Core Practice Areas
16 VerticalsAbout & Mediation Philosophy
Neutral ProfileDavid 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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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 PositionsFounder
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 HonorsLawyer 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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| Format | Duration | Rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN_PERSON | HOURLY | $600 | Family Law Mediation |
| IN_PERSON | HOURLY | $675 | Commercial Contracts |
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