Background
Hopkins, John F. was born on September 5, 1932 in Watsonville, California, United States.
Hopkins, John F. was born on September 5, 1932 in Watsonville, California, United States.
Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, 1954. Juris Doctor, 1957). Order of the Coif. Phi Beta Kappa. President, Stanford Law Review, 1956-1957.
Worked at Hopkins & Carley, A Law Corporation (San Jose, California) specializing in Taxation Law, Estate Planning Law, Family Businesses, Corporate Law, Business Law, Real Estate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1957, California. 1958, United States. Tax Court.
Order of the Coif.
Phi Beta Kappa. President, Stanford Law Review, 1956-1957. Graduate work in Counseling Psychology, Santa Clara University, 1982-1986.
Author: "Estate Planning Foreign Divorced and Remarried Persons," New York University Conference on Estate Planning, 1984. Company-Author: "Current Developments in Life Insurance," University of Southern California Tax Institute, 1972.
President, Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council, 1973-1974.
Member, Family Firms Institute, 1989. Member, Board of Directors, Attorneys for Family Held Enterprises, 1996. Member: Santa Clara County and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations.
State Bar of California (Member, 1961-1965, 1968-1972 and Chairman, 1964-1965, Tax Committee).
Fellow: American College of Trusts & Estates Council, Foordev (1995). Santa Clara University Family Business Forum (1994).
Member, Family Firms Institute, 1989. Member, Board of Directors, Attorneys for Family Held Enterprises, 1996. Member: Santa Clara County and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations.
State Bar of California (Member, 1961-1965, 1968-1972 and Chairman, 1964-1965, Tax Committee).
Fellow: American College of Trusts & Estates Council, Foordev (1995). Santa Clara University Family Business Forum (1994).