Kathryn (KC) Hopkinson

Attorney Kathryn "KC" Hopkinson is an Employment Law attorney and works primarily out of Tampa, Florida. A top-ranked trial lawyer with more than eleven years of total legal experience, Ms. Hopkinson provides exceptional counsel and support to a diverse range of clients throughout the state of FL and beyond who have legal needs involving any of the following:

·       Contract writing and negotiations

·       Policy manual writing and updating

·       Age and gender discrimination

·       National origin and race discrimination

·       Disability discrimination

·       Wrongful termination

·       Sexual harassment and similar claims

·       EEOC investigations

·       FLSA and wage and hour disputes

·       Equal Pay Act issues

Over the course of her legal career, Ms. Hopkinson has achieved remarkable success helping her clients protect their rights and entitlements following a serious violation of their rights as workers. She has also advocated on behalf of business owners facing claims of employment law violations. A leader in employment law, she has also assisted many employers with establishing and updating their employment policies with an eye on reducing risk and avoiding litigation.

Honored for her outstanding professionalism and service, Ms. Hopkinson has earned consistent top rankings and endorsements from her peers, including perennial Top 40 Under 40 rankings from the American Society of Legal Advocates for Labor & Employment lawyers in Florida. She has also received inclusion as being among Tampa's Attorneys of the Year for 2021 by Tampa Style Magazine, and she has received many testimonials and referrals from her satisfied clients.

A 2006 cum laude graduate of the University of Tampa, Ms. Hopkinson obtained her Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law in 2012, graduating within the top 20% of her class. While there, she served as student editor of the Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy as well as secretary to the Admiralty Law Society. She was also a member of the Environmental Law Society.

Ms. Hopkinson is an active member of the American Bar Association, The Florida Bar, the Federal Bar Association, the Federalist Society, ProVisors, the Florida and Hillsborough Associations for Women Lawyers and the Hillsborough County Bar Association. She is also a member of The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.