Trudy Hopman*

For almost 30 years, Trudy has guided hundreds of clients through marriage, separation, divorce, child custody, property division and other domestic matters.  She has extensive experience in complex family law disputes and is also experienced in estate and plaintiff personal injury litigation.  Trudy is regularly involved in multi-party negotiations, trials and appeals. Trudy is particularly adept at files that have complex financial issues, and those with high conflict parenting issues.  She has built strong relationships with leading experts and professionals to assist her clients when necessary.

Trudy is well known for her passionate, no-nonsense approach, her legal expertise, and her ability to craft creative legal solutions. She is a strong advocate for alternate methods to resolving disputes where client’s fashion the outcome, rather than having one imposed by a court.  Trudy was trained as a Mediator early in her practice, so that she could effectively represent her clients in that forum and has also trained in the Collaborative process.  When the new parenting coordinator and family law arbitration process came to British Columbia, she was quick to become accredited as a Parenting Coordinator as well as a Family Law Arbitrator.  With her extensive alternate dispute skills and training, her years of courtroom experience, and her up-to-date knowledge of the law, Trudy is able to confidently evaluate cases and advise her clients on the best forum for the resolution of their disputes, whether that be an alternate dispute resolution process, or litigation.

Throughout her career, Trudy has frequently contributed to the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia in the area of Family Law as a faculty member, speaker, writer, and volunteer.

As a bilingual practitioner, Trudy can assist her clients in both English and Dutch.