cast of characters
Max Hopper Deceased
Alan Loewinsohn Litigation attorney with Loewinsohn, Flegle, & Deary
Andrew W. Guthrie Attorney with Haynes and Boone LLP
Anne M. Johnson Attorney with Haynes and Boone LLP
Audrey Funeral Director
Barbara Chappell Stephen Hopper’s wife
Betty Reynolds Max Hopper’s Assistant & Friend to Jo & Max
Bill & Chelen Friends of Max & Jo Hopper
Blair Dog—Scottie, a rescue
Brian P. Lauten Attorney with Brian Lauten PC representing Lenny Vitullo
Calamity Jane (C.J.) CPA to both Max & Jo (business & personal)
Carl Cecere Appellate Attorney with Cecere PC
Charles & Madelaine Friends of Max & Jo Hopper
Chris McNeill Attorney with Block, Garden & McNeill LLP
David Murrell Investment Advisor Private Wealth Management
Debra Round Vice President Senior Trust Officer Private Bank
Dr. Anderson Doctor for Jo Hopper’s Father
Dr. Galvan Oncologist for Jo Hopper
Dr. Wordman Oncologist for Jo Hopper
EL Atkins Litigation attorney at Atkins Law Firm for Estate of Johnny Fisher
Eula & Bill Friends of Max & Jo Hopper
Evan A. Young Attorney with Baker Botts, LLP
Gary Matesic Car Appraiser
Gary Stolbach Probate attorney with Glast, Phillips & Murray PC
Gerry W. Beyer Professor/Attorney at Texas Tech University School of Law
Grayson Linyard Litigation attorney with Hunton & Williams LLP
Henry Etier Assistant to Susan Novak (IA)
Henry Steele Probate Attorney Jo Hopper interviewed
Jack Hooper Friend of Jo Hopper
James Bell Litigation attorney with James Bell PC
James E. Pennington Malpractice Attorney with Law Offices of James E. Pennington PC
James Jennings Litigation attorney with Erhard & Jennings PC
Jamie Dimon Chairman & CEO JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
Janie McKewen Friend of Max & Jo Hopper
Jeffrey S. Levinger Appellate Attorney with Levinger PC
Jerry Jones Expert Witness/Attorney with Ikard, Golden, Jones, PC
Jessica B. Pulliam Attorney with Baker Botts, LLP
Jill Broussard Photographer for D Magazine
Jim Flegle Litigation attorney with Loewinsohn, Flegle, & Deary Jo Hopper 2nd Wife
John Eichman Litigation attorney with Hunton & Williams LLP
John Malesovas Attorney with Malesovas Law Firm
John Powers Head of Trust Specialty Practices JPMorgan Chase Bank
John Round Probate Attorney with Strasburger & Price LLP
Jon Azano Litigation attorney with Fee, Smith, Sharp & Vitullo LLP
Joseph Guinto Reporter for D Magazine
Judge Brenda Hull Thompson Probate Court 1 Dallas County Judge
John Creuzot Judge in Dallas County
Judge Margaret Jones-Johnson Probate Court 3 Dallas County
Judge Michael Miller Probate Court 3 Dallas County
Kal Grant Wealth Advisor—Private Wealth Management
Keith Brennan Probate Attorney Jo Hopper Interviewed
Kelley Cash Litigation attorney with James Bell PC
Kerry Schonwald Litigation attorney with Loewinsohn, Flegle, &
Deary Laura Wassmer Max Hopper’s daughter and heir to Max Hopper Estate
Leah 1st Wife; Mother to Stephen & Laura
Lenny Vitullo Litigation attorney with Fee, Smith, Sharp & Vitullo LLP
Lois Ann Stanton Expert witness/Attorney with Osborne, Helman, Knebel & Scott, LLP
Lyle Pishny Attorney with Lathrop & Gage LLP
Mark Enoch Litigation attorney with Glast, Phillips & Murray PC
Mark Sales Expert witness/Attorney with Diamond McCarthy LLP
Matthew Muckleroy Litigation attorney with James Bell PC
Michael Bourland Expert witness/Attorney with Bourland, Wall & Wenzel PC
Michael Graham Probate attorney with the Graham Law Firm
Michael Loewinsohn Litigation assistant with Loewinsohn, Flegle, &
Deary Michael Yanof Appellate attorney with Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Iron, LLP
Millie Dog—Pit Bull mix, a rescue
Nikki DeShazo Mediator and retired Dallas County Probate Judge
Paul Malouf Malouf Consulting Services—AV & Electronics at trial
Robert A. Sacks Attorney with Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Robert Crandall Retired President of American Airlines
Robert Dubose Appellate attorney with Alexander Dubose Jefferson LLP
Robert Gilbreath Appellate attorney with Hawkins, Parnell & Young LLP
Robert Hirschhorn Jury Expert with Cathy E. Bennett & Associates
Robert Tobey Attorney with Johnston Tobey Baruch representing Block, Garden & McNeill
Ron Cresswell Probate attorney with Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
Ronald Reneker Litigation attorney with Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr PC representing Gary Stolbach
Ross Stoddard Mediator
Stanley Johanson Expert Witness/Attorney/Professor at University of Texas Law School
Stephen Hopper Max Hopper’s son and heir to Max Hopper Estate
Susan Kravik Attorney/Inside Counsel JPMorgan Chase Bank
Susan Novak Sr. Estate Officer—Private Wealth Management—Estate Settlement Unit—Independent Administrator (IA) Max Hopper’s Estate
Tarian Starr Litigation attorney—retired, & friend of Jo Hopper Taylor Horton Litigation attorney with Fee, Smith, Sharp & Vitullo LLP
Thomas Featherston Expert witness/Attorney/Professor at Baylor Law School
Thomas Martyn National Estate Administration Head JPMorgan Chase Bank
Todd Baird Banker Private Wealth Management
Tom Cantrill Probate Attorney for IA with Hunton & Williams LLP
Trey Cox Expert witness/Attorney with Lynn Pinker Cox & Hurst
Van H. Beckwith Attorney with Baker Botts, LLP
Wendy Bessette In-House Attorney and Susan Novak’s Supervisor