Background
HOFELD, ALBERT was born on October 5, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
HOFELD, ALBERT was born on October 5, 1936 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, 1958). University of Chicago (Juris Doctor, 1964).
First lieutenant, United States. Army Artillery, 1959-1961. Working as a partner of HOFELD AND SCHAFFNER. ALBERT F. HOFELD, (Limited.), bora Chicago, Illinois, October 5, 1936.
Admitted to bar, 1964, Illinois.
Education: Harvard University (Bachelor of Arts, 1958). University of Chicago (Juris Doctor, 1964).
Author: "Strict Liability in Product Liability," Chapter 1 of the Products Liability Practice Handbook, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education April, 1980. "Product Liability—1978," Volume 1, Number.
1, Fall of 1978, International Telecommunication Union JOURNAL.
"Strict Liability in Product Liability," Chapter 1 of the Product Liability Practice Handbook, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education, April, 1977. "Looking at a Decade of Products Liability Law in Illinois—Where We’ve Been and Where We’re Going,” Volume 64, Number. 6, February, 1976, Illinois Bar Journal.
"How to Prove Pain and Suffering," Chapter 2, Proof of Damages Handbook, Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education 1977.
"Allergic Drag Reaction—Manufacturer’s Failure to Warn," November, 1967, The Trial Lawyers" Guide. "Value of Discovery in a Products Liability Case," May, 1970, The Trial Lawyers" Guide.
"Athletes—Their Rights and Correlative Duties," Winter, 1976, The Trial Lawyers" Guide. Toward Understanding, Analyzing and Improving ’Number Fault’ in a Products Liability Case," May, 1970, The Trial Lawyers" Guide.
Member: Inquiry Board, Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, 1978-1980.
Board of Directors, Harvard Club of Chicago, 1977-1980. Director and Faculty Member, College of Trial Advocacy, Illinois Wesleyan University, 19801984. Member, Joint Legislative Committee of the Illinois State Bar Association-Chicago Bar Association.
Member: Chicago (Member, Committees on: Legislative, 1973-1977.
Evaluation of Candidates, 1975-1979. Tort Litigation, 1973-1977.
Inquiry, 1972-1974. Negligence, 1969-1973.
Civil Practice, 1967-1974. Professional Ethics, 1966-1969), Illinois State (Secretary, 1978-1980.
Second Vice-President, since 1981. President, 1983-1984.
Vice-President, 1980-1983.
Member: Board of Governors, 1976-1980. Assembly, 1976-1980; Standing Committee on Legislation, 1977-1978. Ad Hoc Search Committee for Director of Legislative Affairs, 1978-1979.
Board Liaison to Civil Practice and Procedure Section, 1978-1979.
Public Relations Committee, 1968-1970. Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council.
Tort Law Section Council. Ad Hoc Committee to Review Unification in Illinois, 1977-1978.
Member, Special Committee: Review of Illinois Disciplinary Procedures, 1978.
Judicial Merit Selection Implementation, 1977-1978. Automobile Accident Reparations, 1971. Member: Ad Hoc Committee to consider International Biographic Centre Structural Problems.
Ad Hoc Committee on Public Speaking Training for Officers.
Standing Committee on Scope and Correlation of Work, 1978-1982. Special Committee to Investigate Membership) and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1982-1984) Bar Associations.
Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Member: Board of Managers, since 1974. Chairman: Legislative Committee, 1977-1980.
Products Liability Committee, 1977-1980.
Vice President, 1979-1982. President, 1982- 1983). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Governor, 19841988.
Member:.
Admitted to the bar, 1964, Illinois.
Inquiry Board, Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, 1978-1980. Board of Directors, Harvard Club of Chicago, 1977-1980. Director and Faculty Member, College of Trial Advocacy, Illinois Wesleyan University, 19801984.
Member, Joint Legislative Committee of the Illinois State Bar Association-Chicago Bar Association.
Member: Chicago (Member, Committees on: Legislative, 1973-1977. Evaluation of Candidates, 1975-1979.
Tort Litigation, 1973-1977. Inquiry, 1972-1974; Negligence, 1969-1973.
Civil Practice, 1967-1974.
Professional Ethics, 1966-1969), Illinois State (Secretary, 1978-1980. Second Vice-President, since 1981. President, 1983-1984.
Vice-President, 1980-1983.
Member: Board of Governors, 1976-1980. Assembly, 1976-1980; Standing Committee on Legislation, 1977-1978.
Ad Hoc Search Committee for Director of Legislative Affairs, 1978-1979. Board Liaison to Civil Practice and Procedure Section, 1978-1979.
Public Relations Committee, 1968-1970.
Civil Practice and Procedure Section Council. Tort Law Section Council. Ad Hoc Committee to Review Unification in Illinois, 1977-1978.
Member, Special Committee: Review of Illinois Disciplinary Procedures, 1978.
Judicial Merit Selection Implementation, 1977-1978. Automobile Accident Reparations, 1971.
Member: Ad Hoc Committee to consider International Biographic Centre Structural Problems. Ad Hoc Committee on Public Speaking Training for Officers.
Standing Committee on Scope and Correlation of Work, 1978-1982.
Special Committee to Investigate Membership) and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1982-1984) Bar Associations. Illinois Trial Lawyers Association (Member: Board of Managers, since 1974.