Cordell & Cordell has hired litigation attorney A. Allister Cooper, according to a news release.

Cooper joins the firm at its Wilmington office. Cordell & Cordell is a large domestic litigation firm that focuses on representing men in family law cases, officials said in the release.

Cooper previously practiced family and employment law, and is a member of the N.C. Bar Association.

She earned her Juris Doctor from Charlotte School of Law. Cooper has a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in small business and entrepreneurship from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.