David M. Hopkins
Senior Managing Associate
Overview
David represents clients in the construction, health care, and insurance industries in breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, indemnification, and subrogation actions among others.
David has also represented clients in the banking, technology, and food production industries in various civil cases, including breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence, and securities actions, as well as clients in the food service and manufacturing industries in employment litigation and employment counseling matters. He has assisted in all parts of litigation practice, including serving as second-chair counsel in a jury trial, briefing and arguing an appeal before the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals, taking depositions, conducting written discovery, and arguing pretrial motions.
What I Do
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Credentials
Education
- Dean’s Scholarship
- High Honors
Clerkships and Bar Admissions
More
- Listed, The Best Lawyers® Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; 2022-2026
- Listed, Ohio Super Lawyers – Rising Stars, 2023-2026
- Named to The National Black Lawyers Association’s “Top 40 Under 40” Attorneys in Ohio List, 2022
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