Janet Lee Hoffman
Janet Hoffman & Associates LLC
1000 SW Broadway, Suite 1500
Portland, Oregon 97205
Telephone 503-222-1125
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Date of Birth:3/20/51
Place of Birth:Los Angeles, California
EducationUniversity of Redlands, B.A. 1973
Boston College Law School, J.D. 1977
Admitted To PracticeState of Oregon
State of Massachusetts (Voluntarily inactive)
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
United States District Court, District of Oregon
Employment6/10 – Present, Owner, Janet Hoffman & Associates LLC
2/07 – 5/10, Partner, Hoffman Angeli LLP
2/97 – 2/07, Owner, Law Offices of Janet Lee Hoffman
1981 – 2/97, Partner, Hoffman & Matasar
ProfessionalAV Preeminent listing, Martindale-Hubbell
Best Lawyers in America 2001-present
RatingsOregon Super Lawyers, Top 50 Lawyers (2011)
Oregon Super Lawyers, Top 25 Women Lawyers (2011)
Finance Monthly Law Award 2011 for outstanding Criminal Firm of the Year, USA
U.S. News and World Report 2012 Best Law Firms: Tier 1, Criminal Defense – White Collar and Tier 1, Criminal Defense – Non White Collar
Oregon Super Lawyers, Top 25 Women Lawyers (2012)
U.S. News and World Report 2013 Best Law Firms: Tier 1, Criminal Defense – White Collar and Tier 1, Criminal Defense – Non White Collar
Best Lawyers®“Lawyer of the Year” (2013)
ProfessionalInternational Society of Barristers
AssociationsAmerican Bar Association, While Collar Section Federal Bar Association
Multnomah Bar Association
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Oregon State Bar, Litigation Journal Editorial Board
Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Oregon Women Lawyers
U.S. District Court Historical Society
OfficesHouse of Delegates, Oregon State Bar(1997-present)
Member, Board of Governors, Oregon State Bar (1991-1994)
Treasurer, Oregon State Bar (1993-94)
Board of Trustees, Metropolitan Public Defender (1997-2000)
Member, Board of Directors, Multnomah Bar Association (1989-1994) (Secretary 1989-90; Treasurer 1990-91)
Member, Uniform Trial Court Rules Committee (1989-91)
Former Member, ACLU Lawyers Committee, Northern District
Chair, MBA Indigent Defense Committee (1988-89)
Member, Board of Directors, Federal Defender Services (1982-83)
Legal EducationInstructor – Oregon Trial Advocacy College(2000-present)
Activities
Panel Speaker – Oregon State Bar, “When Worlds Collide – The Government Knocks on the Corporate Door” (2011)
Speaker – Oregon Association of Defense Counsel, Annual Convention, “Smoke on the Water – Visual Advocacy: The Effective Use of Demonstrative Evidence at Trial” (Spring 2011)
Speaker – Multnomah Bar Association Seminar, “Developing Winning Themes” (2011)
Speaker – Oregon Law Institute of Lewis & Clark Law School, “Representing Family and Closely Held Businesses” (2011)
Author – Oregon State Bar, Litigation Journal, “Visual Advocacy: The Effective Use of Demonstrative Evidence at Trial”(Spring 2011)
Speaker – Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Winter Conference, “Mastering & Controlling Demonstrative Evidence to Captivate Your Judge and Jury in the Age of Stimuli” (2010)
Speaker – Oregon Law Institute of Lewis & Clark Law School, “Trial Tips for the Litigator: Using PowerPoint and Other Demonstratives During Trial” (2010)
Speaker – Oregon Public Broadcasting, Think Out Loud, “Turnidge Trial” (Nov. 2010)
Speaker – Oregon Public Broadcasting, Think Out Loud, “Change to Oregon Rape Law?” (June 2009)
Speaker – Portland Director’s Institute, “Government Investigations”(2006)
Author - Oregon State Bar, Litigation Journal, “’Through a Glass Darkly,’ or the Lawyer Who Ends Up a Client" (Winter 2009)
Author - Oregon State Bar, Litigation Journal, “Maintaining Client Confidences and Secrets in the Face of Subpoena" (Spring 2009)
Author - Oregon State Bar, Litigation Journal, “The Collateral Consequences of a Parallel Investigation, or ‘Excuse Me, Can I Talk to You Please?’” (2006)
Author – Oregon State Bar, Litigation Journal, “The Ethical and Practical Consideration of the Internal Investigation” (1996, updated 2004)
Author – Oregon State Bar, Litigation Journal“The Privilege Against Self-incrimination in Civil Proceedings” (2005)
Speaker – National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Annual Conference and Seminar, “Cultural Attacks on mens rea Crimes” (2005)
Speaker – Oregon State Bar, 12th Annual Litigation Institute & Retreat, “When to Talk, Remain Silent, or Try to Stop the Train: Ethical and Practical Considerations of the 5th Amendment in Civil Litigation” (2005)
Speaker – Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 25th
Anniversary Annual Conference, “Who’s Your Lawyer? The Ethical Challenges of Internal Investigations, Joint Defense Agreements and Corporate Representation” (2004)
Moderator – Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, “Winning Defenses and New Legislation” (2003)
Over the past two decades, Janet Hoffman has been a frequent speaker, in Oregon and nationally, on the topics related to voir dire, jury selection, demonstrative evidence, cross-examination, trial techniques, expert witness testimony and Oregon Evidence Code among others.