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Paul S. Hopewell Attorney at Law

Paul S. Hopewell
Direct Dial: 952.806.0432 Email: Click here Fax: 952.893.8332

Practice Areas

  • 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)
  • Affiliations
    • Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association
    • Defense Research Institute
    • Hennepin County Bar Association
    • Minnesota State Bar Association

    Personal Affiliations

    • University of Minnesota “M” Club
    • University of Minnesota Alumni Association
    • Bierman Student/Athlete Award Winner
  • 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) 
  • Reported Cases

    Appellate Decisions

    • Carlson v. Friday, 694 N.W.2d 828 (Minn.Ct.App.2005)
  • Support Staff

    Assistant

    Gabriella Ladd
    952.806.0476


    Paralegal

    Sonia Munoz
    952.806.0446

Attorney Bio

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.