“If you have knowledge, let others light their candle in it.” ~ Margaret Fuller

 

Ms. Edmondson-Cooper has authored (and co-authored) a variety of articles across a multitude of legal disciplines as they relate to A2J/language access. As a former legal aid attorney who successfully handled approximately six hundred complex cases in the areas of family (focusing on domestic violence), education, health, landlord/tenant, consumer, and public benefits law, Ms. Edmondson-Cooper offers a unique perspective on how poverty, cultural competency, and several other factors impact access to justice for members of rural and other underrepresented communities. Her experience as a former legal interpreter, former legal aid attorney, former federal prosecutor, and former judge gives her an incomparable and rare ability to assess A2J challenges efficiently regardless of the setting and develop sound, practical, and fiscally responsible solutions that maximize stakeholder resources and streamline costs. Ms. Edmondson-Cooper shares her expertise through a variety of written platforms ranging from national and statewide legal journals and periodicals to judicial benchbooks. Additional details about those publications may be found below.