Jennifer Hopkins

Associate Attorney at Barclay Damon LLP

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

About

I’m a commercial litigation and white-collar defense attorney who works with clients through high-stakes, often complex disputes. A big part of my practice involves helping individuals and companies navigate government investigations and enforcement matters, whether that’s responding to subpoenas, handling internal investigations, or managing parallel civil and criminal matters. Most of my work is in motions, discovery, and shaping case strategy. Before private practice, I clerked in the federal system, which shapes how I approach litigation today. At the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, I worked on a range of civil and criminal matters. I also clerked at the Department of Justice’s Board of Immigration Appeals, where I drafted decisions involving asylum, criminal removal grounds, and attorney misconduct, experience that gave me a strong sense of how cases are evaluated and decided. I’m currently based just outside D.C., in the Annapolis, Maryland area.

Experience

  • Associate Attorney at Barclay Damon LLP
    Oct 2024 - Present · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Term Law Clerk at U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
    Oct 2023 - Oct 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Judicial Law Clerk at U.S. Department of Justice
    Sep 2021 - Sep 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • St. John's University School of Law (2 yrs 1 mo)
    • Senior Articles Editor, St. John's Law Review
      Mar 2020 - Jun 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos

    • Teaching Assistant
      Aug 2019 - Jun 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos

      Professor Noa Ben-Asher, Torts (Spring 2021); Professor John Barrett, Constitutional Law (Spring 2021); Professor Jeremy Sheff, Property (Fall 2020); Professor Christopher Borgen, Introduction to Law (Fall 2020); Professor Jeff Sovern, Civil Procedure (Fall 2019, Fall 2020)

    • Research Assistant
      Aug 2019 - Nov 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Research Assistant for Prof. Peggy McGuinness, researching topics in international law and diplomacy

  • Student Attorney at St. Vincent de Paul Securities Arbitration Clinic
    Aug 2020 - Dec 2020 · 5 mos

    Worked in a three-person team to represent investors in securities arbitration claims before FINRA. Communicated with clients and financial groups in regard to settlement negotiations. Drafted statement of claim to commence FINRA arbitration.