Richard W. Hoffman

Richard W. Hoffman was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1957. He received his undergraduate degree from Ohio State University in 1980, and his law degree from the University of Toledo.

Admitted to the Florida Bar in 1984, Hoffman spent over a decade as a defense attorney defending nursing homes and extended care facilities.

In 1998 he joined Leeds Colby Paris Spence Hoffman & Valori where he concentrated on medical negligence cases including medical malpractice and birth trauma litigation.

Hoffman also has significant experience in presenting claims against law enforcement agencies. He represents professionals before the Agency for Health Care Administration as well as other regulatory bodies.

Hoffman is a member of the Florida Bar Association and has served on its ethics committee since 1997. He is past chair of the Bar’s grievance committee. Hoffman was awarded the Child Advocacy Pro Bono Award in 1996, and continues to represent children in Termination of Parental Rights proceedings.