DANIEL C. HOFFMAN

229-242-2520 ext. 25

danhoffman@youngthagard.com

Dan Hoffman is the managing partner at Young, Thagard, Hoffman, Smith & Lawrence. He practices primarily in the areas of workers compensation defense, general insurance defense, legal malpractice defense and discrimination law defense including EEOC and ADA claims.

AREAS OF PRACTICE:

Workers compensation defense

Discrimination Litigation

ADA defense

Section 1983 Civil Rights Litigation

General Insurance Defense

Legal Malpractice

EDUCATION:

University of Notre Dame, J.D., Cum Laude (1984)

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, BBA, Magna Cum Laude (1981)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

State Bar of Georgia

State Bar of Wisconsin

Workers Compensation Section of the State Bar of Georgia

American Bar Association

Valdosta Bar Association

Association of Defense Trial Attorneys

REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS:

Cincinnati Insurance Company

Cotton States Insurance Company

Georgia Farm Bureau Insurance Company

Georgia Insurers Insolvency Pool

Gold Kist, Inc.

State Farm Insurance Company

Cooper Lighting, Inc.

Nationwide Insurance Company

Gallagher Bassett

E & O Professionals

ARTICLES AND SEMINARS:

Ethics, Lies, and Videotape:  Ethical Considerations of Private Investigation (Atlanta Claims Association Education Seminar)

The Exclusive Remedy: When it Applies and How Employees Try to Circumvent It(Georgia State Board of Workers Compensation Annual Educational Seminar)

Utilizing the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund (South Georgia Regional Workers Compensation Seminar)

A Defense Perspective on House Bill 1082, Redefining Workers Compensation in Georgia (Georgia and Workers Compensation Law Institute)

Effective Drug Test in the Work Place (Greater Satilla Area Employers Seminar)

New Accident Versus Change in Condition (Georgia State Board of Workers Compensation Annual Education Seminar)

Liability for Surveillance:  The Perimeters of Reasonable Private Investigation (Georgia Defense Lawyers Association Journal)

Recent Developments in Workers Compensation (Georgia State Board of Workers Compensation Annual Education Seminar)

Climbing the Ladder to Find Coverage:  Statutory Employer Doctrine (Georgia State Board of Workers Compensation Annual Education Seminar)

Res Judicata:  The Extent of Preclusion (Georgia Defense Lawyers Association Journal)

Dan's Legal Assistants:

Sheryl Gaskins: sherylgaskins@youngthagard.com

Kelli Trujillo: kellit@youngthagard.com