Paul L. Hoffman
Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Culver City, CA
Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Copyrights, Discrimination, Business Law, Trademarks
9415 Culver Blvd., #115, Culver City, CA 90232
About Paul L. Hoffman
Practice Areas
- Civil Rights
- Constitutional Law
- Copyrights
- Discrimination
- Business Law
- Trademarks
Education
- New York University School of Law, New York, New York, 1976J.D.
- The London School of Economics and Political Science, June, 1973M.S.
- Major: Economics
- The City College of the City University of New York, June, 1972B.A.
- Major: International Relations
- Honors: Class Standing: Top 5%
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
- Honors: Magna Cum Laude Regent's Scholarship
Representative Cases
- Sandin v. Conner, 515 U.S. 472 (United States Supreme Court 1995)
- United States v. Alvarez-Machain, 504 U.S. 655 (United States Supreme Court 1992)
- Reno v. Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee, 119 S.Ct. 136 (United States Supreme Court 1999)
- Reno v. Flores, 507 U.S. 292 (United States Supreme Court 1993)
- San Francisco Arts & Athletics, Inc. v. U.S. Olympic Committee, 483 U.S. 522 (United States Supreme Court 1987)
- Board of Directors of Rotary Int'l v. Rotary Club of Duarte, 481 U.S. 537 (United States Supreme Court 1987)
- Crawford v. Board of Education, 458 U.S. 527 (United States Supreme Court 1982)
- United States v. Messer, 197 F. 3d. 330 (9th Cir. 1999)
- Maktab Tarighe Oveyssi Shah Maghsoudi, Inc. v. Kianfar, 179 F.3d 1244 (9th Cir. 1999)
- United States v. Phillips, 174 F.3d 1074 (9th Cir. 1999)
- Martinez v. City of Los Angeles, 141 F.3d 1373 (9th Cir. 1998)
- Alvarez-Machain v. United States, 107 F.3d 696 (9th Cir. 1997)
- Hilao v. Estate of Marcos, 103 F.3d 789 (9th Cir. 1996)
- Abebe-Jira v. Negewo, 72 F.3d 844 (11th Cir. 1996)
- Standing Committee v. Yagman, 55 F.3d 1430 (9th Cir. 1995)
- Siderman v. Republic of Argentina, 965 F.2d 699 (9th Cir. 1992)
- American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee v. Thornburgh, 970 F.2d 501 (9th Cir. 1991)
- United States v. Aguilar, 871 F.2d 1436 (9th Cir. 1989)
- Chalk v. United States District Court, 840 F.2d 701 (9th Cir. 1988)
- Levine v. United States District Court, 775 F.2d 1054 (9th Cir. 1985)
- Martin v. International Olympic Committee, 740 F.2d 670 (9th Cir. 1984)
- Doe v. Unocal, 963 F.Supp. 880 (C.D. Cal. 1997)
- Johnson v. County of Los Angeles, 865 F. Supp. 1430 (C.D. Cal. 1994)
- Wilkinson v. United States, 774 F. Supp. 1360 (N.D. Ga 1991)
- American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee v. Meese, 714 F. Supp 1060 (C.D. Cal. 1989)
- Rogan v. City of Los Angeles, 668 F. Supp 1384 (C.D. Cal. 1987)
- Thomas v. Atascadero Unified School District, 662 F. Supp 376 (C.D. Cal. 1987)
- Wilkinson v. FBI, 633 F. Supp 336 (C.D. Cal. 1986)
- Handel v. Artukovic, 601 F. Supp 1421 (C.D. Cal. 1985)
- Wilkinson v. FBI, 99 F.R.D. 148 (C.D. Cal. 1983)
- People v. Mitcham, 1 Cal. 4th 1027 (California Supreme Court 1992)
- People v. Brown, 100 Cal. Rptr 2d 211 (California Court of Appeal 2000)
- Del Rio v. Jetton, 55 Cal. App. 4th 30 (California Court of Appeal 1997)
- City of Huntington Park v. Superior Court, 34 Cal. App. 4th 1293 (California Court of Appeal 1995)
- McCarthy v. Fletcher, 207 Cal. App. 3d 130 (California Court of Appeal 1989)
- Ketchens v. Reiner, 194 Cal. App. 3d 470 (California Court of Appeal 1987)
- Rubin v. City of Los Angeles, 190 Cal. App. 3d 560 (California Court of Appeal 1987)
- Coalition Against Police Abuse v. Superior Court, 170 Cal. App. 3d 888 (California Court of Appeal 1985)
Classes and Seminars
- Associate Professor, Southwestern University School of Law, 1981 - 1984
- Adjunct Teaching, Oxford University/George Washington School of Law, 1980 - Present
- Adjunct Teaching, Stanford Law School
- Adjunct Teaching, UCLA School of Law
- Adjunct Teaching, USC Law School
- Adjunct Teaching, Loyola Law School
- Adjunct Teaching, Southwestern University School of Law
Qualifications
Other Affiliations
- California Academy of Appellate Lawyers, 2000 - Present (Member)
- Los Angeles Copyright Society, 1997 - Present (Member)
- Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1989 - 1992 (Lawyer Representative)
- The State Bar of California, 1988 - 1991 (Member, Committee on Private Bar Involvement in Pro Bono Work)
- ABA Section on Individual Rights and Responsibilities, 1984 - 1988 (Program Coordinator, International Human Rights Committee)
- The State Bar of California, 1983 - 1986 (Committee on Human Rights)
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, Individual Rights and Responsibilities Law Section, 1985 - 1987 (Executive Committee)
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, International Law Section, 1982 - 1986 (Executive Committee)
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1980 - 1983 (Arbitrator (Legal Fee Disputes))
- American Arbitration Association, 1981 - 1985 (Arbitrator, Commercial Panel)
- Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1982 - 1983 (Vice-Chair, Arbitration Committee)
- Los Angeles Municipal Court, 1983 - 1984 (Judge Pro Tem)
- Amnesty International (Member)
- Amnesty International - USA (Chair of the Board)
- International League for Human Rights (Member of Board)
- Center For Human Rights and Constitutional Law (Member of Board)
- International Human Rights Law Group (Member, Domestic Advisory Committee)
Past Positions
- ACLU Foundation of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, Legal Director, 1984 - 1994
- Loeb and Loeb, Los Angeles, California, Associate Attorney (Litigation Department), 1976 - 1981
- Stanley Fleishman, Co-Director
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Employment, Wage & Hour, Civil Rights, Professional Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Personal Injury, Class Actions
- Constitutional Law, Federal, Civil Rights, Appellate
- Civil Rights
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