Ari B. Hoffman is a senior associate in Duane Morris’s Trial Practice Group, with a practice focused on commercial, business and construction litigation. Ari has litigated a broad array of complex matters in both state and federal courts, including construction defect and delay claims, real estate and lease disputes, breaches of sale and service contracts, corporate and LLC ownership conflicts, tort claims, and restrictive covenant litigation.
Ari has represented companies, institutions and individuals across a variety of industries, with a focus on providing legal representation that is bespoke to each client’s unique needs. This includes advising and assisting clients on risk mitigation, contract and policy drafting, compliance, corporate governance and responding to regulatory investigations.
Ari earned his J.D. from Washington University School of Law, where he was a Dean’s List Honoree and gained extensive clinical experience mediating pro-se housing court disputes. He received his Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs from Indiana University.
Areas of Practice
- Business Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Litigation
- Trade Secrets and Non-Compete
Admissions
- Illinois
- Arizona
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Education
- Washington University School of Law, J.D., 2020
- Indiana University - Bloomington, B.S.P.A., 2017
Experience
- Duane Morris LLP
- Senior Associate, 2026-present
- Associate, 2025 - Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP/ Lewis Roca LLP
- Associate, 2020-2025
Board Memberships
- Beth El Congregation, Phoenix: Board of Directors (2022-2025)
Honors and Awards
- Named to Best Lawyers "Ones to Watch," 2025-2027
- Named to Arizona Bar Foundation’s “Top Pro Bono Attorneys,” 2023
Selected Publications
- Co-author, "U.S. Supreme Court Narrows Government-Contractor Defense – What Federal Construction and Infrastructure Contractors Must Know," Duane Morris Alert, May 19, 2026



