Giving Back
At Hopkins & Carley, we are committed to supporting the communities in which we work and live. We honor and continue the tradition started by John Hopkins, our founder, of using our abilities and resources for the benefit of others, whether we are helping the community gain access to our legal system through pro bono work, providing financial support or devoting personal time in volunteer service to non-profit, civic and professional organizations.
We value the well-being of our community as we would that of our own children.
– John Hopkins, Founder
Our people take a personal interest in the vitality of the communities around Silicon Valley, and our firm strongly supports individual commitments to community service and leadership. For more than 50 years, our attorneys and staff have demonstrated their commitment by serving on the governing boards and in leadership positions of many organizations. We have also successfully tried numerous pro bono white-collar criminal cases for the Santa Clara County Public Defender’s Office. Recent examples of volunteer leadership roles held by Hopkins & Carley employees include Mayor of Gilroy, Chair of the San Jose City Council Planning Commission, Chairs of the Palo Alto and Silicon Valley/San Jose Chambers of Commerce, and board and executive leadership positions in Black Women Lawyers of California, Boy Scouts of America, California Women Lawyers, March of Dimes, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Planned Parenthood, Rotary Club and the YMCA.
For a list that captures our commitment, involvement, and common desire to give back to our communities, please click below:
Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center
Allonn Levy, Past President/Chair and Vice-Chair
Alameda Hospital
Lynn M. Humphreys, Ethics Committee
Black Women Lawyers of Northern California
Monique Jewett-Brewster, Past Treasurer and Board Member
Boy Scouts of America, Piedmont Council
Shirley E. Jackson, Den Leader
Boy Scouts of America, Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council
Richard M. Noack, Executive Board Member and Past Council President
Monique Jewett-Brewster, Past Chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee
Ellen McKissock, Government Affairs Committee and Board Representative for the Trust & Estate Section
California Minority Counsel Program (CMCP)
Monique Jewett-Brewster, Former Ambassadors Council Member
Camp Augusta
Shirley Jackson, Board of Directors
Catholic Community Foundation
Sara E. Hire, Advisor Steering Committee
Charles H. Packer, Member, Executive Director’s Steering Committee
Charter School of Morgan Hill
Ellen McKissock, Former Board Member
City of Gilroy
Perry Woodward, Former Mayor
City of San Jose Public Art Plan Steering Committee
Stephen J. Kottmeier, Member
City of San Jose Mayor’s Arts 20/20 Task Force
Stephen J. Kottmeier, Chair
City of San Jose, Redistricting Commission
Andrew Ditlevsen, Member
El Camino Hospital Foundation Planned Giving Council
Sara E. Hire, Member
Laurie-Ann Look, Member
Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real
Stephen J. Kottmeier, Chancellor
Financial Women of San Francisco
Monique Jewett-Brewster, Former Secretary and Chair of Scholarship Committee
First Community Housing
Matthew P. James, Secretary and Member of Board of Directors
Girl Scouts of Northern California
Monique Jewett-Brewster, Camp CEO Mentor
Good Karma Bikes
William S. Klein, Past Chair of the Board
Graceful Giving (Presentation High School)
Maria Bellafronto, Co-Founder
Greater Downtown San Jose Economic Recovery Task Force
Jay M. Ross, Board Member
Happy Hollow Foundation
Matt P. James, Former Board Member
History San Jose
Liam O’Connor, Chair of the Board of Directors
IP Justice
Allonn E. Levy, Board of Directors
Irvine Adult Day Health Services, Inc.
Sara E. Hire, Treasurer, Executive Committee of the Board
Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund
Charles H. Packer, Co-chair of the Peninsula Professional Advisors’ Network
Jewish Federation of Silicon Valley
Steven A. Ellenberg, Past President
Junior League of San Jose
Dori Yob Kilmer, Former Board of Directors
Leadership Morgan Hill
Ellen McKissock, Former member
Leadership Redwood City
Lucas Coe, Class of 2023
Dori Yob Kilmer, Class of 2009
Liam O’Connor, Class of 2012
Erika J. Gasaway, Class of 2015
Ryan D. Cunningham, Class of 2016
Peter Nissly, Class of 2018
Jennifer Mispagel, Class of 2019
Little Italy San Jose
Maria S. Bellafronto, Advisory Board Member
Lincoln High School Foundation
Steven A. Ellenberg, Board of Directors
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Team in Training
Charles H. Packer, Cycle Team Coach
Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen
Richard M. Noack, Advisory Board Member
Marine Raider Foundation
Michael W. M. Manoukian, Vice President of the Board
Morgan Hill Library Culture & Arts Commission
Ellen McKissock, Former Board Member
National Charity League
Chiara Portner, Member, Philanthropy Liaison and Grade Level Advisor
National Coalition of 100 Black Women
Monique Jewett-Brewster, Silicon Valley Chapter, former Public Policy Committee Member
Notre Dame High School
Dori Yob Kilmer, Former Governance Committee Member, Former Vice-Chair of Executive Committee
Pacific Clinics
William S. Klein, Board Member
Peninsula Joint Powers Authority
Perry Woodward, Board of Directors (Caltrain), Former Chair
REACH Youth Scholarships
Ryan D. Cunningham, Board Member
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose
Richard M. Noack, Permanent Deacon
Rotary Club of San Jose
Jay M. Ross, President (2017-18), Board of Directors
Steven A. Ellenberg, Board of Directors
Erika J. Gasaway, Member
Rotary Club of San Jose Foundation
Jay M. Ross, Board of Directors
Rotary Club of San Mateo
Angel Y. Saunders, Former Board Member
Saint Thomas More Society Board of Directors
Richard M. Noack, Board of Directors
Michael W. M. Manoukian, Vice President of the Board of Directors
San Jose Downtown Association
Liam O’Connor, Finance Committee Board Member, Former Board of Directors Member, Former Treasurer
San Jose Light Tower Corporation
Jay M. Ross, Advisory Council Member
San Jose Nonprofit Development Corporation
Jay M. Ross, Formerly on Board of Directors
San Jose Planning Commission
Dori Yob Kilmer, Past Chair
Jay M. Ross, Past 2-Term Chair
San Jose Repertory Theater
Jay M. Ross, Former Board Counsel
San Mateo Area Chamber of Commerce
Angel Y. Saunders, Secretary and Member of the Board of Directors
Santa Clara County LaRaza Lawyers
Allonn E. Levy, Associate Member
Eber Terceros, Associate Member and Treasurer
Santa Clara University Law Alumni Association
Charles H. Packer, Past National President, Member of the Past Presidents Council
Santa Clara University School of Law Jerry A. Kasner Estate Planning Symposium
Charles H. Packer, Chair of the Symposium Planning Committee
Santa Clara University Planned Giving Advisory Council
Charles H. Packer, Chair
Santa Clara University Real Estate Advisory Board
Maria S. Bellafronto, Board Member
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Perry Woodward, Past Board Member
Second Harvest Food Bank
Mark Heyl, Former Board Member
Senior Adults Legal Assistance (SALA)
Shinny Liu, Board Member
Daniel F. Pyne, Past Board Chair
Silicon Valley FACES
Daniel F. Pyne, Former Board of Directors, Past Board Chair
Silicon Valley Tech Academy, Inc.
Charles H. Packer, Board Member
SPUR
Dori Yob Kilmer, Former Board Member
SV Creates
Stephen J. Kottmeier, Former Chair
Thirty-One Women
Maria S. Bellafronto, Co-Founder
Dori Yob Kilmer, Member
YMCA Silicon Valley
Stephen J. Kottmeier, Former Board of Directors