Brian W. Hoffman

Brian W. Hoffman is a partner with the firm, practicing in the firm’s Pensacola office. Mr. Hoffman is Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Real Estate. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration majoring in Finance with high honors from the University of Florida in 2000 and received his Juris Doctor with honors from the University of Mississippi in 2002. His practice focuses on commercial litigation, real estate litigation, probate and trust litigation, real estate transactions, estate planning and probate, debt enforcement actions, and general business and corporate law.

Mr. Hoffman is a member of the Executive Council of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar. Additionally, Mr. Hoffman is actively involved with several substantive committees within the Section. He currently serves as Chair of the Title Insurance and Title Insurance Liaison Committee and Vice-Chair of the Real Property Problems Study Committee.

Recognition and honors

Board Certified by the Florida Bar in Real Estate Law
John Arthur Jones Service Award presented by the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar (2020-2021)
Fellow with the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar (2012-2014)
Florida Trend Magazine “Legal Elite: Up and Comer” – 2010
Florida Super Lawyers “Rising Star” – 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Rising Star Award presented by the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar (2014-2015)
Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)

Affiliations

Florida Bar; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the Florida Bar (Member, 2003-Present; Executive Council 2014 - Present)
Title Insurance and Title Insurance Liaison Committee (Chair 2017 to Present; Vice-Chair 2014-2017)
Real Property Problems Study Committee (Vice-Chair 2021-Present)
Florida Bar Eminent Domain Committee (Member, 2021-Present)
Real Estate Certification Review Course Committee (Vice-Chair 2014-2021)
Title Issues and Standards Committee (Vice-Chair 2014-2021)
Business Law Section of the Florida Bar (Member, 2003-Present)
Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association (Member, 2003-Present)
Young Lawyers Division of Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association (Member, 2003-2014; Board of Directors, 2004-2008; President, 2008)
Seville Rotary Club, (Member, 2012-Present)
Leadership Pensacola, Class of 2008
American Inns of Court (Member, 2004-2006)
Five Flags Sertoma Club (Member, 2004-2011)
Pensacola Catholic High School, Mock Trial Coach, 2004-2006, District Champions 2005, Florida Law Related Education Association, Inc. Mock Trial Competition.

AREAS OF PRACTICE

Education

University of Florida, B.S. Business Administration majoring in Finance, 2000, magna cum laude
University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 2002, cum laude

BAR ADMISSIONS

All Florida state courts
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Florida
United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit

Law School hONORS

Associate Editor for the Mississippi Law Journal
Recipient of the Dean Robert J. Farley Award
Outstanding Student Award for Secured Transactions

Speaking EngagementS

Speaker, The Practical Aftermath of Florida Supreme Court Hayslip Opinion: What “Touches & Concerns” the Land?, Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section: February 22, 2022
Speaker, Florida’s Notice Recording Statute: the Importance of Constructive Notice and the Redaction Problem, 2021 Florida Land Title Association (FLTA) Claims Roundtable: August 27, 2021
Speaker, The Confusion and Challenges Created by Redacting Public Records in the Interest of Safety: Is HB 781 the Complete Solution, or Do Future Problems Await in the Devil of the Details?, 41^st Annual RPPTL Legislative and Case Law Update: July 23, 2021
Speaker, In Search of Balance: Protecting Those Who Serve While Preserving Access to the Public Records, 44^thAnnual Local Government Seminar (City, County, and Local Government Law Section of the Florida Bar): April 30, 2021
Speaker, What Do You Do When Your File Has Fur and Wags Its Tail?, Fund Assembly (The Fund): June 11, 2020
Speaker, Special Types of Easements and Related Litigation, Easements in Florida (Legal and Professional Education – The Seminar Group): October 23, 2019
Speaker, Adjustments to Real Property Law in Pursuit of Public Policy Protections for Those Who Serve, 39^th Annual RPPTL Legislative and Case Law Update: July 26, 2019
Speaker, Curbing Potential Avenues of Fraud: Recent Amendments to Florida Corporate and Business Filings, 38th Annual RPPTL Legislative and Case Law Update: 2018.
Speaker, FR/Bar Contract/Closing Procedures, Florida Bar Real Estate Certification Review Course: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021.
Speaker, Taming the Wild West of Estoppel Certificates, and other Real Estate Potpourri from the 2017 Legislative Session, 37th Annual RPPTL Legislative and Case Law Update: 2017.
Speaker, Homestead, Florida Bar Real Estate Certification Review Course: 2016.

Publications and blog articles

Understanding the Underworld of Business Identity Theft and Florida’s Recent Efforts to Protect Against Fraudulent Business Filings, ActionLine Vol. XXXX, No. 2, Winter 2018-2019 Issue
Florida’s Original Real Estate Law Hornbook – The Uniform Title Standards, Action Line Vol. XXXVI, ActionLine No. 4, Summer 2015 Issue
Real Estate Case Summaries, ActionLine Vol. XXXV, No. 1, Fall 2013 Issue
Real Estate Case Summaries, ActionLine Vol. XXXIV, No. 1, Fall 2012 Issue
Blog Article – Expiring Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions…Oh My! (2018)
Blog Article - Changes in the “Wild West of Estoppel Certificates” (2017)