David Michael and Beryl Harlen

"We were made to feel very comfortable and put at ease which is something we appreciated."

Brian and Carole Cowdrey

"The service received has been absolutely first class, both professionally and in a pleasant, informative way, no improvement would be possible."

Terence William O’Hare

"Excellent service, felt valued all the way through. Have recommended you and will carry on doing so."

Richard Rayner

"The service received was excellent and you always had my best interests in mind."

Corinne Holmes

"I have used Hopkins for about 12 years now. Excellent service at all levels."

Ray Wakefield

"...professional, responsive and pro-active...I would recommend their service very highly to anyone going through a divorce."

Clive Bates

Please understand how much I appreciate the kindness, tolerance and guidance you, and members of your company, have shown to me..."

Darren Jennings

"...really helpful, talked to me like I was an equal...all the staff i've encountered have been superb."

Judith Hawley

"Thank you for making a traumatic time easier, your advice and help was invaluable."

Barbara Joyce Storer

"My late husband and I have been with Hopkins for many years. We have always received wonderful service from all the staff involved."

Pamela Morris

"...I would highly recommend Hopkins as the best local Solicitor..."

Mansfield Offices: 01623 782 080
Nottingham Office: 0115 9068 078

Hopkins Solicitors was founded in 1913 by Elijah Samuel Buxton Hopkins, known to his family and friends as Sam. The Hopkins family originally came from Eastwood, where Sam grew up in his mothers pub 'The Rising Sun Public House', based in the centre of Eastwood. A relation of Sam Hopkins was a Mr Willy Hopkins, a local Poet and good friend of Nottingham's own D H Lawrence, with Willy being mentioned in many of D H Lawrence's biographies. Sam became articulated at Hunt Dickens, a firm in Nottingham, before moving to London to be an Assistant Solicitor at Bailey, Shaw & Gillott.

He placed his own plate up for the first time on the Westminster Bank buildings in Sutton-in-Ashfield in the year of 1913. In the 1920s, with his eldest son Raymond and Mr Robert Bosworth (who happened to be the son of the Bank Manager at Westminster Bank). Sam Hopkins opened his first branch in Mansfield, a small office on Leeming Street.

Apart from being a local born Solicitor, Sam Hopkins was also a founding member of Mansfield Rotary Club and also started working for the Mining Union in 1926.

Waverley House

Hopkins closed its Sutton and Leeming Street offices and moved to the larger Waverley House on Westgate in about 1928 - where we still reside today. Waverley is now one of Mansfield's listed building thanks to its historic stonework, which is said to be the same as Mansfield's Moot Hall - commissioned by the then Lady of the Manor. Here, along with his eldest son Ray, Sam was joined by his younger son Brian. They worked together for 20 years before the death of Elijah Sam in 1951. Ray and Brian continued as Partners and were joined by Dennis Tate in 1959.

Hopkins Solicitors, thanks to its historical connections with Mansfield's mining communities, gradually expanded as the mines grew in size and number. In 1982, to cater for our continued growth, Hopkins opened a large office at Eden Court in Mansfield (our current Head Office). Hopkins growth was built on good service rather than costs, with word of mouth proving a better tool than any advertising could provide.

In 1995, the Partners made the bold step of opening an office in the city centre of Nottingham, which is still open today.

With the mining community in Nottinghamshire now reduced to just a few small pits Hopkins have adapted well. We have specialist Solicitors in all areas of the law (except criminal) and remain Mansfield's largest Solicitors, as well as being an emergent firm in the city of Nottingham.

Head Office: Eden Court, Crow Hill Drive, Mansfield, NG19 7AE Tel: 01623 782 080
Nottingham Office: 27 Regent Street, Nottingham, NG1 5BS Tel: 0115 9068 078
Mansfield Town Centre Office: Waverley House, 37 Westgate, Mansfield, NG18 1SH Tel: 01623 782 080