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L. Theodore Hoppe, Jr.
Partner
Phone: (610) 444-2001
Fax: (610) 444-5819
thoppe@hoppemartin.com
Professional Experience
Ted has over 18 years experience providing counseling to and effective
representation of clients in state and federal courts in PA.
He focuses his practice in the areas of Family Law - including divorce,
support, custody, adoption, guardianship, juvenile law, education
and other issues that affect the family; Personal Injury;
Bankruptcy; Real Estate/Zoning; Employment Matters; Civil Rights -
including Religious Liberty, First Amendment and Constitutional
Law; and Church Law.
Education
Widener University School of Law (J.D.)
Old Dominion University (B.S. Political Science)
Reported Cases
Freedom Baptist Church of Delaware County v. Middletown Township,
204 F. Supp. 2d 857, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8258 ( U.S. Dist. Ct. E. D. Pa. 5/8/02)
Startzell v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 533 F.3d 183, C.A.3
(Pa.), July 15, 2008 (NO. 07-1461)
Memberships
Ted is a member of the Pennsylvania and Delaware County Bar Associations.
He is the Past Chair, Family Law Section of the Delaware County Bar Association.
He also is a member of the Christian Legal Society and the Alliance Defense
Fund – where he has been honored as a member of the Honor Corps.
Affiliations
Ted is a member of Lambda Chi Alpha, received the Eagle Scout aware
and served in the Army - U.S. Army, Spec 4, Military Police, 1982-1984;
U.S. Army National Guard, 1st Lt., Platoon Leader, 1984-1991.
Aaron D. Martin
Partner
Phone: (610) 444-2001
Fax: (610) 444-5819
amartin@hoppemartin.com
Admitted to Practice
1995 - Pennsylvania
1996 - U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Practice Areas
Civil Litigation; Family Law; Personal Injury; Civil Rights & Constitutional Law; Business Law; Criminal Defense; Business Formation and Transactions; Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning; Real Estate Transactions and Zoning; Criminal Defense/DUI/Juvenile; Education Law; General Practice.
Reported Cases
Marcavage vs. Rendell, 936 A.2d 188 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2007), aff'd 951 A.2d 345 (Pa. 2008)
Awards
National Merit Scholar
Presidential Scholar, College of William & Mary
The Woolsack Society
Positions and Distinctions
Elder, The Willowdale Chapel, 1999-2002, 2008
Member of Committee, Chester County Republican Party
Lecturer, Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Author, Liberty Finds No Refuge in a Jurisprudence of Doubt: The Unconstitutional Use of Legislative History in Construing Pennsylvania Statutes, Penn State Law Review, Vol. 99, pp. 1043-1069 (1995).
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