Richard Hoffman

Background

About Richard Hoffman

Expert consultant, administrator, and counsel with experience in 16 countries and more than 30 states in justice system improvement and court and corrections administration, able to draw on experience in all components of justice system-courts (Clerk of the Court, DC Ct of Appeals; Sr Staff Atty & Principal Court Mgt Consultant, Natl Center for State Courts; helped draft first Long Range Planning for Federal Courts at Admin. Office of the U.S. Courts; Director, Washington Office, The Justice Mgt Institute)-prosecution (USDOJ)-defense (N.J. Pub Defender, appellate section)-corrections (Executive Director, Natl Prison Rape Elimination Commission) and -Fellow, National Academy of Public Administration-Fellow, Institute for Court Management-Research Associate Professor, Justice, Law & Society Dept, School of Public Affairs, American University -Victims Rights Compliance Coordinator, Maryland Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention -Staff Counsel, Criminal Injuries Compensation, Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center -1st prize winner for papers at three National Symposia on Court Management. Have worked on overseas projects funded by World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and USAID; provided assistance to many state and local courts in my work for American University Justice Programs Office, National Center for State Courts, and the Justice Management Institute. Most recently drafted report recommending centralization of crime victim restitution in Maryland-now being implemented. Admitted to bar in Maryland, D.C, New York, and Massachusetts, U.S. Supreme Ct. and several federal appeals and district courts.