Stephen Hoffman is the Administrative Partner of the Albuquerque office of Lewis Brisbois and is a member of the Complex Business & Commercial Litigation, Products Liability, and Toxic Tort & Environmental Litigation Practices. He practices in the state and federal courts of Arizona and New Mexico and has tried 30 cases.

A seasoned litigator with more than 30 years’ experience, Mr. Hoffman has extensive trial, arbitration, and litigation experience defending corporations, directors, officers, and licensed professionals against claims of negligent and intentional wrongdoing. Mr. Hoffman also represents insurance agents, attorneys, property appraisers and inspectors, design professionals, and charter schools in professional liability claims.

Mr. Hoffman’s multifaceted practice includes representing clients in matters pertaining to complex commercial disputes, product liability cases, commercial tort and Lanham Act claims, claims against licensed professionals, commercial landlord-tenant law, construction defect, premises liability, liquor liability, and wrongful death and catastrophic injury claims.

Mr. Hoffman is an American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) certified trial attorney.

Admissions

• State Bar Admissions
  • Arizona
  • New Mexico
• United States District Courts
  • United States District Court for the District of Arizona
  • United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
• United States Bankruptcy Courts
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Mexico
• United States Courts of Appeals
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Admissions

Arizona

New Mexico

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

United States District Court for the District of Arizona

United States District Court for the District of New Mexico

Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals

Associations

• American Board of Trial Advocates, (ABOTA)

Awards & Honors

Listed in Best Lawyers in America® 2023 — Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Education

University of San Diego School of Law

Juris Doctor, 1991

Grand Canyon University

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, 1987