Keith Cope

A native of Los Angeles, in 1992 Mr. Cope graduated cum laude from the J. Reuben Clark School of Law at Brigham Young University, where he was a member of both the BYU Law Review and BYU Journal of Public Law. He ranked top in his class in Criminal Law, and likewise received highest grade rankings in Advanced Legal Research, Advanced Comparative Constitutional Law, Jewish Law and Law in Film. Mr. Cope also holds a B.A. degree in Philosophy from BYU (1989), where he was one of only fourteen recipients (out of a graduating class of some 4,400 students) of a University Honors Degree, BYU's highest graduating distinction.

Mr. Cope has been admitted to practice law in three states:  California, Colorado and Utah, and is also admitted to federal practice in California. He began his legal career as a Deputy District Attorney for Contra Costa County, where he was mentored by outstanding professionals including McGregor Scott, who became Shasta County District Attorney and later the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of California. After private criminal defense and private practice in Southern California, Cope began his local career as a Shasta County Prosecutor under Mr. Scott in 2001, serving for several years as a Deputy District Attorney with Shasta County.

Mr. Cope has conducted numerous serious and violent felony “strike” trials, homicide prosecutions and all manner of additional criminal prosecutions including alleged sex crimes, financial crimes, fraud, DUI, domestic violence, robbery, residential burglary, battery, weapons crimes and attempted murder.  As a Senior Associate at Wehner and Perlman, LLP in Los Angeles (1997-1999), he practiced white-collar criminal defense and specialized in defending Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigations. He brings to Berg and Associates a wealth of talent, experience, courtroom skill, trial and negotiation strategy, as well as a serious commitment to justice and the well-being of every client who retains Berg and Associates, Inc. He is here to serve you.