for Deposition”, New York State Bar Association, Albany, NY (2014)Speaker: “Social Media and Cyber Threats to Product Manufacturers: Strategies for Protecting the Brand”, ALFA International Product Liability Practice Group seminar, Colorado Springs, CO (2014)
- Speaker: “Press the Button to the Top: Approaching Those Ethical Jams with Fewer Stops”, ALFA International EPLI & Professional Liability Seminar, New York, NY (2014)
- Speaker: “Depositions Tactics: Preparing For, Conducting & Defending Depositions” Washington County Bar Association (2012)
- Speaker: “Medical Malpractice: Discovery (By Defendant of Plaintiff)”, New York State Bar Association, Albany, NY (2012)
- Speaker: “Deposition Tactics: Preparing For, Conducting and Defending Depositions”, Federation of Bar Associations for the Fourth Judicial District, Fall and Winter Continuing Legal Education Programs, Saratoga Springs, NY (2012); Lake Placid, NY (2011)
- Speaker: “Litigation Tactics: How to Deal with the ‘Rambo’ Litigator” National Business Institute, Albany, NY (2011)
Publications
- Cooper, Adam H., “5 Questions: Manufacturing”, Albany Business Review, manufacturing edition, September 6-12, 2019, Vol. 46, No.24
