Mark Hoffman

Mark Hoffman

Philadelphia, PA
Motorcycle AccidentsProduct LiabilityMedical MalpracticeWrongful Death

About Mark Hoffman

Dr. Mark A. Hoffman, M.S., M.D., J.D., LL.M., M.Bioeth., M.B.A., is a partner at Ross Feller Casey with a career spanning law, medicine, and military service. He is an accomplished litigator, a skilled pediatric, general, and transplant surgeon, and a decorated Army officer. During the Gulf War, he served as a top surgeon at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the National Naval Medical Center. At Ross Feller Casey, he handles medical malpractice, medical device, and pharmaceutical product litigation. His extensive scientific and surgical expertise facilitates the litigation of complex medical and product liability cases. His work as lead or co-counsel has resulted in recoveries of more than $150 million for clients, including $25 million in a wrongful death case involving failure to diagnose a postoperative arrhythmia; $20 million in a wrongful death case involving a postoperative chest infection; $20 million for failure to timely deliver a baby with fetal distress leading to cerebral palsy; and $19 million in a living-donor transplantation case involving failure to diagnose an intestinal perforation leading to sepsis and leg amputation. He received his undergraduate degree with honors from Amherst College, his M.D. from Columbia University's Vegalos College of Physicians & Surgeons, his J.D. and Master of Bioethics degrees from the University of Pennsylvania's Carey Law School and Perelman School of Medicine respectively, and his LL.M. in Trial Advocacy from Temple University Beasley School of Law. He trained in general surgery at Harvard's Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center and in pediatric surgery at Boston Children's Hospital and the University of Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is a member of the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Massachusetts bars.

Notable case results

$25 million

In a wrongful death case involving failure to diagnose a postoperative arrhythmia after coronary artery bypass graft surgery

$20 million

In a wrongful death case involving a postoperative chest infection after heart-valve replacement

$20 million

For failure to timely deliver a baby with fetal distress, leading to cerebral palsy

$19 million

In a living-donor transplantation case involving failure to diagnose an intestinal perforation leading to sepsis and leg amputation

$10 million

In a motorcycle injury case

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Motorcycle Accidents
Product Liability
Medical Malpractice
Wrongful Death

Education

University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
J.D.
Amherst College
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Pennsylvania
State Bar of New Jersey
State Bar of New York
State Bar of Massachusetts

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