Paul S. Hopewell

Attorney Paul S. Hopewell is a founding partner of Lillebergy & Hopewell in Edina, Minnesota. Mr. Hopewell focuses his practice primarily on personal injury defense, and handles insurance coverage and civil litigation defense matters as well. He represents clients in Edina and throughout Minnesota.

Mr. Hopewell has over 20 years of legal experience. Over the course of his career, he has litigated numerous civil liability and coverage-related insurance claims, and advised clients, including employers, insurers and other businesses. He has experience with issues involving automobile accidents, bad faith insurance claims, commercial transportation accidents, fraud and homeowners insurance.

In addition to running his private practice, Mr. Hopewell is a lead member of an emergency response team for commercial transportation. As part of this team, he works with employees, insurance adjusters, engineers and others involved in investigating the immediate aftermath of serious accidents.

Martindale-Hubbell awarded Mr. Hopewell an AV Preeminent* peer review rating. This is the highest possible rating from the organization, given to attorneys possessing high ethical standards and legal capabilities.

An active participant in various professional organizations, Mr. Hopewell is a member of the Defense Research Institute, the Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association and the Minnesota Trucking Association. He has delivered lectures for various professional organizations on topics, including motorist claims, bad faith claims and fraud.

Mr. Hopewell earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota and received his law degree from William Mitchell College of Law, now known as Mitchell Hamline School of Law, in 1996. He is qualified to appear before all Minnesota state courts.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.