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David Hoffman

Founding Member

“Mediator, Arbitrator, and Collaborative Law Attorney”

Boston, Massachusetts
41+Years Exp
2000Cases Resolved

Core Practice Areas

16 Verticals
✓Family Law Mediation
✓Divorce & Separation
✓Child Custody & Visitation
✓Child Support Disputes
✓Commercial Contracts
✓Securities Litigation
✓ADA Compliance Disputes
✓Personal Injury Claims
✓Medical Malpractice Claims
✓Legal Malpractice
✓Insurance Coverage Disputes
✓Real Estate Transactions
✓Construction Disputes
✓Landlord-Tenant Disputes
✓Environmental Claims
✓Will Contests
✓Certified Neutral
✓Court-Approved ADR

About & Mediation Philosophy

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David A. Hoffman is the founding member of Boston Law Collaborative, LLC, where he serves as a mediator, arbitrator, and Collaborative Law attorney. David also teaches three courses at Harvard Law School, where he is the John H. Watson, Jr. Lecturer on Law: Mediation; Diversity and Dispute Resolution; and Legal Profession: Collaborative Law. David’s practice is focused on resolving conflict in business, family, and employment cases. He has served as mediator and/or arbitrator in more than two thousand commercial, family, employment, construction, personal injury, insurance, and other business cases. David was named Boston’s “Lawyer of the Year” for 2022 in the field of Arbitration by the book Best Lawyers in America and U.S. News & World Report, and also Boston’s “Lawyer of the Year” in previous years, including 2021 (Collaborative Family Law) and 2020 (Mediation). In 2021, he was named in Boston Magazine’s inaugural list of “Top Lawyers.” David has also been selected for the Massachusetts “Super Lawyer” list published in Boston Magazine every year since 2004, when the listing began. In 2014, the American College of Civil Trial Mediators gave David its Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2015, the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution gave David its highest honor, the D’Alermberte-Raven award.

Credentials & Institutional Standing

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License

Attorney

Education

Harvard

J.D. · Law

Class of 1984

Harvard Law School

J.D. · Law

Class of 1984

Cornell

M.A. · American Studies

Class of 1974

Cornell University

M.A. · American Studies

Class of 1974

Princeton

B.A.

Class of 1970

Princeton University

B.A.

Class of 1970

Work History

5 Positions

Founder

Boston Law Collaborative, LLC

2003 – Present

Founder of law and dispute resolution firm.

Partner / Associate

Hill & Barlow

1985 – 2002

Associate 1985-92; Partner 1992-2002.

Clerk

Hon. Stephen G. Breyer

1984 – 1985

Founding Member

Boston Law Collaborative, LLC

Serves as a mediator, arbitrator, and Collaborative Law attorney.

John H. Watson, Jr. Lecturer on Law

Harvard Law School

Teaches courses on Mediation, Diversity and Dispute Resolution, and Legal Profession: Collaborative Law.

Honors & Recognition

10 Honors

Lawyer of the Year (Arbitration)

Best Lawyers in America / U.S. News & World Report

2022

Boston’s Lawyer of the Year in the field of Arbitration.

Lawyer of the Year (Collaborative Family Law)

Best Lawyers in America / U.S. News & World Report

2021

Boston’s Lawyer of the Year in Collaborative Family Law.

Founders Award

Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council

2021

Top Lawyers

Boston Magazine

2021

Inaugural list.

Lawyer of the Year (Mediation)

Best Lawyers in America / U.S. News & World Report

2020

Boston’s Lawyer of the Year in Mediation.

Prof. Frank E.A. Sander Award

Massachusetts Bar Association

2018

D'Alemberte-Raven Award

American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution

2015

D’Alermberte-Raven Award

American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution

2015

Highest honor from the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution.

Lifetime Achievement Award

American College of Civil Trial Mediators

2014

Super Lawyer

Boston Magazine

2004

Selected every year since 2004.

Fees & Availability

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FormatDurationRateNotes
IN_PERSONHOURLY$600Family Law Mediation
IN_PERSONHOURLY$675Commercial Contracts

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