Ari Joshua Hoffman, Member Attorney

ARI J. HOFFMAN is a principal in Cohen and Wolf, P.C's Litigation, Securities and Common Interest Community Groups. Resident in the firm's Bridgeport office, Mr. Hoffman practices in the areas of commercial and criminal litigation, securities law, and condominium law. He practices in both state and federal courts handling complex commercial litigation cases; business tort claims; securities fraud actions; various criminal matters; and condominium litigation. He regularly represents broker-dealers, investment advisors, broker-dealer agents, and customers before self-regulatory securities agencies. He has significant experience in the law of common interest communities, including reviewing and amending common interest community documents, and frequently provides governance advice to common interest community boards of directors.

In 2003, Mr. Hoffman received a prestigious New Leaders of the Law Award. Sponsored by the Connecticut Law Tribune, the awards program honors Connecticut lawyers who demonstrate leadership, innovation, and dedication within their profession and communities. More recently, Mr. Hoffman was recognized as a "Rising Star" by the 2009 Edition of New England Super Lawyer’s Magazine.

Mr. Hoffman is admitted to practice in Connecticut and the U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut. Mr. Hoffman is a member of the American, Connecticut and Greater Bridgeport Bar Associations. He also currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Center for Community Services and has served as chair of the Allocations Committee of that organization. Mr. Hoffman was honored with the A.O. Samuels Young Leadership Award in 2009 by UJA-Federation of Eastern Fairfield County for his efforts.

Mr. Hoffman received his B.A., magna cum laude, in 1996, from Brandeis University and his J.D., in 2000, from Boston College Law School.