Areas of Law: 
     Criminal Law, Congress, Juries and International Law

Education: 
     B.A., Morgan State University
     J.D., Northeastern University School of Law
     LL.M., Georgetown University School of Law

Before joining the faculty, Professor Hoffmeister spent four years in the U.S. House of Representatives serving as a Legislative Director, Counsel and Subcommittee Staff Director. He also clerked in the U. S. District Court of New Jersey for the Honorable Anne E. Thompson. In addition, he worked for the U.S. Department of Defense as a military attorney in Korea, Japan and Washington D.C. Professor Hoffmeister is a Major in the Army National Guard. On joining the faculty of UDSL he said, “I found the university to be a very warm and welcoming place.” 

Courses:
Criminal Law Clinic, Advanced Criminal Law and Legislation

Recent Publications:

• Resurrecting the Grand Jury's Shield: The Grand Jury Legal Advisor, 98 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology (forthcoming Fall 2008)
• The 7th Circuit Tries to Rein in the Honest Services Doctrine, ABA White Collar Crime Newsletter, August, 2007
• Good Ruling, Bad Policy, National Law Journal, March 27, 2006
• Shifting Alliances in Asia, Harvard Asia Pacific Review, Summer 2005
• The Growing Importance of Advance Medical Directives in the Military, Military Law Review, September, 2003

Useful Web Links:

www.juries.blogspot.com