FL Lawyer
Direct: 561.671.3668
Email: christopher.hopkins@akerman.com
Christopher B. Hopkins is an AV-rated Florida lawyer and shareholder of the law firm of Akerman Senterfitt, LLC. He divides his time between appellate and trial work.
Mr. Hopkins has a general practice, handling all types of civil trial cases for individuals and families — as well as serving as counsel for local and international businesses.
Mr. Hopkins is available to serve as local counsel throughout the state for non-Florida lawyers.
Recent areas of practice includes construction, corporate, defamation, health care, HOA/condominium, internet, major injury, nursing home/ALF, professional malpractice, and probate matters.
* Credentials:
- AV-Rated by Martindale Hubbell Trial and Appelate Lawyer
– Voted 7 Consecutive Years among Florida Trend Magazine’s “Legal Elite”
- Developed iPhone App providing Florida Rules of Professional Conduct as well as federal/local bar guidelines for Florida lawyers for free. See ClawApp.com
– Florida Supreme Court Certified Civil Circuit Mediator
- Certified in Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediations
- Qualified Arbitrator
- 2010 – 2011, Chair of Technology Committee, Palm Beach County Bar Association
- Recipient, 2008 James Lawless ADR Award
- 40+ publications on arbitration, legal ethics, internet research, and other aspects of civil trial work
- host of FloridaArbitrationLaw.com and FloridaLawCommentary.com.
*Memberships: Florida Bar; Palm Beach Bar Association; Palm Beach Forum Club; Council on Litigation Management (Florida State Chair); FDLA; Florida Brewer’s Guild.
*Education: Bachelors of Arts degree in Religion at the University of Richmond; Masters of Theological Studies, cum laude, at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C.; and Juris Doctor at Tulane Law School in New Orleans, Louisiana.
*Mediation/Arbitration Rates: $250 per hour. No travel time to most of South Florida. Full and multi-day discount rates available. Unlike other mediators/arbitrators, there is no cancellation charge. Call 561-659-8677 (Barbara) to set up mediation/arbitration.
