STEPHEN A. HOFFMANLEGAL EXPERIENCE:NELSON, LEVINE de LUCA & HAMILTON, LLC., New York, NYPartner, August, 2011- November, 2014• Manage cases from initial intake to resolution;• Recruit, train and supervise attorneys for the Complex Liability Department.• Provide legal counsel and guidance to attorneys in other Nelson Levine offices regarding issues of New York procedure and strategy.• Formulate and track litigation plans and case budgets.• Meet with insurers throughout the United States to maintain strong client relations.• Conduct in-house training sessions for Nelson-Levine attorneys. CALLAN, KOSTER, BRADY & BRENNAN, LLP., New York, NYPartner, December 2005-August 2011• Managed over one hundred cases venued in state and federal court from inception of litigation to trial. • Handled a wide variety of complex commercial litigation cases.• Represented clients in state administrative disciplinary proceedings. • Interviewed, supervised, trained and mentored associates. CALLAN, REGENSTREICH, KOSTER & BRADY, LLP., New York, NYAssociate, May 2000-December 2005• Managed over fifty cases at a defense firm that specializes in medical malpractice, commercial litigation, premises liability and personal injury litigation.• Tried cases, argued motions, and conducted examinations before trial. KAHN, GORDON, TIMKO & RODRIQUES, P.C., New York, NYAssociate, March 1998-May 2000• Performed a wide variety of duties in a high-volume law firm which specialized in personal injury, wrongful death and medical malpractice.• Managed the firm's medical malpractice department.• Tried personal injury cases to verdict.• Authored an appellate brief.BAR ADMISSION: New York State, April 1998. Also admitted to practice in the Southern District of New York and Eastern District of New York.EDUCATION:New York Law School, New York, NYJ.D., June 1997