Philip M. Hof
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3101 Emrick Boulevard, Suite 205, Bethlehem, PA 18020
About Philip M. Hof
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
Education
- University of Tulsa College of Law, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1980J.D.
- Law Review: University of Tulsa Law Review, Member, 1978 - 1980
- Long Island University, Greenvale, New York, 1977B.A.
- Major: Philosophy
- Honors: magna cum laude
Classes and Seminars
- Arbitration, Mediation and Settlement Agreements, Pennsylvania Association of Justice, January 17, 2019
- ADR for All: A Look Behind the Curtain at How to Do It Right, October 2018
- What’s It Worth: Evaluating and Settling Personal Injury Cases, Pennsylvania Association for Justice, March 10, 2015 - Present
- Winning Before Trial – Effective and Exciting Discovery Tips and Strategies, Donald E. Wieand Barristers’ Inn of Court, November 19, 2014 - Present
- Discovery Practice in the Personal Injury Case, Northampton County Bar Association’s Continuing Legal Education Series, June 6, 2013 - Present
- Impact of the Fair Share Act on Cases in the ADR Setting, PBI, April 9, 2013 - Present
- What’s It Worth: Evaluating & Settling Personal Injury Cases, Pennsylvania Association for Justice, March 19, 2013 - Present
- Cross-Examination of a Physician, an Instructional61st Annual Meeting of Lehigh County Medical Society and Bar Association of Lehigh County, September 11, 2012 - Present
- What's It Worth: Evaluating & Settling Personal Injury Cases, Pennsylvania Association of Justice, March 9, 2012 - Present
- Joint and Several Liability, Pennsylvania Association of Justice, July 28, 2011 - Present
- Tort Reform, Medical Malpractice & Joint and Several Liability, WFMZ-TV "Business Matters", January 26, 2011 - Present
- Liability Avoidance, Annual I-Day Conference of Insurance Professionals, November 4, 2010 - Present
- Automobile Insurance and Wrongful Death & Survival Actions, Northampton County Community College, People's Law School, October 7, 2010 - Present
- Use of Technology in Witness Cross Examination, Donald E. Wieand Barristers' Inns of Court, September 22, 2010 - Present
- Panel Chair, Federal Practice, Pitfalls and Tips: Law Clerks Spill All, Northampton County Bar Association, May 5, 2010 - Present
- Panel Chair, Injunction and Equity Practice, Northampton County Bar Association, October 16, 2009 - Present
- Tort Reform: Better Medicine or Justice Denied?, WFMZ-TV "Business Matters", November 12, 2008 - Present
- Panel Chair: E-Discovery and Computer Forensics, Northampton County Bar Association, September 24, 2008 - Present
- Recent Trends in Tort Reform and Civil Litigation, WFMZ-TV "Business Matters", January 5, 2008 - Present
- Medical Malpractice Avoidance, Northampton County Medical Society, November 12, 2007 - Present
- Medicare Subrogation, Northampton County Bar Association, April 18, 2007 - Present
- Arbitration, Mediation, and Settlement Agreements, Pennsylvania Association for Justice, January 17, 2019 - Present
- ADR For All: A Look Behind The Curtain At How To Do It Right, Northampton County Bar Association Bench-Bar Conference, October 6, 2018 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Pennsylvania, 1980
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1982
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Pennsylvania, 1991
- U.S. District Court Western District of Pennsylvania, 1990
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1990
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
Other Affiliations
- Northampton County Bar Association, 1980 - Present
- Northampton County Bar Association, 1993 - Present (Bar President)
- Pennsylvania Bar Association, 1980 - Present
- Pennsylvania Association for Justice (formerly Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association), 2001 - Present (Board of Governors)
- American Association for Justice, 1985 - Present
- Bar Association of Lehigh County
- Donald E. Wieand Barristers' Inn of Court, 2017 - 2019 (President)
Past Positions
- County of Northampton, Judicial Law Clerk, 1980 - 1981
- County of Northampton, Asst District Attorney, 1982 - 1986
Articles
Published Works
- Self-Driving Vehicles, The Good The Bad and The Inevitable, Network Magazine of the Lehigh Valley, 2017
- Upgrade Your Case from Mediation to Settlement, The Legal Intelligencer (online subscription), 2015
- Legal for Less, and Insurance Tragedy, Network Magazine of the Lehigh Valley, 2015
Office Info
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Nearby Lawyers
- Personal Injury
- 0.2 mile away
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