David A. Hoffman

Mediator, Arbitrator and Collaborative Lawyer, Boston Law Collaborative, LLC

Mr. Hoffman is the founding partner of Boston Law Collaborative, LLC, where he serves as a mediator, arbitrator, and attorney. He is a past chair of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution, co-founder of the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council, and past president of the New England chapter of the Association for Conflict Resolution. He has served as an Adjunct Professor at Northeastern University School of Law (teaching ADR and Negotiation) and Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School (teaching Advanced Mediation and Family Law Practice). He is the co-editor (with Daniel Bowling) of Bringing Peace into the Room: How the Personal Qualities of the Mediator Impact the Process of Conflict Resolution (Jossey-Bass/Wiley, 2003) and co-author (with David Matz) of Massachusetts Alternative Dispute Resolution (2 vols.) (Michie/Butterworth Legal Publishers, 1994). Further information about his practice is available at www.BostonLawCollaborative.com.