Jonathan W. Cooner is a personal injury attorney at Alexander Shunnarah Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C., specializing in personal injury; automobile, truck and motorcycle accidents; and wrongful death matters. He formerly served as a legal assistant for Alexander Shunnarah Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C. Cooner graduated magna cum laude from the University of North Alabama with a Bachelor of Science in political science, before receiving his Juris Doctor from the Birmingham School of Law.

Cooner served in the JAG Corps of the United States Army Reserves for 8 years as a non-commissioned officer and was a member of the 213th Legal Operations Detachment.

Cooner is a former member of the Judge Hugh A. Locke Honor Society. He is actively involved in the American Bar Association, Alabama Bar Association and Young Lawyers Section of the Alabama State Bar. He enjoys playing tennis and golf, and resides in Birmingham, Alabama.

Assistant(s):

John Guthrie
Phone: 205-983-8256
Email: [email protected]

Awards & Recognition:

U.S. Army Achievement Medal
American Institute of Legal Advocates Rising Star 2018

Experience & Cases:

Alexander Shunnarah Personal Injury Attorneys, P.C., 2012-Present
Attorney, 2015 – Present
Legal Assistant, 2012 – 2015

U.S. Army Reserves JAG Corps, 2008 – 2016

William E. Smith, Jr., Esq., 2010
Legal Intern

Professional Memberships:

Alabama State Bar, Young Lawyers Section
American Bar Association
American Association for Justice
Federal Bar Association
Birmingham Bar Association
Alabama Association for Justice (ALAJ)
American Institute of Legal Advocates
Poarch Band of Creek Indians Tribal Court

Education:

University of North Alabama
Bachelor of Science, Political Science, 2010

Birmingham School of Law
Juris Doctor, 2014