Attorney Larry Cook has been a partner at Casper, Meadows, Schwartz & Cook for more than 30 years. As a skilled trial lawyer, Attorney Cook regularly represents clients in severe personal injury cases. He is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest rating obtainable for ethical standards and legal ability by a prestigious rating organization.

Areas of Practice

Attorney Cook has represented clients in a wide variety of catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases resulting from construction accidents, automobile accidents, products liability, spinal cord injuries, and more.

Memberships & Associations

In the Bay Area legal community, Attorney Cook has been recognized as a leader in both litigation and in his contributions to the local bar association and other trial lawyers associations. He is a past President of both the Contra Costa Barristers Association and the Contra Costa County Bar Association. In addition, Attorney Cook is a former board member of the Contra Costa County Legal Services Foundation, now Bay Area Legal Aid. The superior court regularly appoints him to act as a settlement mentor and discovery facilitator in civil cases. He is proud to represent the injured and their loved ones.

Bar Admissions
  • California, 1986
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1986
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 1996
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
Education
  • John F. Kennedy University School of Law, Pleasant Hill, California
    • J.D. – 1985
  • University of California, Berkeley, California
    • B.S. – 1980
Honors and Awards
  • Northern California Super Lawyers , 2004 – 2020
  • AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell
Professional Associations and Memberships
  • Contra Costa County Bar Association, Past President
  • Contra Costa Barristers Association, Past President
Featured Testimonial

“Larry Cook is the best to get the job done. Professional, knowledgeable, compassionate and kind” – Marguerite W.