A respected attorney in the local area, he is the Past-President of the Rensselaer County Bar Association. His primary practice involves advising municipal, institutional, business clients and technology companies in tax certiorari litigation. He also advises business clients in developing successful strategies for risk management and liability protection as-well-as in day-to-day transactional matters including real estate and corporate management. Mr. Schopf represents such clients at trial in both state and federal courts as both plaintiff and defendant in litigation involving tax certiorari, insurance coverage, commercial transactions, and general commercial litigation.