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Practice Summary Steve Hopkins’ experience includes tax administrative practice before the Internal Revenue Service and state tax authorities and tax litigation in federal and state courts. Steve also represents clients in federal and state estate and gift tax planning, compliance and dispute resolution with tax authorities. He also has extensive experience in domestic and foreign tax planning and employee benefit and executive compensation planning and compliance.
Areas of Focus
- Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation
- Estate and Gift Tax Planning and Compliance
- Mergers and Acquisitions
- Tax Law
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota
- United States District Court for the District of Minnesota
- United States Tax Court
- Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
- Federal Court of Claims
Professional Memberships
- Hennepin County Bar Association
- Minnesota State Bar Association, Tax and Employee Benefits Sections
- American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law, Business and Taxation Sections
Professional / Academic Honors
- Selected as a Super Lawyers® by peers in 2007 - 2010
Publications / Speaking Engagements
- Panel Speaker, 2007 Henson & Efron Seminar Series, “Advanced Choice of Entity: Tax and Non-Tax Considerations”
- Presenter, Hennepin County Bar Association’s CLE course, "2007 Federal and State Tax Law Updates", April 2007; discussed IRC Section 338(h)(10) elections and the Nadler v. Commissioner decision
- Panel Speaker, 2006 Henson & Efron Seminar Series, co-sponsored by ADP and US Bank, "Estate Planning"
- Presenter and Speaker, 49th Annual MNCPA Tax Conference, "Considerations in Choosing a Business Entity"
- Co-Presenter, 2003 Henson & Efron Seminar Series, co-sponsored by ADP and US Bank, "S-Corporations Tax Issues"
- Panel Speaker, 2003 Henson & Efron Seminar Series, co-sponsored by ADP and US Bank, "Effective Use of Buy/Sell Agreements"
- Panel Speaker, 2002 Henson & Efron Seminar Series, co-sponsored by ADP and US Bank, "Choice of Entity (Tax and Non-Tax Considerations)"
- Presenter and Speaker, Sponsored by National Business Institute, "Employee Benefits Impacted by the Tax Reform Act of 1986"
Education
- LL.M. (Tax), New York University, 1981
- Juris Doctor, cum laude, William Mitchell College of Law, 1980
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Minnesota
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