Attorney Profiles

Shelby Hopkins graduated from Seattle University School of Law, magna cum laude, in 1998. She was the recipient of a Faculty Scholar Award and lead article editor of the Law Review. Following her graduation and clerkship to the Honorable Ronald E. Cox of the Washington State Court of Appeals, Shelby has practiced family law, most recently at the Law Office of Janet A. George, Inc., P.S. She also serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Seattle University School of Law

Along the way, Ms. Hopkins feels she has learned a lot about the realities of practicing law. I like presenting arguments in court, she says, but I'm very conscious of the fact that litigation is sometimes not the best way to settle disputes, especially in the area of family law.