Alexandria, Va. — ABI announces that Katherine Hopkins of Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP (Fort Worth, Texas) has been selected as one of ABI’s “40 Under 40,” ABI’s award program that recognizes 40 of the top insolvency industry professionals under the age of 40. The honorees will be recognized at a special ceremony on Dec. 1 at ABI’s 2023 Winter Leadership Conference at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Hopkins is a partner at Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP and specializes in a wide range of legal areas, including asset acquisitions, divestitures, financings and restructurings, with a primary focus on bankruptcy and business reorganizations. Within her firm’s Business Reorganization and Bankruptcy group, she represents a diverse clientele that includes creditors, debtors, chapter 11 trustees, liquidating trustees, equity stakeholders and other interested parties. Hopkins was honored in 2016 with the prestigious Romina L. Mulloy-Bossio Achievement Award, which recognized her outstanding contributions as a young bankruptcy lawyer. In polls conducted by Fort Worth Magazine and 360 West, she was voted one of the city’s best bankruptcy attorneys. She also was named the Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association’s Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year in 2020, and she is a 2022 Fort Worth Business Press 40 Under 40 award recipient. In addition to her legal career, Hopkins is deeply engaged in both community and professional organizations, holding influential leadership positions. She currently serves as the vice president of Programming for the John C. Ford American Inn of Court Executive Board, and she recently concluded her term as chair of the International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation’s DFW Network.

“The members of the 2023 class are an inspiration for the commitment, creativity and ingenuity that they demonstrate in both their careers and communities,” said ABI Executive Director Amy Quackenboss. “This diverse collection of honorees is comprised of future leaders that will drive ABI and the insolvency community forward.”

The “40 Under 40” winners are distinguished by professional achievements and service and were selected by a group of experienced professionals from ABI’s current leadership. Now in its seventh year, the goal of ABI’s “40 under 40” award program is not simply to create a one-time ceremony, but to fully engage those selected as future leaders in the insolvency profession and to build on the initiative each year.

Click here to view the full list of the 2023 “40 Under 40” honorees.

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ABI is the largest multi-disciplinary, nonpartisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency. ABI was founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues. The ABI membership includes nearly 10,000 attorneys, accountants, bankers, judges, professors, lenders, turnaround specialists and other bankruptcy professionals, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information. For additional information on ABI, visit www.abi.org. For additional conference information, visit http://www.abi.org/calendar-of-events.