Background
Hoffman, Alan Jay was born on August 31, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Heinz Julius and Sylvia (Wise) Hoffman.
Hoffman, Alan Jay was born on August 31, 1948 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Heinz Julius and Sylvia (Wise) Hoffman.
Temple University (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1970). Villanova University Law School (Juris Doctor, 1973).
Worked at Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley. Admitted to the bar, 1973, Pennsylvania. 1977, Delaware; 1990, District of Columbia.
Associate Editor, Villanova Law Review, 1973.
Author: Casenote, "Kastigar v. United States," 17 Village
L. Review 559, (1972) (constitutionality, use immunity).
Comment, "Practical Analysis of the Pennsylvania Rent Withholding Acting," 17 Village L. Review 821 (1972) (empirical study of the Acting).
Supervising Assistant United States Attorney, District of Delaware, 1973-1978. Lecturer, Evidence Law, Widener Delaware Law School, 1973-1974.
Recipient, United States Department of Justice Special Commendation Award for Outstanding Service, 1976.
Instructor, Certified Public Accountant Continuing Professional Education Course, 1991-1993. Member: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Delaware State and Federal (Member, Special Committee on Federal Sentencing Guidelines) Bar Associations. Delaware Trial Lawyers Association.
Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association.
(Also at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Office).
Board directors Men's Club Temple Adath Israel, Merion, Pennsylvania, 1993-1994. President Villanova Law School Inn of Court, 1999—2002. Vice president, Greater Philadelphia Federation Jewish Agencies.
Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member Association of Trial Lawyers of America, American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Philadelphia Bar Association, Delaware Bar Association, Delaware Trial Lawyers Association, Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, White Manor Country Club (president since 1993, 1st vice president 1990-1993, board directors 1988-1990, admissions chairman since 1989), J. Willard O'Brien Villanova Law School Inn of Court (president since 1999).
Married Julie Goldman. Children: Jennifer, Lauren, Allison.