About

Mr. Hoffkins started his own practice in 1992 with a determination to provide outstanding courtroom representation to clients. Whether the cases involve a person injured in an auto accident or a person going through a difficult divorce, Mr. Hoffkins always makes a commitment to listening to all of his clients needs, developing a strong case strategy, aggressively negotiating a good settlement and zealous representation at trial.

This commitment to quality has paid off for his clients. Some of his representative cases include:

Personal Injury Cases

1. A client who was totally incapacitated after having been the victim of two auto collisions in the same day. This case presented serious legal difficulties in proving which of the other cars caused what amount of her injuries. In the end, Attorney Hoffkins received the full amount of the auto insurance coverage the other two defendants.

2. A client who suffered a traumatic brain injury after having suffered previous traumatic brain injury over a decade earlier. This case was extremely complicated in two ways. First, traumatic brain injury cases are always difficult to prove, for this injury does not show up on an X-ray or MRI. Second we had to prove how much more brain damage occurred as a result of the second incident, which was difficult since the client's changes in behavior were very subtle. Attorney Hoffkins achieved a substantial settlement for his client.

3. A client who was hit by a truck that was operated by an international industrial corporation, and received a herniated disc in his lumbar spine. This case was extremely difficult, since the international corporation tried to hide behind a web of several separate corporate entities. Attorney Hoffkins immediately filed an action in court, and went to work using the discovery process to get the corporation to provide the information about the appropriate corporation to use as the defendant. The end result was a settlement in excess of $100,000.

Family Law Cases

1. A client who's wife had taken the child from the family home and denied him access to the child, and did not tell him of her whereabouts. Attorney Hoffkins went to court and received an order the same day granting the father sole custody of the child pending the outcome of the case.

2. A client who was the President of a multimillion dollar corporation whose wife ruining him by running up his legal bills with costly discovery and court motions. Attorney Hoffkins took over the case, and brought the discovery to an end and contained the legal fees.

Education

• J.D., Quinnipiac University School of Law, Hamden, Connecticut, 1988

• B.A., University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, 1984
  Major: Political Science
  Major: History

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

• Connecticut, 1988

• New York, 1991

• U.S. District Court District of Connecticut, 1991

Professional & Bar Association Memberships

• Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association
  Member Since: 2008

• Fairfield County Bar Association
  Member Since: 2008

Featured Pro Bono Activities

• Lawyers for Children
  Description: Representing children in Juvenile Court who are victims of abuse and neglect. These children are removed from their parents and placed in foster care or in a juvenile facility. I represent the children before the court to insure that their interests are not lost in the litigation.

• Connecticut Women's Legal Education Fund
  Description: I assist clients referred by this organization on a pro bono or sliding scale basis as warranted. I assist them in family law and employment discrimination matters.

Non-Legal Activities

• Attorney Kevin L. Hoffkins serves as an elected official in his home town as a member of the Representative Town Meeting.