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PAUL S. HOPEWELL Attorney at Law

Paul S. Hopewell has been a shareholder at Johnson & Condon since 2003. Mr. Hopewell focuses his practice on insurance-related civil litigation in commercial and personal lines matters. This includes litigating claims, providing coverage opinions, as well as advising business and insurers on risk-management issues. Mr. Hopewell provides comprehensive legal and business advice to commercial and personal insurers. He has successfully handled numerous civil liability and coverage claims in automobile-related cases, dram shop claims, homeowner’s issues, fire-related matters and fraud.

In addition, Mr. Hopewell is a frequent lecturer on motor vehicle related topics, which include No-Fault, Uninsured and Underinsured motorist claims, Bad-Faith and fraud related issues. He heads the No-Fault, Uninsured and Underinsured Practice Section of the Firm. He has been voted a “Rising Star” in the Minnesota legal profession by the practicing bar in Minnesota Law & Politics on several occasions.

Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Hopewell was a four year letter winner and two year starter for the University of Minnesota football team from 1988-1991. Paul continues to enthusiastically follow his Golden Gophers. Outside the office, Mr. Hopewell spends his time with his wife, Michelle, and daughters Isabelle and twins Olivia and AvaMarie.

EDUCATION	William Mitchell College of Law, J.D. (1996) University of Minnesota, B.A. (1993)
BAR ADMISSIONS	Minnesota State Court (1996) Federal District Court, District of Minnesota (1996)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS	Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association Defense Research Institute Hennepin County Bar Association Minnesota State Bar Association
AUTHOR & SPEAKER	A Guide to the Minnesota No-Fault Automobile Insurance Act Course Chair: Insurance Fraud: Detecting, Proving and Defeating Course Chair, How to Successfully Resolve Automobile Injury Cases (2006) Course Chair, Settling Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims (2007, 2008) Course Chair, Bad Faith Insurance Claims in Minnesota (2008)
APPELLATE DECISIONS	Carlson v. Friday, 694 N.W.2d 828 (Minn.Ct.App.2005)
PERSONAL AFFILIATIONS	University of Minnesota “M” Club University of Minnesota Alumni Association Bierman Student/Athlete Award Winner

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