Edwin S. Hopson

Background

Hopson, Edwin Sharp was born on April 23, 1945 in Louisville. Son of Henry Dockins and Martha (Linton) Hopson.

Education

University of Louisville (Bachelor of Science in Law, 1967. Juris Doctor, 1969); George Washington University (Master of Laws, summa cum laude, 1971). Phi Alpha Delta.

Career

Worked at Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs (Louisville, Kentucky) specializing in Administrative, Admiralty, Antitrust and Securities, Appellate Practice, Aviation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Communications, Construction, Copyright and Trademark, Corporate, Creditors" Rights, Equine, Entertainment, Employee Retirement Income Security Act and Pensions, Franchising, Health Care, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International, Labor and Employment, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mineral, Energy and Environmental, Municipal, Municipal Finance, Patent, Personal Injury and Insurance Defense, Probate and Estate Planning, Public Finance, Real Estate and Commercial Lending, Tax, Utilities and Workers Compensation Law. Admitted to the bar, 1969, Kentucky and Florida. General Attorney, Department of Labor, 1969-1972.

Field Attorney, National Relations Board, 1972-1974.

Member: Louisville (Company-Chair, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1982-1983), Kentucky (Company-Chair, 1988-1989, Labor and Employment Law Section. Chairman of Publications Committee, and Editor, Bench and Bar, Kentucky Bar Journal, 1990-1991), Federal and American (President, Kentucky Chapter, 1991-1992.

Member, Committee on Labor Arbitration and the Law of Collective Bargaining Agreements. Company-Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Subcommittee, 1988—) Bar Associations.

The Florida Bar. Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.

Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs is a regional law firm with 205 attorneys in eight offices throughout Kentucky, Southern Indiana and Tennessee.

Achievements

• Edwin S. Hopson has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Board of directors Bellewood Presbyterian Children's Home, Louisville, 1988-1996, president, 1991-1993. Board directors Louisville Ballet, since 1991, vice president, 1992-1993, president, 1993-1994. Member House of Delegates, since 1996.

Board directors Bellewood Children's Foundation, since 1995, president, 1995-1996. Fellow College Labor & Employment Lawyers, Inc. Member American Bar Association (co-chairman future directions of arbitration subcommittee 1989-1994), FBA (chapter president 1991-1992), Louisville Bar Association (co-chairman labor and employment law section 1982-1983), Kentucky Bar Association (co-chairman labor and employment law section 1987-1989).

Interests

• Avocations: flying, various sports, reading.

Connections

Married Jane Mayo Fitzpatrick, July 20, 1968. Children: Edwin Hopson Junior, Martha.

Father:

Henry Dockins Hopson

Mother:

Martha (Linton) Hopson

Spouse:

Jane Mayo Fitzpatrick

child:

Martha Hopson

child:

Edwin Hopson Junior Hopson