Richard D. Hoffman

Areas of Practice Commercial and Fiduciary Litigation (representation of lawyers, directors & officers and corporate management) Insurance Litigation and Coverage (focusing on specialty lines of professional liability, directors & officers, architects & engineers, and errors and omissions) Corporate Advice on Directors and Officers Duties and Insurance Coverage Admissions California Supreme Court of the United States U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California U. S. District Court for the Southern District of California U. S. District Court for the Central District of California U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of California Supreme Court of California Court of Appeals of California Education University of California College of the Law, San Francisco, J. D., 1977 - Editor, Constitutional Law Quarterly - Order of the Coif; Thurston Honor Society University of California, Los Angeles, B. A., with honors, 1973 Experience Duane Morris LLP - Partner, 2010-present Nixon Peabody LLP - Partner, 2001-2010 - Managing Partner San Francisco and Los Angeles Offices, 2001-2007 Lillick & Charles - Partner, 1984-2001 - Co-Head of Litigation, 1998-2001 - Risk Management Partner, 1995-2001 - Associate, 1980-1984 Professional Activities American Bar Association - Associate, National Legal Malpractice Data Center (Division of Standing Committee on Lawyers Professional Liability) State Bar of California - Former Member, Professional Liability Insurance Committee San Francisco Bar Association Honors and Awards Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2022-2024 AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell®