Background
III, William Gerard von Hoffmann was born on April 23, 1956 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of William Gerard Junior and Laurel Anita (Raymond) von H.
III, William Gerard von Hoffmann was born on April 23, 1956 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of William Gerard Junior and Laurel Anita (Raymond) von H.
Bachelor, Occidental College, 1978; postgraduate, Oxford (England) University, 1981; Juris Doctor cum laude, U. San Diego, 1983.
Law clerk to presiding justice, United States Court Appeals (federal circuit), Washington, 1984-1986; now partner, Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, Newport Beach, California, since 1989. Adjunct Professor law Loyola University Law School, since 1989.
Member American Bar Association, Federal Circuit Bar Association, American Intellectual Property Law Association, Orange County Patent Law Association, American Chemical Society, University of California-Irvine Chancellor's Club.
Married Mayre T.C. Maloy, June 23, 1984.