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Chris Hopkins Counsel

  • Chicago

    D +1.312.324.8443

    F +1.312.324.9443

    Chicago

    110 North Wacker Drive, 34th Floor

    Chicago, IL 60606

    +1.312.324.8443

    CHopkins@perkinscoie.com

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  • 08.24.2020
    Political Contributions for the 2020 Election: What Prospective Donors Should Know
    Updates
    With the 2020 elections rapidly approaching, individuals may be considering making contributions to political candidates, campaigns, action committees (PAC), or parties.
  • 2018
    Effectively Employing the Tools Provided by a Decedent
    Articles

    Fiduciary & Investment Risk Management Association (FIRMA) 2018 Issue 4

    Co-author
  • 02.05.2017
    Guardians of Disabled Persons Have New Responsibilities
    Articles

    Windy City Times

  • 09.16.2015
    The Importance of Estate Planning
    Articles

    Windy City Times

  • 05.2019
    Effectively Employing the Tools Provided by a Decedent: Ever-Expanding No Contest Clauses and the Growing Use of Arbitration Clauses
    Speaking Engagements
    IICLE® 62nd Annual Estate Planning Short Course / Chicago, IL
  • 05.2018
    Will and Trust Contests: Drafting Techniques in Pleadings
    Speaking Engagements
    American Law Institute Course on Representing Estate and Trust Beneficiaries and Fiduciaries
  • 04.2018
    Three Critical Concepts for Guardianship Proceedings: How to Pursue a Divorce Decree, Estate Plan and Manage the Ward’s Adult Children
    Speaking Engagements
    Chicago Bar Association Trust Law Committee / Chicago, IL
  • 01.2018
    Estate Planning for Adjudicated Adults with Disabilities and Recent Updates to Laws Pertaining to Guardian of Person
    Speaking Engagements
    Chicago Bar Association Elder Law Committee / Chicago, IL
  • 09.2017
    Heeding the Red Flags - Spotting Financial Exploitation
    Speaking Engagements
    Presenter
    Paychex Seminar / Chicago, IL
  • 04.2017
    Powers of Attorney & Guardianship: What You Need to Know
    Speaking Engagements
    Co-presenter at Social Work Age Training
    Rush University Hospital / Chicago, IL
  • 11.2016
    Representing Principals in Difficult Situations
    Speaking Engagements
    Co-presenter
    IICLE® 12th Annual Elder Law Short Course / Chicago, IL

RELATED INFORMATION

Bar and Court Admissions

  • Illinois
  • Michigan

Education

  • Wayne State University Law School, J.D., cum laude, 2013
  • University of Michigan, B.A., History, 2008