Community Involvement
Hopkins & Carley is committed to the growth of Silicon Valley as both a cultural center and a community. For close to forty years, our attorneys and staff have demonstrated this commitment by serving on the governing boards of several fine arts and civic organizations.
Hopkins & Carley is a member of the Santa Clara County Bar Association's Public Interest Council, which provides representation in the matters of public concerns through the Public Interest Law Firm. Our attorneys also serve as volunteer arbitrators and judges pro tem.
The following list of organizations exemplifies our commitment, involvement, and common desire to give back to the communities in which we work and live.
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Aero Club of Northern California
Robert D. Wenzel, Past President and Director -
American Heart Association
Jay M. Ross, Event Committee
Julie A. Frambach, Volunteer Legacy Lunch -
Arts Council Silicon Valley
Stephen J. Kottmeier, President, Board of Trustees -
Baseball San Jose Committee
Jay M. Ross, Member -
Boy Scouts of America Foundation
John F. Hopkins, Board of Directors -
Boy Scouts of America, Pacific Skyline Council
Arthur P. Bernstein, Scoutmaster, Troop 33
Garth E. Pickett, Council Executive Board -
Boy Scouts of America, Santa Clara County Council
Richard M. Noack, Council Executive Board, Assistant Scoutmaster, Troop 286 -
California Private Schools Self-Insurance Group (CAPS-SIG)
Gail M. Hashimoto, Board of Directors -
Charities Housing
Joan R. Gallo, Board of Directors -
Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Silicon Valley
Julie A. Frambach, Board of Directors -
Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation, State Bar of California
Arthur P. Bernstein, Commissioner -
Community Technology Alliance
Allonn E. Levy, Board of Directors -
COMPAC
Jay M. Ross, Board of Trustees -
Design Response
Richard McDonald, Board of Directors -
Eastfield Ming Quong
John F. Hopkins, Board Member -
Good Samaritan Hospital
Anthony J. McCarthy, Chairman, Board of Trustees -
Goodwill Industries of Santa Clara County
Stephen J. Kottmeier, Board of Governors -
History San Jose
Ernest M. Malaspina, Board of Directors and Chairperson of Collections Committee -
International Science & Engineering Fair 2010 Association
Charles A. Packer, Board of Directors -
IP Justice
Allonn E. Levy, Board of Directors -
Jewish Community Endowment Fund
Charles A. Packer, Legal and Tax Professional Subcommittee -
Junior Achievement of Silicon Valley and Monterey Bay
Eugene Ashley, Board of Directors -
KTEH Channel 54
Richard O. McDonald, Board of Directors -
Molecular Research Institute (MRI)
Gail M. Hashimoto, Board of Directors -
NCAA Women's Basketball, Pac 10 Conference Championship
Julie A. Frambach, Local Organizing Committee -
Pacific Autism Center for Education (PACE)
Gail M. Hashimoto, Board of Directors -
Pinewood School, Los Altos, California
Garth E. Pickett, Advisor -
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte
Joan R. Gallo, Secretary, Board of Directors -
Real Property Law Section, State Bar of California
Julie A. Frambach, Vice Chair and Executive Committee Member -
Rotary Club of San Jose
John F. Hopkins, Jay M. Ross, Robert D. Wenzel -
St. Andrew's Episcopal School
Stephen J. Kottmeier, Past Member and President of Board of Trustees -
St. Christopher Church
Richard M. Noack, Parish Liturgy Committee and Lector Trainer -
San Jose Downtown Association
Joan R. Gallo, Executive Committee of Board of Directors -
San Jose Planning Commission
Jay M. Ross, Former Chairman and Vice Chairman -
San Jose Repertory Theatre
Lloyd Schmidt, Board Counsel -
San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce
William S. Klein, Board of Directors -
San Jose Sports Authority
Julie A. Frambach, Board of Directors -
Santa Clara County Bench and Bar Historical Society
Jennifer M. Cunneen, Director and Chief Financial Officer -
Santa Clara County Sheriff
Julie A. Frambach, Sheriff's Advisory Board -
Santa Clara University Family Business Forum
Hopkins & Carley, Sponsor -
Santa Clara University Planned Giving Advisory Board
Charles A. Packer, Chair -
Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties
Mark A. Heyl, Board of Directors -
Sempervirens Fund
Dunham B. Sherer, Board of Directors and Past President -
Senior Adults Legal Assistance
Daniel F. Pyne, Board of Directors -
Silicon Valley Bar Association
James V. Quillinan, Trustee and Officer -
Silicon Valley Planned Giving Council
John F. Hopkins, Board of Directors -
Via Rehabilitation Services
John W. Easterbrook, Board of Directors
John F. Hopkins, Foundation Committee -
YMCA of Santa Clara Valley
Stephen J. Kottmeier, Board of Directors