Kilpatrick Stockton hit the news twice this week. First, for their partner Rupert Barkoff being named a Legal Eagle by Franchise Times, and then again, when Paula L. Hopper joined their Raleigh office in the Employee Benefits related division as Counsel.

Having earned her B.S from Meredith College and her J.D. from Mississippi College School of Law, Paula Hopper has built up a distinguished legal career. She served as a Judicial Clerk to Chief Justice Burley B. Mitchell, Jr. and Justice Franklin E. Freeman, Jr. at the North Carolina Supreme Court. In 2005, she was elected to the Legal Elite of Business North Carolina magazine. Paula has also co-authored “Campaign Finance Rules in Limbo” in Campaigns & Elections, June 2003.

Paula’s experience includes advising clients on election law, campaign finance, and government ethics at both the state and federal levels. She is well known for her depth in the law related to politics including lobbying law compliance.

I wish her success and hope as she continues to blaze the trail. More information on Paula L. Hopper can be found at http://www.kilpatrickstockton.comdxc/attorneys/detail.aspx?ID=14067&pglist=&stlist.