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Jonathan M Hoffman
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Licensed in Alaska for 37 years
State: Alaska
Acquired: 1989
No misconduct found
Licensed in Oregon for 50 years
State: Oregon
Acquired: 1975
No misconduct found
Location
Law Offices of Jonathan M Hoffman
117 SW Taylor St Ste 200, Portland, OR, 97204-3029
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Experience
Honors
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
Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters
2007
Distinguished Service Award, Product Liability Advisory Council
2007
Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters
2006
Super Lawyer, Thomson Reuters
N/A
AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
1981 - 2015
Senior partner, Martin Bischoff Templeton Langslet & Hoffman LLP
1977 - 1980
Trial Attorney, U.S. Deparment Of Justice
1975 - 1977
Trial Attorney, U.S. Department Of Justice, Civil Div.
Associations
2006 - Present
Product Liability Advisory Council, Case Selection CommitteeMember
2006 - Present
Oregon State Bar, Products Liability SectionMember
1990 - Present
Product Liability Advisory CouncilSustaining Member
1989 - Present
Alaska State Bar AssociationMember
1982 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
1982 - Present
Federal Bar AssociationMember
1981 - Present
Multnomah County Bar AssociationMember
1981 - Present
Oregon Association of Defense CounselMember
1975 - Present
Oregon State BarMember
Sample of 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
Zabala Clemente v. United States
Lost at trial, reversed and prevailed on appeal
Hoffman v. United States,
Won at trial and on appeal
Bertrand v. United States
Prevailed in U.S. District Court, reversed on appeal
Dyer v. United States
Lost at trial, affirmed on appeal
Bancorp Leasing & Financial Corp. v. Agusta Aviation Corp.
Obtained summary judgment and affirmed on appeal
Bell Helicopter v. United States
Lost on summary judgment at trial, affirmed on appeal
Rendleman v. Bowen
Won twice in US District Court, reversed twice in Court of Appeals, then settled
Carey v. United Airlines, Inc.
Obtaibed summary judgment in US District Court, affirmed on appeal
Coyle v. P.T. Garuda Indonesia
Summary judgment denied in trial court, reversed and prevailed on appeal
Bauman v. DaimlerChrysler Corp
Lost in Court of Appeals, won in U.S. Supreme Court
Education
1975
University of Oregon School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1970
Harvard College
AB
Publications
2012
Product Safety & Liability Reporter
Personal Jurisdiction After Nicastro and Goodyear: Where Do We Stand Now?
2010
75 J. Air L. & Com. 621
“George Leloudas: Risk and Liability in Air Law,”
2008
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
2005
33 BNA Product Safety & Liability Reporter 318
Punitive Damages Affecting Product Liability Litigation in the Wake of State Farm v. Campbell
2005
5 BNA Expert Law Report 167
Analysis & Perspective: “Recent Post-Kumho Tire Product Liability Decisions,”
2001
32 Rutgers L. J., 1005
Questions Before Answers: The Ongoing Search to Understand the Origins of the Open Courts Clause
1997
“Expert Evidence: A Practitioner’s Guide to Law, Science, and the FJC Manual,” West Group
Contributing Author
1995
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
1986
N.Y.L.J., May 30, 1986
A Look at Court's Use of First Amendment as a Defense in Common Law Negligence Claims
1985
21 Tort & Ins. L.J. 5
From Random House to Mickey Mouse: Liability for Negligent Publishing and Broadcasting,”
Languages
English