About Us

Biography

Attorney Howard B. Hoffman, Esq., is an attorney experienced in employment and employment immigration matters. On numerous occasions, he has served as a featured speaker at numerous legal seminars, is an accomplished legal author, and is an honors graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law. Prior to opening his own legal practice in 2002, Mr. Hoffman worked for a prominent employment law boutique catering exclusively to management clientele.

Seminars

  • June 2008, Lorman Education Services, "Payroll Fundamentals."
  • June 2007, Sterling Education Services, "Immigration and Employment Law Update: Hiring and Retaining Foreign and Domestic Workers."
  • February 2005, Lorman Education Services, "Employee Handbooks in Maryland: Everything You Need to Know To Keep You Out of Trouble."
  • November 2004, Lorman Education Services, "Ring Around The White Collar: Understanding The FLSA (New and Old).
  • June 2002 / September 2002, Lorman Education Services, "Drafting Bonus and Commission Pay Plans."
  • June 2001, National Business Institute, "Human Resources Law."
  • July 2000, Lorman Education Services, "Family and Medical Leave Act."
  • June 2000 / July 2001, Lorman Education Services, "Drafting The Employee Handbook."

Articles & Publications

  • Contributing Revisions Editor: Age Discrimination in Employment Law (BNA/ABA), 2005-present;
  • Contributing Revisions Editor: Fair Labor Standards Act (BNA/ABA), 2002-present;
  • Contributing Revisions Editor: American Bar Association's Employment Litigation Handbook, 2007.
  • Howard B. Hoffman, Giving Employees One More Reasons to Complain: The New FLSA White-Collar Regulations, MSBA Bar Bulletin (January 2005)
  • Howard B. Hoffman, Four Common Myths In Drafting Employee Handbooks, MSBA Bar Bulletin (June 2002)
  • Howard B. Hoffman, Dances with Wolves: Ragsdale v. Wolverine Worldwide and The Life and Death Of A DOL Regulation, The Maryland Daily Record (April 2002)
  • Howard B. Hoffman, Ingrate Employee v. Cheapskate Employer: Let The Bonus Wars Begin, The Maryland Daily Record (March 2002)
  • Howard B. Hoffman, USERRA Requires All Employers To Provide Military Leave, The Maryland Daily Record (September 2001)
  • Howard B. Hoffman, Consumer Bankruptcy Filers and Pre-Petition Consumer Credit Counseling: Is Congress Trying To Place The Fox In Charge of The Hen House?, 54 The Business Lawyer 1629 (August 1999) (published by the American Bar Association)

Admissions

  • State of Maryland, December, 1999
  • U.S. District Court of Maryland, 2000
  • U.S. Court of Appeals (Fourth Circuit), 2004
  • District of Columbia, 2007
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 2010

Associations

  • Member, American Bar Association (Labor & Employment and Litigation Sections)
  • Member, American Immigration Lawyer's Association

Education

  • University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Juris Doctorate: Awarded May 1999, with honors Law Journal: Associate Editor, The Business Lawyer (ABA Publication) (1998-1999) Recipient: Employment Law Prize Recipient: Joseph Bernstein Prize (Excellence in Legal Writing) 1999

  • University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, Florida
    • Juris Doctorate Candidate (1996-1997) Dean's Honor List: Fall 1996/Spring 1997

  • University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, Maryland
    • Bachelor of Arts: Awarded 1992