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title: David Hoffman
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![David Hoffman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Hoffman-David-web_387b80234b436914b493da0d5d236502.jpg)

# David Hoffman

David Hoffman is in private practice in Woodland Hills emphasizing all aspects of major tort litigation, including medical malpractice, insurance bad faith and civil rights violations. Mr. Hoffman is a former firefighter and has tried over 100 cases to verdict. He has been a member of the CAALA Board of Governors since 1993. He is a co-founder of the L.A. Bench-Bar Coalition, served a term on the LACBA Judicial Appointments Committee, and has spoken at numerous MCLE programs. Mr. Hoffman graduated from UCLA in 1984 and received his J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law in 1988.

### Articles written by this author:

[![Social-networking sites and civil discovery](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Hoffman-thinkstock-480681166_708ada00cbedcd6ce6f807fd668ef21b.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-october/social-networking-sites-and-civil-discovery-2 "Social-networking sites and civil discovery")

## [Social-networking sites and civil discovery](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-october/social-networking-sites-and-civil-discovery-2 "Social-networking sites and civil discovery")

A view of a client’s vulnerability and what to expect in discovery

[David Hoffman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/david-hoffman-2 "David Hoffman")

[2015 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-october)

## [“Generous referral fees paid per State Bar rules”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-february/generous-referral-fees-paid-per-state-bar-rules "“Generous referral fees paid per State Bar rules”")

Written association of counsel and referral-fee agreements, approved by the clients, are essential for recovering attorneys’ referral fees

[David Hoffman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/david-hoffman-2 "David Hoffman")

[2019 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-february)

## [When death came to our house](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april/when-death-came-to-our-house "When death came to our house")

[David Hoffman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/david-hoffman-2 "David Hoffman")

[2021 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april)

## [Electronically stored information issues in personal-injury practice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-october/electronically-stored-information-issues-in-personal-injury-practice "Electronically stored information issues in personal-injury practice")

ESI discovery from vehicle electronic-data recorders, cell phones, computers and social media

[David Hoffman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/david-hoffman-2 "David Hoffman")

[2024 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-october)