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Jon Hopeman is a highly regarded trial and appellate attorney in state and federal courts with emphasis on white collar criminal defense. He has practiced law for 36 years. His practice also includes corporate compliance investigations.
From 1983 to 1994, Mr. Hopeman was an Assistant United States Attorney in Minneapolis, Minnesota, also serving as Senior Litigation Counsel. Since leaving the U.S. Attorney's office, Mr. Hopeman has defended persons charged with securities fraud, political corruption, environmental crimes, bank fraud, wire fraud, mail fraud, money laundering, terrorism, murder and arson. He has conducted investigations for companies of fraud, bribery, medicare fraud, theft of corporate assets and foreign corrupt practices.
Mr. Hopeman is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
Mr. Hopeman has won over fifty jury trials in federal court and has won over fifty cases in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Practice Areas
- White Collar Criminal Defense
- Appellate Law
- Corporate Compliance Investigations
Representative Cases
- 2012 Conducted internal investigation of allegations of self-dealing for a charity
- 2012 Secured declination to sue by Securities and Exchange Commission for Law Firm
- 2011 Secured declination to sue by Securities and Exchange Commission for real estate development firm
- 2011 Secured declination to prosecute from U.S. Attorney for Chief Financial Officer of real estate development firm
- 2011 Partnered with another firm to secure return of $26 million wrongfully seized from business by government
- 2011 won sentencing appeal in criminal tax case against government United States v. Renner, 648F.3d 680 (8th Cir. 2011)
- 2011 Secured declination to prosecute from U.S. Attorney in false claims against government case
- 2011 Obtained federal sentence of probation in multimillion dollar mortgage fraud case
- 2011 Obtained federal sentence of probation in multimillion dollar false real estate appraisal case
- 2010 Successful defense of death penalty case in federal court (persuaded U.S. Attorney General not to seek death penalty)
- 2010 Secured declination of prosecution for U.S. Army employee in theft case in Iraq
- 2009 Secured misdemeanor sentence in federal court for defendant charged with assault/great bodily harm in Indian Country
- 2008 Secured declination to prosecute from U.S. Attorney in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case for employees of company doing business in India
- 2008 Secured declination to prosecute from U.S. Attorney in fraud case for employees of medical products company
- 2008 Obtained sentence of probation in federal court for unlicensed firearms dealer
- 2008 Obtained reduced sentence for defendant in federal court in multimillion dollar fraud in alternative energy business
- 2008 Obtained declination to prosecute from state and federal authorities of elected official in alleged corruption case
- 2007 Obtained declination of prosecution by U.S. Attorney of inventor in medical device fraud case
- 2006 Successful defense of juvenile in federal court in case of murder of ten people
- 2004 Obtained jury acquittal of corporate executive in federal fraud case; obtained dismissal of second indictment in same investigation
Education
- J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, 1976
- M.A., Washington University in St. Louis, 1970
- B.A., Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, 1967
- Austin Public High School, El Paso, Texas, 1963
Bar Admission
- Minnesota, 1976
- U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, 1976
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1983
- United States Supreme Court, 2005
Teaching
- Adjunct Professor at the University of Minnesota Law School, 1983 to 2012, teaching trial practice, criminal procedure, and criminal law ethics.
- Full time Clinical Instructor at the University of Minnesota Law School from 1976 to 1983
Professional Certification, Awards and Designations
- 2012 Adjunct Faculty Member of the Year, University of Minnesota Law School
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow, since 2007
- Certified MSBA Criminal Law Specialist
- Selected by peers as Super Lawyer®, Minnesota Law & Politics, 1997 to 2012
- Rated "AV" (highest rating) and "Preeminent" by Martindale Hubbell Legal Directory
- U.S. Attorney General Distinguished Service Award,1988
- Best Lawyers in America 2013
Professional Activities and Memberships
- Appointed by Governor to serve on the Board of Judicial Standards for a four-year term, 2007 - 2011
- Co-chair of the Board of the The Innocence Project of Minnesota, 2011 - Present
Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon & Vogt, P.A.
220 South Sixth Street • Suite 2200
Minneapolis, MN 55402-4504
www.felhaber.com