Varnum is pleased to announce that Herman D. Hofman has joined the firm. He is based in the firm’s Grand Rapids office.
Hofman is currently a member of the firm’s litigation and trial practice team, focusing on various types of complex commercial litigation, employment disputes and appeals. He formerly served as a clerk for Chief Judge Robert J. Jonker in the District Court for the Western District of Michigan, where he gained considerable experience researching and drafting proposed opinions and orders in – among other areas – employment law, complex commercial litigation, and government enforcement actions.
As a new associate, Hofman will be able to take advantage of Varnum’s “free agent” approach before deciding on a specific legal area of practice. Under the program, new associates practice in a variety of areas for about two years before deciding on an area of focus.
Hofman is a 2016 graduate of Michigan State University College of Law, attending on a full tuition academic scholarship and graduating 17th in a class of 267. He received his undergraduate degree from Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa.
Hofman formerly served as a legal intern at St. Vincent Catholic Charities Immigration Law Clinic in Lansing and as a clerk at the Gallagher Law Firm in East Lansing. He lived in a rural village in Bolivia, South America for nine years and is fluent in Spanish and Dutch, as well as English.