John Lee Hoffoss Jr.
800-256-2294
J. Lee Hoffoss, Jr. is a native of Minden, Louisiana, and has practiced in the Lake Charles area since 2004. Lee graduated from Louisiana Tech University in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts in History with a Minor in English. In 2001, Lee graduated from Louisiana Tech University with a Master of Arts degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. He pursued his education further attending Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge, and graduated magna cum laude in 2004.
Prior to moving to Lake Charles, Lee clerked for deGravelles, Palmintier, Holthaus & Fruge, a major plaintiff’s personal injury law firm in Baton Rouge. He began practicing law with Raleigh Newman & Associates in 2004.
Lee is married to the former Corlissa Nash, who is also an attorney, and they have three children, Sydney, Grayson, and Max.
Areas of Practice
- 18 Wheeler Accidents
- Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Jones Act/Maritime Law
- Offshore Personal Injury
- Industrial Accidents
- Commercial Litigation
- Social Security Disability
- Health Insurance Litigation
- Wage & Hour Litigation
- Jones Act
- Longshore & Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
- Federal Trial Practice
- State Appellate Practice
- State Trial Practice
- Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
- Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff
- Machinery & Tools
- Medical Products & Devices
- Recreational Products
- State & Municipal Employees
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 2004
- U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 2004
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 2004
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 2004
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 2005
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2007
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 2004
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2009
- Texas, 2010
Education
- Southern University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- J.D. (Magna Cum Laude) - 2004
- Honors: Phi Alpha Delta
- Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana
- M.A. - 2001
- Major: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana
- B.A (Cum Laude)
- Honors: Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Alpha Theta, Order of Omega
- Major: History
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Louisiana Bar Association
- American Association for Justice
- Louisiana Association for Justice
- Southwest Louisiana Bar Association
- Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America
- American Bar Association - Young Lawyers Division Council Representative District 14 (LA), Representative
- Louisiana State Bar Association - Young Lawyers Section Council, American Bar Association Representative
- Judge Albert Tate, Jr. American Inns of Court, Program Chair, 2005 - Present
- Texas State Bar Association
- North American Brain Injury Society
- Maritime Law Association of the United States, Associate, 2010 - Present
Past Employment Positions
- Raleigh Newman & Associates, Associate, 2004 - 2009
Fraternities/Sororities
- Sigma Nu
