William E Hoffmann Jr. (Bill)

Bill Hoffmann became King & Spalding’s full-time pro bono partner on January 1, 2008, after 29 years of litigation experience, including 22 as a partner at the firm. In addition to litigating pro bono matters, he is responsible for developing and administering all the pro bono programs in the 400 lawyer Atlanta office and assisting and advising the pro bono chair in all offices. He is also responsible for coordinating pro bono matters staffed by multiple offices.

Practice Areas

• Civil Rights Litigation
  
  
• International Human Rights
  
  
• Asylum
  
  
• First Amendment
  
  
• Death Penalty

Memberships

• Board, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

• Board, Georgia First Amendment Foundation
  
  
• Legal Committee, ACLU of Georgia
  
  
• Cooperating Attorney, Southern Center for Human Rights
  
  
• Advisory Committee, Common Cause Georgia

Publications

• Treatment of Mental Health Patients,” National Health Lawyers Association, HealthLaw Practice Guide

• “Patient Information and Confidentiality,” Mathew Bender Treatise on Health Law
  
  
• “Legal Ethics in the Representation of Health Care Providers,” 1991 Health Law
  
  
• Handbook,” A. Gosfield, Ed. (Clark Boardman 1991)