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Jonathan M Hoffman

Aviation Attorney at Portland, OR

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Licensed for 47 years
State AK
Status Active
Acquired 1989
Updated 03/05/2023
State OR
Status Active
Acquired 1975
Updated 02/12/2023

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Jonathan M Hoffman
117 SW Taylor St Ste 200
Portland, OR, 97204-3029

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AVVO RATING 9.8 (Superb)

Work Experience

  • Senior partner
  • Martin Bischoff Templeton Langslet & Hoffman LLP
  • 1981 - 2015
  • Trial Attorney
  • U.S. Deparment Of Justice
  • 1977 - 1980
  • Trial Attorney
  • U.S. Department Of Justice, Civil Div.
  • 1975 - 1977

Education

  • University of Oregon School of Law
  • JD - Juris Doctor
  • 1975
  • Harvard College
  • AB
  • 1970

Legal Cases

  • Sands v. Kawasaki Motors Corp. U.S.A.
  • Lost
  • White v. Ford Motor Co
  • Mixed result on appeal
  • Winn v. United States
  • Won
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Associations

  • Product Liability Advisory Council, Case Selection Committee
  • Member
  • 2006 - Present
  • Oregon State Bar, Products Liability Section
  • Member
  • 2006 - Present
  • Product Liability Advisory Council
  • Sustaining Member
  • 1990 - Present
  • Alaska State Bar Association
  • Member
  • 1989 - Present
  • American Bar Association
  • Member
  • 1982 - Present
  • Federal Bar Association
  • Member
  • 1982 - Present
  • Multnomah County Bar Association
  • Member
  • 1981 - Present
  • Oregon Association of Defense Counsel
  • Member
  • 1981 - Present
  • Oregon State Bar
  • Member
  • 1975 - Present
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Languages Spoken

  • English

Honors and Awards

  • Super Lawyer
  • Thomson Reuters
  • 2015
  • Super Lawyer
  • Thomson Reuters
  • 2014
  • Super Lawyer
  • Thomson Reuters
  • 2013
  • Super Lawyer
  • Thomson Reuters
  • 2012
  • Super Lawyer
  • Thomson Reuters
  • 2011
  • Super Lawyer
  • Thomson Reuters
  • 2010
  • Super Lawyer
  • Thomson Reuters
  • 2009
  • Super Lawyer
  • Thomson Reuters
  • 2008
  • Distinguished Service Award
  • Product Liability Advisory Council
  • 2007
  • Super Lawyer
  • Thomson Reuters
  • 2007
  • Super Lawyer
  • Thomson Reuters
  • 2006
  • AV Rated
  • Martindale-Hubbell
  • N/A
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Publications

  • Product Safety & Liability Reporter
  • Personal Jurisdiction After Nicastro and Goodyear: Where Do We Stand Now?
  • 2012
  • 75 J. Air L. & Com. 621
  • “George Leloudas: Risk and Liability in Air Law,”
  • 2010
  • 86 Neb. L. Rev. 633
  • If the Glove Don't Fit, Try Newer Gloves: The Unplanned Obsolescence of the Substantial Similarity Standard for Experimental Evidence
  • 2008
  • 5 BNA Expert Law Report 167
  • Analysis & Perspective: “Recent Post-Kumho Tire Product Liability Decisions,”
  • 2005
  • 33 BNA Product Safety & Liability Reporter 318
  • Punitive Damages Affecting Product Liability Litigation in the Wake of State Farm v. Campbell
  • 2005
  • 32 Rutgers L. J., 1005
  • Questions Before Answers: The Ongoing Search to Understand the Origins of the Open Courts Clause
  • 2001
  • “Expert Evidence: A Practitioner’s Guide to Law, Science, and the FJC Manual,” West Group
  • Contributing Author
  • 1997
  • 74 Or. L. Rev. 1279
  • By the Course of the Law: The Origins of the Open Courts Clause of State Constitutions
  • 1995
  • 36 S. Texas L. Rev. 353; republished 44 Defense L. J. 673
  • Res Ipsa Loquitur and Indeterminate Product Defects: If They Speak for Themselves, What are They Saying
  • 1995
  • N.Y.L.J., May 30, 1986
  • A Look at Court's Use of First Amendment as a Defense in Common Law Negligence Claims
  • 1986
  • 21 Tort & Ins. L.J. 5
  • From Random House to Mickey Mouse: Liability for Negligent Publishing and Broadcasting,”
  • 1985
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Portland Aviation Lawyer Jonathan M Hoffman
Jonathan M Hoffman
Aviation Attorney
Portland, OR
Licensed for 47 years