Douglas
Hoffer / email
Since joining the firm in 1998, Mr. Hoffer has litigated hundreds of personal injury matters on
behalf of his injured clients. Throughout his tenure at Dansker & Aspromonte, Mr. Hoffer has
obtained many jury verdicts and settlements during trial in excess of $1 million, including a
verdict of $2.4 million for an injured bicyclist; $1.9 million for a pedestrian who fell through a
covered hole; $1.3 million for an injured construction worker; $1.2 million for a child injured
by a defective school slide; and a $6.5 million settlement for a child injured by medical
negligence.
Mr. Hoffer graduated from Bowdoin College in 1989 with a Bachelor of Arts degrees in
Comparative Religion and Government. As an undergraduate he volunteered for several
programs benefiting those most in need. He served as a “Big Brother” for the same special
needs child during his entire four-year college term; as a counselor at a group home for
abused children; and he worked as a counselor in a camp for physically and mentally
handicapped young adults. After graduating from Bowdoin, Mr. Hoffer worked for United
Cerebral Palsy for a year as a respite worker for individuals with physical handicaps.
To further his commitment to working for those most in need, Mr. Hoffer enrolled at C.U.N.Y.
Law School because of its strong dedication to public interest legal services. While in law
school, Mr. Hoffer worked at Brooklyn Legal Services in East New York, Brooklyn, assisting
low-income clients with physical and mental disabilities to obtain Social Security Disability
benefits. He also worked as a clerk for Judge Helen Freedman of New York County
Supreme Court and researched and wrote several legal decisions during his student
clerkship.
Mr. Hoffer has been a member of the New York and New Jersey State Bar since 1994 and is
admitted to practice in the Federal Court in the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York.
He is also a member of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association and New York County
Bar Association. In addition to his legal work, Mr. Hoffer serves on the Board of Directors for
the Lower East Side Family Union, a community service organization which provides
medical, educational and social counseling services to low income residents of New York
City’s Lower East Side.
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