Why Michelle Hopkins’s Former Paralegal Would Want To Hire Her For A Divorce

Lindsay Sampson worked for Michelle Hopkins for approximately five years then left the firm to care for her family. In that time, she got to see how Michelle handled her cases and fought for her clients. After working closely with Michelle, Lindsay would hire her if she personally needed a family lawyer, and she would absolutely recommend her to friends or family in need of a family lawyer.

Here is what set Attorney Hopkins apart from other lawyers according to her former paralegal’s perspective:

Michelle aggressively advocates for her client’s best interests ethically.

Some attorneys focus on short term goals such as walking away from the marriage by “smashing and grabbing” certain assets for instant gratification, however, Michelle does not operate this way.

Michelle focuses on getting clients out the right way. This means leaving the marriage ethically, allowing clients to walk away feeling free, not weighed down with emotional baggage. Sometimes that means waiting a little longer than some clients would prefer, but it means doing things the right way in the eyes of a Judge, which is what will ultimately matter if the case is unable to be settled outside of Court.

Michelle focuses on getting her clients into the best possible position after their divorces.

Generally when settlement offers are initially extended, emotions are still running high and some clients may struggle with what offers they should accept from their spouse; is the offer reasonable? Are they weak to accept it? etc.

When Michelle reviews settlement offers from opposing counsels, she advises clients on what terms to accept through the lenses of their future and assists them in filtering through emotions to see when an offer is truly reasonable, realistic and good.

For example, she advocates for clients who have been out of the work force caring for their families or who are disabled to receive the support they need to become independently established.

Michelle fights for fair outcomes, basing advice, requests and strategies upon Virginia law and case law she has experienced.

In contentious divorce cases, some clients expect their spouse to be penalized for choices they made during the marriage, such as adultery for example. However, Virginia law does not work to penalize decisions made, even unethical ones. Virginia law specifically focuses on dividing marital assets and debts as equally as possible, considering each spouse’s contribution to the marriage in order to do so.