Paula Hopkins

Family, Mediation
1106 Frick Building
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 152196101


Family

Admitted

1978, Ohio; 1979, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio; 1982, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1983, District of Columbia; 1984, Pennsylvania

Law School

The Ohio State University College of Law, J.D., 1978

Law School Graduation Year

1978

College

The Ohio State University, B.A., 1974

Memberships

Allegheny County (Member, Sections on: Family Law, Probate and Estate), Pennsylvania (Member, Sections on: Family Law, Probate and Estate) and American (Member, Section on Family Law; Co-Chairperson, Committee on Alternative Funding, 1986-1987; Vice Chairperson, Committee on Domestic Violence, 1986-1987) Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar.

Biographical

Author, Enforcement of the Rights of Residents of Board and Care Homes, Preserving Independence, Supporting Needs: The Role of Board and Care Homes, The Public Policy Institute, The American Association of Retired Persons, 1988. Co-author: Board and Care Report: An Analysis of State Laws and Programs, Mental Disability Law Reporter 158 March-April, 1983; A Model Act Regulating Board and Care Homes, 1984. Lecturer, The Legal Right to Education for Handicapped Children, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, 1980; National Business Institute (NBI): How to Draft Wills and Trusts in Pennsylvania, 1994; Family Law Litigation in Pennsylvania, 1999; Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) Creation in Pennsylvania, 2003.

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