Lecturer Bios
Christopher B. Hopkins, Esq.
• Shareholder with Butzel Long
• Practice includes professional malpractice, construction and probate litigation, as well as general civil litigation and appeals
• Listed among Florida Trend magazine’s Legal Elite from 2004 to 2009
• Editorial board member of Trial Advocate Quarterly
• Host of legal blog at www.FloridaArbitrationLaw.com
• J.D. degree, Tulane Law School
• M.T.S. degree, cum laude, Wesley Theological Seminary; B.A. degree, University of Richmond
Allison S. Bernstein, Esq.
• Senior attorney with Butzel Long
• Focuses on appeals, general civil litigation and professional malpractice litigation
• Listed among Florida Trend’s Legal Elite from 2007 to 2009
• Author of numerous legal articles and frequent CLE faculty member
• Contributor to legal blog at www.FloridaArbitrationLaw.com
• J.D. degree, Nova Southeastern University
• B.S.B.A. degree in economics, University of Florida
D. Culver “Skip” Smith III
• Partner with Fox Rothschild LLP
• 40 years of experience as a trial and appellate lawyer
• Practice includes representation, consultation and expert-witness assignments in matters pertaining to lawyer ethics and professional responsibility
• Former member of the Florida Bar Board of Governors
• Former chairman of the Florida Bar Professional Ethics Committee
• Past president of the Palm Beach County Bar Association
Franklin L. Zemel, Esq.
• Partner in Arnstein & Lehr LLP’s Litigation Department
• Focuses on appellate law, business law, civil rights litigation, securities, antitrust, complex commercial tort/complex commercial litigation, and labor and employment law
• Member of The Florida Bar Professional Ethics Committee
• Recognized as a Top Lawyer in the 2010 South Florida Legal Guide
• J.D. and B.A. degrees, University of Miami
• A.A. degree, University of Florida