Paul T. Hofmann
Top rated Transportation & Maritime attorney in New York, New York
Practice Areas:
Construction litigation,
Personal injury,
Admiralty & maritime law,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Railroad accident,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
Education Qualification:
New York Law School
Practice Areas:
Construction litigation,
Personal injury,
Admiralty & maritime law,
Brain injury,
Construction accident,
Railroad accident,
Trucking accidents,
Wrongful death
212 W 35th St Fl 12New York, New York, 10001
First Admitted: 1981, New Jersey
Professional Webpage: https://www.hofmannlawfirm.com/bio/paul-t-hofmann-work-accid...
Bar/Professional Activity:
- American Association for Justice, Admiralty Executive Committee
- Maritime Law Association of the United States, Maritime Torts Section, Secretary
- New York State Trial Lawyers Association
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1985
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1982
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1986
- New Jersey, 1981
- New York, 1982
- Vice-Chairman, American Association for Justice, 1996-97
- New Jersey Bar Association
- Maritime Law Association of the United States
- Chairman, American Association for Justice, Admiralty Section, 1997-98
- Member, American Association for Justice, Railroad Section, 1995 - Present
- New Jersey Association for Justice
- Member, American Association for Justice
- Secretary, American Association for Justice, Admiralty Section, 1995-96
- New York Association for Justice
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- Calcaterra v. City of New York, 45 A.D.3d 270 (1st Dept. 2007)
- Guenther v. Sedco, Inc., 1998 WL 898349 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
- Angeles v. Norwegian Cruise Lines, Inc., 2002 WL 1997898 (S.D.N.Y., 2002)
- Olsen v. Reinauer Transportation Companies, L.P., 300 A.D.2d 76 (1st Dept. 2002)
- Dahingo v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., 312 F.Supp. 2d 440 (S.D.N.Y. 2004)
- Aggarao v. MOL Ship Management, Inc., 675 F.3d 355 (4th Cir. 2012)
- Rodriquez-Alvarez v. Bermuda Star Lines, 898 F.2d 312 (2d Cir. 1990)
- Aragona v. State of New York, 74 A.D.3d 1260 (2d Dept. 2010)
- Lee v. Astoria Generating Co., L.P., 55 A.D.3d 124 (1st Dept. 2010)
- Harrison v. State of New York, 88 A.D.3d 951 (2d Dept. 2011)
- Wesley v. City of New York, 2010 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 6815
- Becker v. Poling Transportation Corp., 356 F.3d 381 (2d Cir. 2004)
- Marcic v. Reinauer Transportation , 397 F.3d 120 (2d Cir. 2005)
- Garner v. Energy Transportation Corporation,1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 15368 (2d Cir. 1996)
- Cammon v. City of New York, 95 N.Y.2d 583 (2000)
- Abbud v. City of New York, 1997 WL 633463 (S.D.N.Y. 1998) affd 159 F.3d 1345 (1998)
- Olsen v. James Miller Marine Service, Inc., 791 N.Y.S.2d 92
- Brogan v. United New York Sandy Hook Pilots' Association, Inc., 213 F.Supp.2d 432 (D.N.J. 2002)
Representative Clients:
- Coppinger v. Metro-North Commuter Railroad, 861 F.2d 33 (2d Cir. 1988)
- Eriksen v. Long Island Lighting Co., 653 N.Y.S.2d 670 (2d Dept. 1997)
- Razo v. Nordic Empress Shipping, Inc., Affd. 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 23713 (2009)
- Cammon v. City of New York, 721 N.Y.S. 2d 579 (2000)
- Deisler v. McCormack Aggregates Co., 54 F.3rd 1074 (3rd Cir. 1995)
- Razo v. Nordic Empress Shipping, Inc., 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57618 (D.N.J. 2008)
- Olsen v. James Miller Marine Services, Inc., 16 A.D.3d 169 (1st Dept. 2005)
- Alvarez-Rodriquez v. Bermuda Star Lines, 898 F.2d 312 (2d Cir. 1990)
- Guenther v. Sedco, Inc., 866 F.Supp. 786 (S.D.N.Y. 1994)
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Protect the Seaman's Wage Act for Cruise lines Class Actions., Section Vice-Chairman, 1996 - 1997
- Protect the Seaman's Wage Act for Cruise lines Class Actions., Section Secretary, 1995 - 1996
- Protect the Seaman's Wage Act for Cruise lines Class Actions, Section Chairman, 1997 - 1998
- Member, New Jersey Association of Rail Passengers
- Member, Traumatic Brain Injury Association
- Coach, Warren Youth Basketball Association
- Legal Advisor, New Jersey Association of Rail Passengers
- Member, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Association
Honors/Awards:
- New York Super Lawyer, 2006 - Present
- Elite, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates
Educational Background:
- Rutgers University, B.A. in Communications, 1975
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Lecturer, "From Sea To Sky", A general overview of maritime personal injury claims, New Jersey - Institute for Continuing Legal Education (I.C.L.E.), 2004
- Lee V. Astoria Generating - its Impact on Cammon v. City of New York, New York's Labor Law and the Issue of Preemption under the Longshore and Harborsworkers compensation Act ("LHWCA'), 2011
- Lecturer, Thoughts on the Legal Decision in the Staten Island Ferry Crash - a Plaintiff's Personal Injury Attorney's Perspective, Maritime Law Association, 2007
- Lecturer and Paper, "The ISM Code's Applicability to, and Benefits for, Injured Maritime Claimants" AAJ Convention, 2008
- Lecture, "Is the Jones Act Dead for the Foreign Seaman? Some Current Topics in Application of the Jones Act and General Maritime Law to a Foreign Seafarer's Personal Injury Claim", New York County Lawyer's Association, 2010
- "Claims Arising on Government Vessels", ATLA Admiralty Section Newsletter, 1992
- An Analytical Framework for Maritime Preemption Cases Involving Wrongful Death Damages - The Legacy of Miles, Yamaha, Amtrack and Others, Tulane University Law School Maritime Law Journal, 1999
- Guest Lecturer, Comparative American and Scottish Civil Procedure, University of Glasgow, School of Law, 1989
- Lecturer, "Use of Professional and Regulatory Standards to Prove Liability in Maritime Personal Injury Cases", ATLA Annual Convention, 1993
- Lecturer, Negotiations for Draft Hague Convention on Foreign Jurisdiction and Enforcement of Judgments, The Hague, Netherlands, Delegate to the U.S. Committee, 1999
- Lecturer, Claims Arising on Government Vessels, ATLA Winter Convention, 2002
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