{"id":1945,"date":"2026-05-25T22:17:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T22:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arenahoffman.com.user.s468.sureserver.com\/?page_id=1945"},"modified":"2026-10-05T00:56:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T00:56:45","slug":"hoffman","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/arenahoffman.com\/?page_id=1945","title":{"rendered":"Hoffman"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1945\" class=\"elementor elementor-1945\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c2d494 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c2d494\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f51125 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f51125\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97a72fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97a72fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Michael Hoffman<\/h1>\n<h5 style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Partner<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1f172a elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"a1f172a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">mhoffman@arenahoffman.com<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:+14154331414\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-phone-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">(415) 433-1414<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/arenahoffman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Michael-Hoffman.vcf\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-address-card\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">VCard<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-037ebec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"037ebec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"733\" src=\"https:\/\/arenahoffman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hoffman-Edit-Web-768x733.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3202\" alt=\"Micheal Hoffman Headshot\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arenahoffman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hoffman-Edit-Web-768x733.png 768w, https:\/\/arenahoffman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hoffman-Edit-Web-300x286.png 300w, https:\/\/arenahoffman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hoffman-Edit-Web-1024x977.png 1024w, https:\/\/arenahoffman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hoffman-Edit-Web-1536x1466.png 1536w, https:\/\/arenahoffman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Hoffman-Edit-Web.png 1747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"  title=\"Hoffman\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b10477 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b10477\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cfe576 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cfe576\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Biography<\/h2><p>Since working as a summer associate in law school, Michael Hoffman has focused his practice on labor, employment, and benefits litigation. He has handled jury and bench trials, federal and state court appeals, agency hearings, arbitrations, class actions, and complex litigation. His work covers claims for wrongful discharge, discrimination, sex and race harassment, independent contractors and contingent workers, trade secrets, unfair competition, executive compensation, wage and hour law, and employee pension and welfare benefits. Mr. Hoffman also counsels clients on employee discipline and discharges, privacy rights, leaves of absence, reductions in force, and disability accommodations, and he drafts benefit plans, incentive compensation plans, and employment contracts. Additionally, he assists clients with wage and labor audits, agency investigations, and internal harassment investigations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d18a4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"2d18a4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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05\/1992<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"bio-list__item\"><strong>University of California<\/strong>, Davis<ul><li>B.A. &#8211; 12\/1987<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-4722\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-4722\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Admissions <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4722\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aec9191 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aec9191\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-4722\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8781e8b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8781e8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce93e7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce93e7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>California State Bar, admitted 1992<\/li><li>Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, and District of Columbia Circuit Courts<\/li><li>All U.S. District Courts of California<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Hoffman Partner mhoffman@arenahoffman.com (415) 433-1414 VCard Biography Since working as a summer associate in law school, Michael Hoffman has focused his practice on labor, employment, and benefits litigation. 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