Jack L. Hoffman - Grand Rapids, MI

Overview

Education

• Legal Education

  • The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1976
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1972
    B.A.
    Honors: cum laude
    Major: Philosophy

Current Employment Position(s)

• Attorney

Past Positions

• Wheeler Upham PC, Partner, 1981 - 2005
• Hoffman and Van Allsburg, Partner, 1978 - 1981

Representative Clients

• Auto Owners Insurance

• Farmers Insurance

• Pioneer Insurance

• Review Works

Representative Cases

• Breas v. Breas, 385 N.W.2d 743
  • Court: Mich.App.
  • Year: 1986
  • Serial Number: 1986123383
• Advocacy Organization for Patients & Providers v. Auto Club Ins. Ass'n
  • Citation: 472 Mich 91
  • Court: Michigan Supreme Court
  • Year: 2005
• Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. Amoco Production Co
  • Citation: 468 Mich 53
  • Court: Michigan Supreme Court
  • Year: 2003
• Farmers Insurance Exchange v. Titan Insurance Company
  • Citation: 251 Mich.App. 454, 651 N.W.2d 428
  • Court: Mich.App.
  • Year: 2002
  • Serial Number: 225349
• Sprague v. Farmers Ins. Exchange
  • Citation: 251 Mich.App. 260, 650 N.W.2d 374
  • Court: Mich.App.
  • Year: 2002
  • Serial Number: 227400
• Eversman v. Concrete Cutting & Breaking
  • Citation: 463 Mich. 86, 614 N.W.2d 862
  • Court: Mich.
  • Year: 2000
  • Serial Number: 109977
• Harts v. Farmers Ins. Exchange
  • Citation: 461 Mich. 1, 597 N.W.2d 47
  • Court: Mich.
  • Year: 1999
  • Serial Number: 110683
• Eversman v. Concrete Cutting & Breaking
  • Citation: 224 Mich.App. 221, 568 N.W.2d 387
  • Court: Mich.App.
  • Year: 1997
  • Serial Number: 183948
• Farmers Ins. Exchange v. Anderson
  • Citation: 206 Mich.App. 214, 520 N.W.2d 686
  • Court: Mich.App.
  • Year: 1994
  • Serial Number: 156079
• Breas v. Breas
  • Citation: 149 Mich.App. 103, 385 N.W.2d 743
  • Court: Mich.App.
  • Year: 1986
  • Serial Number: 85920
• Transamerica Ins. Corp. of America v. American Republic Ins. Co.
  • Citation: 149 Mich.App. 167, 386 N.W.2d 157
  • Court: Mich.App.
  • Year: 1985
  • Serial Number: 80996
• McElwee v. Wharton
  • Citation: 19 F.Supp.2d 766
  • Court: W.D.Mich.
  • Year: 1998
• CPC Intern., Inc. v. Aerojet-General Corp.
  • Citation: 825 F.Supp. 795, 24 Envtl. L. Rep. 20,424
  • Court: W.D.Mich.
  • Year: 1993
• Magnant v. Medtronic, Inc.
  • Citation: 818 F.Supp. 204, Prod.Liab.Rep. (CCH) P 13,585
  • Court: W.D.Mich.
  • Year: 1993

Published Works

Articles

• "When Multiple Policies Interact." In Michigan Insurance Law and Practice, (Co-Author with Gary A. Maximiuk), ICLE, 2002
  
• "Injecting Fault into No-Fault: Does SJI2d 50.11 Apply in a First-Party No-Fault Case?", (Co-Author with Thomas A. Kuiper), Michigan Bar Journal, 928, September, 1998
  

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1975
• U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1976
• U.S. Tax Court, 1976

Other Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• Grand Rapids Bar Association
• State Bar of Michigan, 1976 - 2009 (Attorney)
• Grand Rapids Parking Commission, 2000 - 2007 (Chairman)
• Grand Rapids Master Plan Committee (Chairman)
• Grand Rapids Zoning Code (Chairman, Revision Committee)
• Michigan Historic Preservation Network (Board of Directors)
• Grand Rapids Historic Preservation Commission, 1984 - 1990 (Chairman)
• Interurban Transportation Partnership (Board Member)