Laurence J. Hoffman ’64

Laurence J. Hoffman ’64, of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., formerly of Washington, D.C.; May 13. He graduated from Boston University Law School in 1967 and started his legal career at the National Labor Relations Board in Washington, D.C. Within less than a year, he was recruited to join Steptoe & Johnson in their labor practice department. Three years later, he was invited to become the third associate at a new start-up satellite office of the Texas-based firm Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, where he remained until his retirement in 2007. He was active with the Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs and the DC YMCA, where he played basketball most workdays at lunchtime for years. In retirement he enjoyed fishing and playing golf. He was also a self-taught woodworker and enjoyed crafting furniture and toys for family and friends. He is survived by his wife, Michele Levine Hoffman ’64; two sons, including Matthew ’91; a daughter-in-law; and two granddaughters.