Adam W. Hofmann, Associate

Practice Areas/Industries
Litigation; Public Agency; Real Estate

Based in our San Francisco Office
415-995-5819 Direct Phone
415-541-9366 Fax
ahofmann@hansonbridgett.com
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Adam represents both public and private clients in complex, multi-party litigation, administrative proceedings, arbitration, and mediation, and also advises clients on means to avoid or resolve conflicts before they become formal, legal disputes. Adam’s experience includes representing public agencies including cities, counties, and transit districts in land use, eminent domain, code enforcement, and civil rights cases. He also represents private corporate and individual clients in commercial, trade secret, and real estate matters.

In addition, Adam served as an extern to the Hon. Martin J. Jenkins in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in 2004.

Adam's experience includes:

• Represented land-owner in eminent domain action involving the extension of a public street onto a retail shopping plaza and worked to address and resolve logistical problems confronting the ongoing business operations while preserving the owner's rights and interests and its good relationship with its tenants.
• Prosecuted several, simultaneous and connected condemnations on behalf of transit agency to acquire string of land needed for massive infrastructure project with complex and often fluid time-tables.
• Defended commuter train agency from suit seeking to stop agency’s planning relationship with California High Speed Rail Authority, obtaining early dismissal of claims.
• Defended hotel from tenant-restaurant’s lease demands for massive remodeling of public facilities through successful arbitration.
• Successfully mediated settlement of contentious claim by motel owner against its former owner for fraud arising out of the sale of the motel.
• Prosecuted city’s suit to close downtown business that continued operating after city rescinded its fraudulently-obtained business license, including contempt proceedings following business’s violations of preliminary injunction.
• Defended commission responsible for distributing state and federal funds to bay area public transportation agencies against Title VI class action alleging racially discriminatory funding practices.

Academic Distinctions
Law Review Staff Member Vols. 38 and 39
Tutor, Academic Support Program, Contracts, Fall 2003–Spring 2004
McAuliffe Honors Society
Dean's Recognition Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Performance
CALI Awards for Excellence (formerly AmJur Award): Public International Law (Fall 2003), Constitutional Law (Spring 2004), Federal Courts (Spring 2004), Water Law (Fall 2004)
Land Use Regulation (Spring 2005)

Publications

• "Blurring Lines: How Supplemental Jurisdiction Unknowingly Gave the World Ancillary Personal Jurisdiction," University of San Francisco Law Review Vol. 38, No. 4, Cite - 38 U.S.F. L. Rev 809

Professional Affiliations
State Bar of California, Public Law and Real Estate Sections
Bar Association of San Francisco, Litigation Section
American Bar Association

Education
J.D., magna cum laude, University of San Francisco School of Law (2005)
B.A., Canisius College, Buffalo, NY (2000)

Admissions and Courts
State of California
United States District Court for the Northern District of California