L. Theodore Hoppe, Jr.
Partner

Phone: (610) 892-7777
Fax: (610) 892-7525
TedH@shieldsandhoppe.com

Mr. Hoppe was born in Alexandria, Virginia on April 5, 1964 and presently lives with his wife and two children in Delaware County, PA. He graduated from Widener University School of law with a J.D. in 1991. He did his undergraduate studies at Old Dominion University from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science in 1987.

Admitted to Practice:

1991 -	Pennsylvania New Jersey U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
1992 -	U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
2004 -	U.S. Supreme Court

Practice Areas:
Civil Litigation; Civil Rights - Religious Liberty, First Amendment; Constitutional Law; Labor and Employment; Family Law; Divorce; Discrimination; Bankruptcy; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate; Contracts; Real Estate; Workers Compensation; Business Law; Collections; General Practice

Reported Cases:
Freedom Baptist Church of Delaware County v. Middletown Township , 204 F. Supp. 2d 857, 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8258 ( U.S. Dist. Ct. E. D. Pa. 5/8/02)

Awards:
Moot Court Honor Society, Eagle Scout

Memberships:
Delaware County Bar Association (Past Chair, Family Law Section) and Pennsylvania Bar Associations; National Lawyers Association; Christian Legal Society, Alliance Defense Fund.

Affiliations:
Lambda Chi Alpha; Elder, Concord Liberty Presbyterian Church

Military:
U.S. Army, Spec 4, Military Police, 1982-1984; U.S. Army National Guard, 1st Lt., Platoon Leader, 1984-1991

C. Scott Shields
Partner

Phone: (610) 892-7777
Fax: (610) 892-7525
sshields@aol.com

Mr. Shields was born on April 24, 1965 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania and presently lives with his three children, Deborah, Alexis, and Olivia, in the Borough of Rutledge, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Widener University School of Law with a J.D. in 1993. He completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Florida where he received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1989. Scott has previously served as an elected Councilman for the Borough of Rutledge since 1997, and was the Chairman of the Finance Committee. Scott was responsible for the Borough's annual budget where he consistently passed budgets without any real estate tax increases. Scott was elected Mayor of Rutledge in 2006, and remains in that elected position.

Admitted to Practice:

1993 -	Pennsylvania U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
2004 -	U.S. Supreme Court

Practice Areas:
Civil Litigation; Criminal Law; Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Civil Rights; Workers Compensation; Commercial Law; Business Law; Contracts; Family Law; Divorce; Child Support; Child Custody; Adoption Law; Real Estate; Wills; Probate; Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates

Reported Cases:
Represented the Philly 5 Defendants in the criminal prosecution in Philadelphia where they were charged with ethnic intimidation, riot, and many other charges for preaching the Bible in the public square. Scott successfully argued the Motion to Dismiss which was granted in its entirety. This case received national exposure due to the unprecedented use of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code to stifle and suppress Pro-Christian speech.

Classes/Seminars Taught:
Seminar Speaker: "Automobile Law", Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1999

Memberships:
Delaware County (Member, Criminal Section) and Pennsylvania (Member, Criminal Section) Bar Associations.

Community Involvement:
Mayor, Borough of Rutledge

Amanda Brinton
Associate

Phone: (610) 892-7777
Fax: (610) 892-7525
abrinton@shieldsandhoppe.com

Ms. Brinton was born on April 24, 1975 in Wilmington, Delaware. She presently resides with her husband and son in Wilmington, Delaware. She graduated from Widener University School of Law with a J.D. in 2000. She performed her undergraduate studies at the University of Delaware from where she received a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1997.

Admitted to Practice:

2002 -	Pennsylvania
2004 -	Delaware
2005 -	United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Practice Areas:
Domestic Relations; Family Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Adoption Law; Domestic Violence; Visitation Rights; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Criminal Law; Driving While Intoxicated; Drug Crimes; Juvenile Criminal Law; Parole and Probation; Bankruptcy; Civil Rights; Real Estate; Collections; Estate Planning; Wills; Probate; Trust Law; Guardianship; Workers Compensation; Trusts and Estates

Honors:
Staff Member, 1998-1999 Widener Law Symposium Journal Research Editor, 1999-2000, Widener Law Symposium Journal Phi Delta Phi, Harrington Inn Honor Chapter.

Memberships:
Pennsylvania Bar Association Delaware Bar Association