Craig Hoffman

Professor Hoffman has been teaching language and law at Georgetown University since 1994.  As the Professor of United States Legal Discourse, he combines his legal practice experience and his academic background in linguistic theory.  As the Director of the Legal English Program, he has worked with his Legal English colleagues to create a wide range of classes and workshops for multilingual students in the JD, LLM, and SJD Programs.  In 2007, Professor Hoffman and then Associate Dean Wendy Perdue created the Two-Year LLM Program with a Certificate in Legal English. This program has established an innovative path for students to significantly improve their English language skills while completing an LLM degree.  Professor Hoffman continues to address the needs of multilingual students both at Georgetown Law and beyond in collaboration with colleagues in the Georgetown Department of Linguistics through the Initiative for Multilingual Studies.

Professor Hoffman practiced international commercial law and real estate development law in firms in Washington, DC, and Austin, Texas.

Professor Hoffman received a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies at the College of William & Mary. He received a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Connecticut and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in cognitive science at the University of Texas, where he also received his JD.