David Alan Hoffman | |
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Born | 1947 |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Attorney, mediator, and arbitrator |
Title | John H. Watson Jr. Lecturer on Law |
Awards | Distinguished Fellow, International Academy of Mediators Lifetime Achievement Award, American College of Civil Trial Mediators D’Alemberte-Raven Award, American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution Professor Frank E.A. Sander Award in Dispute Resolution, Massachusetts Bar Association Founders Award, Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council |
Academic background | |
Education | BA in English and American Literature, Princeton University MA in American Studies, Cornell University J.D., Harvard Law School |
David Alan Hoffman is an American attorney, mediator, arbitrator, author, and academic. He is the John H. Watson, Jr. Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School.[1] He is also the founder of Boston Law Collaborative. His TEDx talk on Lawyers as Peacemakers describes his decision to discontinue courtroom advocacy and focus exclusively on mediation, arbitration, and Collaborative law.[2]