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David M. Hopkins

Senior Managing Associate
Cleveland
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216.363.4559
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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.

  • Litigation
  • Cannabis
  • University of Michigan Law School, 2015, J.D.
    • Dean's Scholarship
  • University of Michigan, 2013, B.A. in Philosophy
    • High Honors
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
  • Listed, The Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; 2022-2025
  • Listed, Ohio Super Lawyers - Rising Stars, 2023-2025
  • Named to The National Black Lawyers Association’s “Top 40 Under 40” Attorneys in Ohio List, 2022

Highlights

Articles and Presentations
June 17, 2022
David M. Hopkins published article in Law360 | "Justices Must Apply Law Evenly In Shadow Docket Rulings"
June 15, 2022
David M. Hopkins published article in Law360 | "Clients' Diversity Mandates For Law Firms Are Necessary"
September 21, 2021
David M. Hopkins published article in Federal Bar Association's 2021 Summer Newsletter | "Taking a Stand: How Federal Courts Can Reclaim Article III from State and Federal Legislatures"
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