Hopkins ’88 Named an “Attorney at the Top” by TNJ

Dennis Hopkins, a partner in Perkins Coie Intellectual Property and Patent Litigation practices, has been named one of the five “Attorneys at the Top” for 2015 by The Network Journal (TNJ). For many years, TNJ has profiled five African-American partners at leading U.S. law firms who are considered to be at the top of the legal profession. Dennis’s practice focuses on all aspects of intellectual property law, with an emphasis on patent, copyright and trade secret litigation. He has significant experience in all phases of IP litigation, including mediations, trials and appeals. Dennis is active in many professional, community and legal associations. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association, the Advisory Committee of the Asian American Bar Association of New York and the New York City Bar Fund Board. He is deeply committed to guiding and grooming the next generation of lawyers and serves on the board of Practicing Attorneys for Law Students, a mentoring organization. In 2014, the Counsel of Urban Professionals named Dennis one of its Catalysts, designating him “Change Agent - Law” and he was a Fellow in the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity. He is a Board Member of the Sonia & Celina Sotomayor High School Judicial Internship Program. Dennis earned his J.D. from Rutgers School of Law and was a U.S. Army Attack Helicopter Platoon Leader and also served in the U.S. Army Reserves. Read More