Jack Leonard Hoffman
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Jack Hoffman was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan and attended Creston High School, the University of Michigan and the University of Michigan School of Law receiving his JD degree in 1976. He is currently an attorney with Kuiper Orlebeke, P.C. with offices at 180 Monroe NW, Grand Rapids. His major areas of practice are insurance and real estate, including tax credit financing and historic preservation and planning issues. He served six years on the Grand Rapids Historic Preservation Commission. He has been chairperson of the Grand Rapids Master Plan Zoning Committee and the Grand Rapids Parking Commission. He is currently chair of the Green Grand Rapids Committee and a board member of the Interurban Transportation Partnership, Michigan's most successful public transportation provider. He has been a member of the board of directors of the Michigan Historic Preservation Network. He resides in Heritage Hill with his wife, Rebecca Smith-Hoffman, who is a principal in Past Perfect, Inc., an historic preservation consulting firm. His daughter, Elizabeth, resides in Chicago, Illinois and works for an architectural firm.
Areas of Practice
- Health Care Charging Litigation
- Tax Credit Real Estate Financing
- Civil Litigation
- Historic Preservation Development and Land Use
Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 1975
- U.S. District Court Western District of Michigan, 1976
- U.S. Tax Court, 1976
Education
- The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- J.D. (Cum Laude) - 1976
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- B.A. (Cum Laude) - 1972
- Major: Philosophy
Published Works
- "When Multiple Policies Interact." In Michigan Insurance Law and Practice, (Co-Author with Gary A. Maximiuk), ICLE, 2002
- "Injecting Fault into No-Fault: Does SJI2d 50.11 Apply in a First-Party No-Fault Case?", (Co-Author with Thomas A. Kuiper), Michigan Bar Journal, 928, September, 1998
Representative Cases
- Breas v. Breas, 385 N.W.2d 743 (Mich.App. 1986)
- Advocacy Organization for Patients & Providers v. Auto Club Ins. Ass'n, 472 Mich 91 (Michigan Supreme Court 2005)
- Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. Amoco Production Co, 468 Mich 53 (Michigan Supreme Court 2003)
- Farmers Insurance Exchange v. Titan Insurance Company, 251 Mich.App. 454, 651 N.W.2d 428 (Mich.App. 2002)
- Sprague v. Farmers Ins. Exchange, 251 Mich.App. 260, 650 N.W.2d 374 (Mich.App. 2002)
- Eversman v. Concrete Cutting & Breaking, 463 Mich. 86, 614 N.W.2d 862 (Mich. 2000)
- Harts v. Farmers Ins. Exchange, 461 Mich. 1, 597 N.W.2d 47 (Mich. 1999)
- Eversman v. Concrete Cutting & Breaking, 224 Mich.App. 221, 568 N.W.2d 387 (Mich.App. 1997)
- Farmers Ins. Exchange v. Anderson, 206 Mich.App. 214, 520 N.W.2d 686 (Mich.App. 1994)
- Breas v. Breas, 149 Mich.App. 103, 385 N.W.2d 743 (Mich.App. 1986)
- Transamerica Ins. Corp. of America v. American Republic Ins. Co., 149 Mich.App. 167, 386 N.W.2d 157 (Mich.App. 1985)
- McElwee v. Wharton, 19 F.Supp.2d 766 (W.D.Mich. 1998)
- CPC Intern., Inc. v. Aerojet-General Corp., 825 F.Supp. 795, 24 Envtl. L. Rep. 20,424 (W.D.Mich. 1993)
- Magnant v. Medtronic, Inc., 818 F.Supp. 204, Prod.Liab.Rep. (CCH) P 13,585 (W.D.Mich. 1993)
Representative Clients
- Auto Owners Insurance
- Farmers Insurance
- Pioneer Insurance
- Review Works
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Grand Rapids Bar Association
- State Bar of Michigan, Attorney, 1976 - 2009
- Grand Rapids Parking Commission, Chairman
- Grand Rapids Master Plan Committee, Chairman
- Grand Rapids Zoning Code, Chairman, Revision Committee
- Michigan Historic Preservation Network, Board of Directors
- Grand Rapids Historic Preservation Commission, Chairman, 1984 - 1990
Past Employment Positions
- Wheeler Upham PC, Partner, 1981 - 2005
- Hoffman and Van Allsburg, Partner, 1978 - 1981
Pro Bono Activities
- Grand Rapids Michigan Master Plan Committee, 2000 - 2009
- Grand Rapids Parking Commission, 2000 - 2007
Languages
- English
