David A. Hoffman is the John H. Watson, Jr. Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School, where he teaches three courses: Mediation; Diversity and Dispute Resolution; and Legal Profession: Collaborative Law.  David is also an attorney, mediator, arbitrator, and founding member of Boston Law Collaborative, LLC, where he handles cases involving family, business, employment, and other disputes.  Prior to founding Boston Law Collaborative in 2003, David was a litigation partner at the Boston firm Hill & Barlow, where he practiced for 17 years.  He is past-chair of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution and has published three books (including “Bringing Peace into the Room,” with co-editor Daniel Bowling).  David is a graduate of Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review.  David lives in a cohousing community in Acton, Massachusetts with his wife, Leslie Warner.  They have five adult children, an adolescent cat, and a rescued golden retriever.

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