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Paula Hopkins
I concentrate my law practice in family law using collaborative law to resolve my client’s conflicts whenever possible. I have authored model statutes and publications on elder law and disability topics and have lectured for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and the National Business Institute on topics related to family law including alternate dispute resolution and the equitable distribution of retirement benefits. As a member of the Allegheny County Bar Association, I have served as an elected member of the Judiciary Committee, as a member of the Family Law Section Council and as Chair of the Sole and Small Firm Section. I am currently serving as an appointed member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association House of Delegates for Zone 12. After receiving training in collaborative law in 2005, I became a founding member and first president of the Collaborative Law Association of Southwestern Pennsylvania (CLASP). I meet the standards for a collaborative professional set by the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP) and have participated in more than 100 hours of training in collaborative law and mediation. I am a Patron of the Allegheny County Bar Foundation and a mentor in the Be A Sixth Grade Mentor program sponsored by the United Way and the Pittsburgh Public Schools. I am a graduate of The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law, and received my J.D. in 1978.
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| Address: |
610 Smithfield Street, Suite 300
Pittsburgh PA 15222 United States
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| Phone: |
412-288-8880 |
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412-288-8881 |
| Email: |
ph@paulahopkins.com |
| Website: |
http://www.paulahopkins.com
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| Education |
Bachelor of Arts (English & American Literature), The Ohio State University, 1974; Juris Doctor, The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law.
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| Professional Licenses |
Pennsylvania: 1984; Federal District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania: 1984; Ohio: 1978 (currently inactive); District of Columbia: 1984 (currently inactive).
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| Type Of Practice |
Collaborative Family Law
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| Training Offered |
Two Day Basic Interdisciplinary Collaborative Training: 'Collaborative Practice: Beginning to Collaborate in the Interdisciplinary Model.'
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| Training Conducted |
I have conducted, with other attorneys, the following continuing legal education programs in subjects not related to collaborative law: Pennsylvania Bar Institute: 2007: Anatomy of a QDRO; Tax Considerations for Family Lawyers; 2006: Drafting and Administering QDROs; Equitable Distribution of Municipal, State & Federal Plans; 2005: Equitable Distribution of Pensions. National Business Institute: 2003: QDRO Creation in Pennsylvania: Building a Future After a Split (prepared materials and presented all day program in Pittsburgh). Allegheny County Bar Association: 2009: How to Start and Manage a Solo or Small Firm in Today’s Economy.
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| Collaborative Training Attended |
Collaborative Family Law Training, Sherri Goren Slovin & Victoria Smith (11/18-19/2005); A New Way to Find Resolution, Constance Brunt & Diane Hitzemann (9/13/2006); Collaborative Law, Stuart Webb & Ron Ousky (10/5/2006); Basic Collaborative Law Training, Suzanne Brunsting (5 11-12, 2007); Mediating Divorce and Family Conflicts: A 40-hour Basic Course in Family Mediation, Lynn MacBeth (1/17-20/2008); Advanced Collaborative Law, Sherri Goren Slovin (10/4/2008); IACP 9th Annual Networking and Educational Forum, various presenters on various topics (10/17-19/2008); IACP 11th Annual Networking and Educational Forum, various presenters on various topics (10/30-31/2010).
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| Collaborative Training Offered |
I conducted a Basic Training entitled 'Collaborative Practice: Beginning to Collaborate in the Interdisciplinary Model' on May 12-13,2011 with Lea Anderson, Susan DiGirolamo and Mary K. McDonald. I have also conducted, with other attorneys or alone, the following continuing legal education programs in collaborative law: Pennsylvania Bar Institute: 2008:”The Expanding Use of Collaborative Law,” 4th Annual ADR Institute. Pennsylvania Bar Association: 2009: Ethical Practice of Collaborative Law (Family Law Section Winter Meeting); 2008-2009: Introduction to Collaborative Law (Crawford, Clarion, Erie, Warren and Westmoreland Counties). National Business Institute: 2010: “Collaborative Law, Mediation, Arbitration, Negotiation and Trial,” Divorce Law Guide from A to Z.
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| Standards |
I have reviewed the IACP Minimum Standards for Collaborative Practitioners and the IACP Ethical Standards for Collaborative Professionals. I verify that I meet the IACP Minimum Standards for Collaborative Practitioners and that I apply the IACP Ethical Standards for Collaborative Professionals in my collaborative practice.
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I have reviewed the IACP Minimum Standards for Collaborative Trainers I verify that I am a Collaborative Practice trainer who meets those Minimum Standards.
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I have reviewed the IACP Minimum Standards for a Collaborative Basic Training. I verify that the basic training that I offer as a Collaborative Practice trainer meets those Minimum Standards.
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