William E. Hopkins, Jr. 

Mr. Hopkins was born in Bishopville, South Carolina on November 10, 1966. He graduated from North Carolina State University in 1988 and received his Juris Doctorate degree in 1993 from the University of South Carolina School of Law.  His practice primarily includes representing plaintiffs involved in personal injury, catastrophic injuries, class actions, products liability, pharmaceutical, employment, insurance and consumer fraud, complex business litigation and civil rights.  Mr. Hopkins handles civil cases in the state and federal courts throughout South Carolina.  He is a member of the South Carolina Bar, where he has served in the House of Delegates (2000-2002), the Conventions Committee (1999-2005), and the Professional Responsibility Committee (2001-2006).  Additionally, he is a member of the Richland County Bar, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, and the Federal Bar Association.

Areas of Practice:

Catastrophic Injuries
Civil Rights
Class Actions
Complex Business Litigation
Consumer Fraud
Employment Law
Insurance Law
Personal Injury
Pharmaceutical
Products Liability
Sexual Harassment

Litigation Percentage:

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

South Carolina, 1993
U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 1994
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1995
U.S. Supreme Court, 2002

Education:

University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 1993
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Law Journal: Environmental Law Journal, Research Editor, 1991 - 1992
North Carolina State University, 1988 B.S.
Major:  Textile Chemistry

Published Works:

Author, “Damages in Title VII Cases”, South Carolina Damages, Chapter 26, Volume Two, South Carolina Bar, 2004

Representative Cases:

F.D.I.C. v. Prince George Corp., 58 F.3d 1041 (4th Cir., S.C. 1995)

Gray v. Riso Kagaku Corp., 82F.3d 410 (Ct.App. 4th Cir., S.C. 1996)

Culbertson v. Culbertson, 143 F.3d 825 (Ct.App. 4th Cir., S.C. 1998)

U.S. v. Gibson, 208F.3d 210 (Ct.App.4th Cir.,S.C.2000)

Ocheltree v. Scollon Productions, Inc., 335 F.3d 325, (Ct.App. 4th Cir., S.C. 2003); (cert denied 124 S.Ct. 1406; 124 S.Ct. 1411 (2004))

Professional Associations and Memberships:

South Carolina Bar, 2001 - 2006
Member, Professional Responsibility Committee

South Carolina Bar, 1999 - 2005
Member, Conventions Committee

South Carolina Bar, 2000 - 2002
Member, House of Delegates

Richland County Bar Association
Member

American Bar Association
Member

The Association Trial Lawyers Of America
Member

South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association
Member

Federal Bar Association
Member