Practice Areas:
Commercial Litigation
Insurance and Reinsurance

William Hoffman is an Associate of the firm where he specializes in insurance coverage and reinsurance litigation. From 1998 to August 2000, he was associated with the Reinsurance and Excess Insurance Department of Mendes & Mount, LLP. From September 2000 to December 2002, he was associated with the Insurance Department of Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP. Thereafter, he started his own practice where he represented clients in areas such as commercial and personal injury litigation, estate planning, real estate and bankruptcy. Mr. Hoffman joined Coughlin Duffy LLP in March 2005

Education:
Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D. 1997)
Member, Seton Hall Law Journal of Sport Law (1996-1997)
Author, Dallas' Head Cowboy Emerges Victorious in a Licensing Showdown with the NFL: National Football League Properties v. Dallas Cowboys Football Club, et.al., 7 Seton Hall J. Sport L. 255 (1997)

Amherst College (B.A., cum laude, 1994)

Professional Admissions:
State of New Jersey (1997)

State of New York (1998)
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1997)
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2001)
United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (2001)
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2001)
United States District Court for the Western District of New York (2001)

Memberships and Professional Activities:
Member, North Essex Chamber of Commerce (2002-2005)
Member, Rotary Club of the Caldwells (2002-2005)
Member, Commercial Law League of America (2003-2005)
Member, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (2003-2005)
Member, New Jersey State Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association

Publications & Presentations:

Midlige, Suzanne Cocco and Hoffman, William J., “US Supreme Court and Democrat Lawmakers Breath New Life Into Product Liability Claims,” Financier Worldwide Magazine, June 2009

Midlige, Suzanne Cocco, Hoffman, William J., and Carrer, Michael E., presentation, “Consider Yourself Warned! Federal Preemption of State Prescription Drug Claims and its Potential Impact on Product Liability Claims and Insurance,” Munich, Germany, 2008

Midlige, Suzanne Cocco and Hoffman, William J., presentation, “Cyber Liability:  Understanding Technology Losses in an Age of E-Commerce,”  Munich, Germany, 2007

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Contact:
P.O. Box 1917
350 Mount Kemble Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07962-1917

Direct Dial: (973) 631-6022
Facsimile: (973) 267-6442

E-mail:
whoffman@coughlinduffy.com