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For over 38 years Geoffrey Hopper has represented numerous (currently several hundred throughout the western United States) employers ranging in size from as few as two employees to several thousand in number and employees in all aspects of labor and employment law (including discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour, wrongful termination, union disputes, etc.). He has been rated in the top 4% of attorneys in North America as well as having served as the President of the Riverside County Bar Association.
Geoffrey has additionally conducted over 2,000 employment law seminars for a multitude of groups including attorneys, bar associations, universities,...

My Story I came to Jacksonville in October, 1978, after graduation from Duke University School of Law. My third-year roommate, Bob Parrish, prevailed upon legendary criminal defense and civil rights lawyer Bill Sheppard to grant me an interview and soon I began a clerkship with the firm of Sheppard, Carithers, and Weinbaum. All three partners became lifetime friends and mentors. Hugh Carithers went on to serve with distinction as a Circuit Judge for many years, retiring in December, 2019. Steve Weinbaum became recognized as one of the outstanding trial lawyers in Florida, winning several high profile cases while working with Bob...