Emma Jane Hopper
Associate
Profile
Ms. Hopper is an associate of Osborne, Helman, Scott, Knisely & Stanton, LLP in Austin, Texas. She focuses her practice in the area of fiduciary litigation, primarily involving trust, estate, and guardianship disputes. Ms. Hopper also represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries in connection with probate procedures, trust and estate administration, guardian administration, and trust terminations and modifications.
Education
- The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas (J.D., 2025)
- Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee (B.A. in History, summa cum laude, 2022)
- University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland (Fall 2018 – Spring 2019)
Professional Memberships and Honors
- Member, The State Bar of Texas
- Member, State Bar of Texas (Real Estate, Probate, and Trust Law Section)
- Member, Austin Bar Association
- Member, Austin Young Lawyers Association
- Selected as a 2025 Law Student of the Year by the National Jurist
- Recipient of the 2024 Access to Justice Law Student Pro Bono Award
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Select Publications and Presentations
Asset Protection: Domestic and International Law and Tactics (four volumes; updated quarterly)
West Group
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1995
A Brief History of Asset Protection Trusts
ALI CLE Estate Planning Course Materials Journal, January 2022
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2022
Truth, Transparence, and The Right of Privacy
The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Law Journal, Volume 46, Number 3, Summer 2021
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2021
The Financial Action Task Force and the Legal Profession
New York Law School Law Review, 2014/15, Volume 59, Number 3
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2015
Asset Protection Trusts Under Attack – Views from the Bench and Bar
49th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, Orlando, Florida
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Co-Author/Presenter
2015
Asset Protection Trust Planning Using Traditional Estate Planning Techniques
Community Foundation of Southern New Mexico, 32nd Annual Estate Planning Institute, Las Cruses, New Mexico
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Co-Author/Presenter
2015
The Financial Action Task Force and The Good Practices Guidance
New Mexico State Bar 2012 Bridge the Gap, Albuquerque, New Mexico; The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel Southeast Regional Meeting, Savannah, Georgia; The National College of Probate Judges, Jekyll Island, Georgia; Connecticut Bar Association Probate Section Meeting, New Haven Connecticut; The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel New England Regional Meeting, Mashantucket, Connecticut
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2011
The Financial Action Task Force and Its Impact on The Practice of Law
33rd Annual Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, Houston, Texas (2009); 44th Annual Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning, Orlando, Florida
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2009
Asset Protection: Trust Planning
American Law Institute – American Bar Association Course of Study, Planning Techniques for Large Estates, New York, New York (April, 2009)
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Co-Author/Presenter
2009
Converting an Asset Protection Trust into a Tax-Efficient Wealth Reserve
U.S. Taxation of International Operations
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Co-Author
2003
The Influence of Spanish and Mexican Laws on the Property and Probate Laws of Texas
The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law, Santiago, Chile
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Co-Author/Presenter
2003
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Accessing and Managing Digital Assets After Death
Accessing and Managing Digital Assets After Death
UT Law CLE Estate Planning, Guardianship and Elder Law Conference, Galveston, Texas
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2023
The Role of the Guardian Under Texas Law
The Role of the Guardian Under Texas Law
University of Texas Law CLE, Estate Planning, Guardianship, and Elder Law Conference
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2023
