Background
Alben North Hopkins was born on February 14, 1941 in Ripley, Mississippi, United States.
Alben North Hopkins was born on February 14, 1941 in Ripley, Mississippi, United States.
Alben North Hopkins attended the Delta State College (Bachelor of Arts, 1963) and the University of Mississippi (Juris Doctor, 1965).
Worked at Hopkins, Crawley, Bagwell, Upshaw & Persons, Professional limited liability company (Gulfport, Mississippi) specializing in General Civil Trial Litigation in all State and Federal Courts, General Insurance Defense, Automobile, Personal Injury, Tort, Negligence, Casualty, Property, Arson and Fire. He was admitted to the bar in 1965, Mississippi, in 1972, United States.
Alben N. Hopkins has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.
Author: "Heart Attacks in Workmen's Compensation-Mississippi Experience," 44 Mississippi Law Journal, 1973. "Executive Officer Suits under the Combination Casualty Policy," 25 Federation Insurance 1, Federation Insurance Counsel Quarterly, 1975. Lectures and Publications: "Executive Officer Suits Under the Combination Casualty Policy," Federation of Insurance Counsel, Acapulco, Mexico."Heart Cases - Procedures and Practice," Mississippi Trial Lawyers, Mississippi Workmens' Compensation Seminars I, Mid-Winter Meeting, 1976. "Medical Proof in Heart Cases," Mississippi Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Biloxi and Tupelo, 1977. "Heart and Stroke Cases (A How to do it Segment)," Workmens' Compensation Seminar II, Jackson, Mississippi, 1980."Motion Practice, Judgment Short of Trial," Mississippi State Bar, Seminar on New Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure, Biloxi and Jackson, 1981. "Comparative Negligence in Mississippi," Louisiana Bar Association, Biloxi, Mississippi, 1982. "Problems with Medical Proof in Back and Heart Cases," Tulane University, Seminar on Longshore and Occupational Disease Acts, Substantive Issues, Diagnostic Techniques and Future Legislation, 1984."Medical Issues in Workmens' Compensation and Longshore Cases," Gulf Coast Law Institute, Biloxi, 1985. "The Defense of LHWCA Claims," Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association Admiralty Seminar, Biloxi, Mississippi, August 18, 1989. "Issues and Answers," National Business Institute, Inc., Workers' Compensation in Mississippi, The Defense Prospective, Biloxi, Mississippi, 1990, 1991.Workers' Compensation Practice & Procedure Seminar, Sponsored by Mississippi College School of Law, November 9, 1990, Jackson, Mississippi. "Occupational Stress: The Two Types of Compensable Injury," National Business Institute, Inc., Advanced Workers' Compensation in Mississippi, Gulfport, Mississippi, September, 1993. "Vocational Rehabilitation: A Choice of Two Options," National Business Institute, Inc., Advanced Workers' Compensation in Mississippi, Gulfport, Mississippi, September 1993.Insurance Coverage Law in Mississippi, National Business Institute, Inc., Biloxi, Mississippi, April 1994. Effective Cross Examination, Mississippi Trial Lawyers Seminar, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, April, 1992. "Orthopedics for Lawyers," Professional Education Systems, Inc., Gulfport, Mississippi, July, 1995.
Member: Board of Directors, Delta State University Foundation, 1969-1985 and 1991-1995. Chairman of Board, American Heart Association, 1985-1988. Foundation Board, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1988.
Mississippi Historical Society.
President, Metropolitan Dinner Club, 1988-1989. Member, Board of Directors, 31st Infantry "Dixie" Division Society, 1992-1996.
First Vice-President, 31st Infantry "Dixie" Division Association, Incorporated., 1996. Assistant Adjunct General, State of Mississippi, 1992-1996.
Chief Judge, Court of Military Appeals, Mississippi Military Department, State of Mississippi.
Member: Harrison County, Federal (Vice President, 1976-1977) and American Bar Associations. The Mississippi Bar (Member, Judicial Selection Committee, 1978-1979. Judicial Evaluation Committee, August 1, 1993 to August 1, 1994).
Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit (Member, Agenda Committee, Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1989-1996).
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Member: Publications Committee, 1974. Board of Directors, 1979-1985.
Judicial Administration and Liaison Committee, 1980). Defense Research Institute, Incorporated.
(Area Chairman, 1977-1979).
Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel, Incorporated. International Association of Defense Counsel. Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute.
Mississippi Claims Association.
American Business & Insurance Attorneys. Gulf Coast Claims Association.
Transportation Lawyers Association. The Maritime Law Association of the United States.
International Association for Insurance Law.
Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation and Lamar Order (1965). Military: Major General, Retired, Mississippi National"l Guard. Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation and Lamar Order (1965).
Military: Major
General, Retired, Mississippi National"l Guard.