Hopkins and Carley (now Lathrop GPM)

The hopkinscarley.com web address now redirects to lathropgpm.com. On its Our Firm page Lathrop GPM states: "In 2024 Hopkins Carley joined Lathrop GPM to solidify the firm's presence in Northern California while simultaneously expanding the firm's capabilities across multiple service areas but particularly Private Client Services, Construction Litigation and Employment and Labor." The same page states the firm "was formed in 2020 through the combination of two 100+-year firms, both with strong Midwestern cores - Lathrop Gage (established in Kansas City in 1873) and Gray Plant Mooty (established in Minneapolis in 1866)." It also states that "nearly 360 attorneys and other legal professionals practice in 14 offices nationwide." So a person searching for Hopkins and Carley in San Jose is now looking at Lathrop GPM, which keeps a San Jose location at 70 S 1st St., San Jose, CA 95113, phone 408.286.9800. The firm publishes a Firm Awards and Recognition list on the same page; headlines there include "51 Lathrop GPM Attorneys and 17 Practice Groups Ranked in Chambers USA 2026" and "Chambers High Net Worth 2025 Legal Guide Ranks 17 Lathrop GPM Attorneys". No individual attorney bar admissions or certifications are stated here. The site does not publish prices, rates or fees for any service, and it does not publish office hours. Site disclaimer: Attorney Advertising. Past results do not guarantee future results. Every case is different and should be judged on its own merits. The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements.

The Services page opens

"Lathrop GPM attorneys work closely with our clients to understand their industry, business goals and personal needs, and to create thoughtful, practical and cost-effective solutions to complex problems." The services listed are Bankruptcy, Restructuring and Creditors' Rights; Closely Held and Family Businesses; Corporate and Business (including Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Corporate Tax and Transactions, Emerging Companies and Entrepreneurs, Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation, Fund Formation, Joint Ventures and Strategic Alliances, Licensing and Commercial Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity, Securities); Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Compliance; Environmental Law; ESG Guidance; Financial Services; Franchise and Distribution; Health Care; Insurance Recovery and Counseling; Intellectual Property (Copyrights, IP Litigation, Patents, Trade Secrets, Trademarks); Labor and Employment (including Employment Litigation, Immigration, Investigations, Occupational Safety, and Non-Compete, Non-Solicit, Trade Secrets and Other Restrictive Covenants); Litigation (including Appellate, Class Action Defense, General Business and Complex Commercial Litigation, Shareholder Disputes, Trust and Estate Litigation, White-Collar Defense and Investigations); Nonprofit and Tax-Exempt Organizations; Private Client Services, including Charitable Gift Planning and Trust and Estate Litigation; Product Liability and Tort Litigation; Real Estate and Development, including Land Use and Real Estate Litigation and Disputes; and Tax. The page lists practice areas only. It does not publish prices, rates, fees or any cost estimate for these services, and it does not describe what any individual matter would involve. Site disclaimer: Attorney Advertising. Past results do not guarantee future results. Every case is different and should be judged on its own merits. The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements.

The San Jose location is published as: San Jose, 70 S 1st St., San Jose, CA 95113, 408.286.9800. That is the address and phone for the office serving the San Jose area, the former Hopkins and Carley base. The Locations page also lists other California offices: Redwood Shores at 555 Twin Dolphin Drive, Suite 200, Redwood City, CA 94065, 650.804.7600; Sacramento at 500 Capitol Mall, Suite 1750, Sacramento, CA 95814, 916.318.8088; Los Angeles at 2029 Century Park East, Suite 1280N, Los Angeles, CA 90067-1623, 310.789.4600; and San Francisco, listed as "San Francisco (by appointment)" with the note "Please contact us for an appointment and location details". Offices outside California are listed in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Fargo (by appointment), Kansas City, Minneapolis, Overland Park, St. Cloud, St. Louis and Washington, D.C. The page footer carries a general phone number, 800.476.4224, and gives the firm entity address as Lathrop GPM LLP, 2323 Grand Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64108. The site does not publish opening hours for the San Jose office or any other location, and it does not say whether an office is open for walk-in visits, so a caller who needs hours should ask when they contact the office. No areas served map or service-area radius is published. Site disclaimer: Attorney Advertising. Past results do not guarantee future results. Every case is different and should be judged on its own merits. The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements.

Lists Overland Park, Kansas City, Chambersburg, Dallas, Chicago, Grand Boulevard, Boston, and Hopkins as a location. Names California, Washington, Hopkins, Allentown, Lathrop, and San Jose as a service area. Areas beyond these are not published.

To contact the firm, a person can call the San Jose office on 408.286.9800 or the general number 800.476.4224, or use the contact form published at lathropgpm.com/contact/. The form asks for name, title, company, email, phone, fax and address, and requires agreement to a disclaimer before it is submitted. That disclaimer states in part: "NOTICE: While we would like to hear from you, Lathrop GPM LLP cannot represent you until we know that doing so will not create a conflict of interest and the proposed representation has cleared our intake process and been approved by the firm. Accordingly, please do not send us any information that you consider confidential until you receive a written statement from us that we represent you (an 'engagement letter')." It adds: "When you receive an engagement letter from a Lathrop GPM LLP attorney, you will be our client. Unless and until that happens, there will be no attorney/client relationship between our firm or any of its lawyers and you." The site does not publish prices, price ranges, hourly rates, fees, retainer amounts, a consultation cost or any way to get a quote or estimate online. It does not publish office hours, an online appointment or booking system, or a schedule of availability. Anyone who needs pricing, a fee estimate or an appointment has to ask the firm directly. Site disclaimer: Attorney Advertising. Past results do not guarantee future results. Every case is different and should be judged on its own merits. The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements.

The Sectors page states

"Lathrop GPM advises clients on a broad spectrum of legal issues. We work closely with our clients to understand their business and personal needs, and to create thoughtful, practical and cost-effective solutions to complex problems." The sectors listed are Agribusiness and Food; Closely Held and Family Businesses; Construction, with Construction Claims and Risk Management, Construction Contracts and Construction Regulation; Content, Media and Entertainment, including Casinos and Gaming, Entertainment, Internet and Social Media and Media; Education, including Higher Education; Emerging Companies and Entrepreneurs; Energy; Family Office; Financial Institutions; Health Care, including Health Care Litigation, Health Care Private Equity, Health Care Regulatory and Compliance Counseling and Health Care Transactions; Industrial and Manufacturing; Life Sciences; Nonprofit and Tax-Exempt Organizations; Political Organizations and Election Law; Restaurant, Food and Beverage, including Liquor and Licensing Compliance; Retail and E-Commerce; Technology, including Blockchain and Cryptocurrency; and Wholesale and Retail Distribution. Construction Litigation, Employment and Labor and Private Client Services are the areas the firm names on its Our Firm page as expanded when Hopkins Carley joined in 2024. The sectors listing carries no prices, rates, fees or engagement terms, and it names no client matters or results. Site disclaimer: Attorney Advertising. Past results do not guarantee future results. Every case is different and should be judged on its own merits. The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisements.