A Soldier's Home: United States Servicemembers vs. Wall Street - Cooper, Matthew R.
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As Sgt. James Hurley fought for his country in Iraq, one of the world's largest lenders and their lawyers seized his home, and evicted his family. His home was to be protected by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, from the principles established by Gen. George Washington and supported by every president since. However, it would take years of court action, and a trial that mirrored a John Grisham novel, to uncover a scheme that violated soldiers' rights and federal law. A Soldier's Home, by Attorney Matthew R. Cooper, follows Sgt. Hurley from his tranquil life at home, his tour in Iraq, and a…mehr

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As Sgt. James Hurley fought for his country in Iraq, one of the world's largest lenders and their lawyers seized his home, and evicted his family. His home was to be protected by the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, from the principles established by Gen. George Washington and supported by every president since. However, it would take years of court action, and a trial that mirrored a John Grisham novel, to uncover a scheme that violated soldiers' rights and federal law. A Soldier's Home, by Attorney Matthew R. Cooper, follows Sgt. Hurley from his tranquil life at home, his tour in Iraq, and a Federal Court lawsuit that would result in Congressional Amendments that benefit all servicemembers in the United States Military. Sgt. Hurley took on Deutsche Bank, Saxon Mortgage Company, and a Detroit foreclosure law office in a David vs. Goliath campaign that lasted seven years, and resulted in the first jury trial of its kind.
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Attorney Matthew R. Cooper made national headlines as the lead litigator in the landmark case known as the Hurley Case. Cooper represented Sgt. James Hurley, an Iraq War Veteran from Hartford, Michigan in a courtroom battle against Wall Street that would forever protect the rights of all personnel serving in the United States Military. His actions effectuated amendments by Congress to the Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act. The Hurley case appeared on the front page of The New York Times, and other major newspapers around the world. It eventually caught the attention of the CBS Evening News, where Katie Couric interviewed Cooper, alongside Gen. David Patraeus and his wife, Holly Patraeus. For more than twenty-five years, he has represented clients in major litigation cases, and has participated in jury trials in Michigan's Van Buren, Kalamazoo, Barry, and Wayne counties. He has prosecuted cases in Illinois, Maryland, Indiana, and Michigan at the Federal and State Court levels, and has appeared in Circuit Court in over seventeen Michigan Counties. Cooper has handled cases in the Western and Eastern Federal District Courts, the United States 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, the Michigan Court of Appeals, and the Michigan Supreme Court. He graduated cum laude from Western Michigan University with a bachelor's degree in public administration, political science. Cooper's career took off after he graduated with honors in Contracts and Criminal Law from Valparaiso University School of Law in Valparaiso, Indiana. He began work as clerk for a Circuit Court judge, and moved on to join the Law Offices of Schuitmaker, Cooper, Cypher & Knotek, P.C. He and his wife Laurie, reside on a small farm in Paw Paw, Michigan with their children Anella, Drew and Bennett, and their loyal companion Buck. Cooper, along with attorney Frank B. Melchiore, and Lisa A. Hudson, founded the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) Foundation. The foundation has pioneered the modern-day application of this area of the law. Together, they laid the groundwork for the United States Department of Justice to obtain the largest SCRA settlement in its history.