Jennifer Hoffman

Jennifer Hoffman is a partner in the Business Trial Practice Group in the firm's Los Angeles office. She is a member of the Insurance Defense Team and the Class Action Defense Team.

Areas of Practice

For nearly the past two decades, Jennifer has focused her practice on defending insurer clients against a variety of insurance-related litigation. She has extensive experience defending complex class actions against insurers in California and across the nation. In addition to her class action work, Jennifer litigates individual matters involving, among other things, novel coverage disputes, business practice challenges, and extracontractual claims. She has a track record of success in high stakes and complex litigation in both state and federal court.

In addition to her litigation defense work, Jennifer counsels insurer clients on institutional practices and compliance issues. She also provides coverage advice on complex factual scenarios under a variety of first and third party coverages, including general liability, professional liability, advertising liability, automobile, life, homeowners and commercial property policies.

Jennifer has also been a contributing editor to the Rutter Group’s Insurance Litigation California Practice Guide, which is California’s leading treatise on insurance law.

Experience

• Copelan v. Infinity Ins. Co., et al. (United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Case No. 16-55980) (2018)
• Moore v. Safeco Ins. Co. of America (United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Case No. 12-56459) (2013)
• Advanced Network, Inc. v. Peerless Ins. Co. (California Court of Appeal, Fourth District) (2010)

Articles

Insurance Law Blog Posts

• "Professional Services Exclusion Negates Coverage for Liability Arising Out of Insured’s Failure to Mark Oil Pipeline," September 18, 2017

Class Action Defense Strategy Law Blog Posts

• "The Second District Court of Appeal Applies the "Filed Rate Doctrine" to California Insurance Ratemaking, and Holds that the Use of Approved Insurance Rates Cannot Create Tort Liability Against an Insurer in a Class Action," October 15, 2010

Events

Memberships

• Member, Association of Business Trial Lawyers

Digital Media