Hopkins & Windett, LLC

05/16/2023

Delaware's probation system is in desperate need of an overhaul. Technical violations of probation and sanctions for noncompliance with terms that have nothing to do preventing recidivism or promoting rehabilitation lead to unnecessary incarceration and often put probationers in a worse position to be successful in the community. Read about SB 4 and use the ACLU's action link (2nd link) to send a message to your legislators asking them to vote "Yes" on this important legislation.

https://www.aclu-de.org/en/legislation/senate-bill-4-probation-reform

https://action.aclu.org/send-message/support-sb-4-pass-probation-reform-now-0

Status: In Committee (Senate Corrections and Public Safety) ACLU-DE Position: Support

04/14/2023

06/12/2020

We appreciate the ACLU of Delaware's recognition of Hopkins & Windett, LLC attorney Adam Windett and his efforts to urge the mayor to lift Dover's unconstitutional curfew restrictions. If you have been adversely impacted, stopped, or cited for a violation of the curfew, contact us for a free consultation. (302) 744-9321.

"Thank you to Adam Windett at Hopkins & Windett, LLC, who sent a letter to Mayor Christiansen on June 11, 2020 asking him to rescind the curfew. In his letter, Adam said "At a time when the nation is standing up in peaceful demonstration, not just against police brutality and misconduct but also in opposition to the breadth of police power and discriminatory exercise of police discretion, it is an affront to citizens of this community to strip the people of their rights to freedom of movement, speech, assembly, and liberty while providing law enforcement with unlimited discretion to stop, detain, search, and charge citizens with a violation of the law."" - ACLU of Delaware. June 12, 2020. We Sent a Letter to Dover's Mayor Asking Him to Halt the City's Curfew [Press Release]

Curfews cannot be enacted to thwart free speech, nor can they continue when there is no true emergency. Mayor Christiansen should halt Dover’s curfew and instead focus on transforming the policies in his community that are contributing to the harm of Black and Brown people disproportionately.

03/27/2020

Hopkins & Windett will remain open through the state of emergency. We will continue with our normal business hours - Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. Please call ahead to schedule appointments. We can be reached via phone at (302) 744-9321, or via email -
Veronica August ([email protected]);
Kasey Bennett ([email protected]);
Melissa Hopkins ([email protected]);
Adam Windett ([email protected]). Adam Windett can be reached after hours at (302) 404-4201.

In an effort to reduce risk related to Covid-19 transmission, we would ask that anyone who has had contact with someone who has tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 14 days or anyone who has experienced a fever greater than 100, difficulty breathing, cough, or shortness of breath in the last 14 days to avoid entering the building. Please contact us at (302) 744-9321 and we will make arrangements to schedule a meeting via teleconference or Skype.

03/07/2020

Congratulations to Adam Windett on securing a verdict of not guilty on all counts in State of Delaware v. Quioly Demby. Mr. Demby was facing 10 years to life on drug and fi****ms charges.

MARYDEL, Del. – Delaware State Police arrested two suspects after they found drugs and a weapon during a warrant attempt Thursday afternoon. At around 4:15 p.m., members of the Kent County Governor’s Task Force and Probation and Parole responded to a home in the 300 block of Grygo Road in Maryde...

02/05/2020

Check out what Adam Windett had to say about proposed legislation to amend the Delaware criminal code to clarify the law regarding possession of fi****ms by medical cannabis patients.

One bill seeks to allow home-grows while the other focuses on Second Amendment rights.

01/31/2020

Congratulations to Adam Windett on securing an acquittal on all charges on behalf of Timothy Safford. This was Adam's second consecutive complete acquittal in a first degree murder trial, following the 2017 double homicide acquittal in State v. Damon Bethea.

DOVER — Not guilty on all counts was the verdict for a man charged with murder following a deadly shooting at an apartment complex two years ago. Timothy L. Safford, 44, showed no outward emotion after the seven-woman, five-man jury returned its decision after nearly 12 hours total of deliberation...

01/30/2020

Hopkins & Windett attorney Adam Windett testified before the Delaware General Assembly Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee yesterday to advocate for clarification of the criminal code regarding the possession of fi****ms by medical cannabis patients. Read more:

The sponsor of a bill allowing medical ma*****na patients in Delaware to grow their own pot has tabled the measure while he works to gain support for the proposal