Background
Hopkins, Donald J. was born on January 9, 1947 in Long Beach, California, United States.
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Donald J. Hopkins
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Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts, with great distinction, 1968). Harvard Law School (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1971).
Career
Worked at Holme Roberts & Owen LLP (Denver, Colorado) specializing in General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Corporations, Real Estate, Securities, Intellectual Property, Natural Resources, Health Care, Tax and Estate Planning, Bankruptcy, Municipal and Finance, Environmental and Hazardous Waste Litigation, Labor and Employment, Banking, Water Rights, Telecommunications, International Business and International Tax. Admitted to the bar, 1971, Massachusetts.
1974, Colorado.
Author: Chapter 10 "Charitable Dispositions," Colorado Estate Planning, 1989. "A Practical Guide on How to Apply for Section 501 (c)(3) Status," Journal of Taxation of Exempt Organizations, January-February, 1993. Column Editor, "Advising Nonprofit Organizations," Colorado Lawyer.
Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. American Academy of Hospital Attorneys. Denver Estate Planning Council.
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Overview: Holme Roberts & Owen LLP was founded in 1898, only 40 years after Denver's birth, by two experienced litigators whose primary clients were railroad and mining companies. Today the firm still represents such interests, among them Southern Pacific Railroad and Newmont Gold Company, but now its lawyers number 180 or more and its clients also include local and national leaders in such industries as telecommunications, banking, corporate finance, health care, electronics and oil and gas.
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Membership
Member: Denver, Colorado and American Bar Associations. American Academy of Hospital Attorneys. Denver Estate Planning Council.
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Connections
M. Ellen Colokathis, August 29, 1970. Children: Melanie J., Shannon R., Christopher S.
