Dallas, Texas
- Dallas (Principal Office)
- (214) 780-1400
Martha H. Hofmeister
Martha H. Hofmeister
Partner
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9201 N. Central Expressway
Fourth Floor
Dallas, Texas 75231
- Supreme Court of the United States, admitted 2001
- First Circuit Court of Appeals, admitted September 5, 2014
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, admitted 1990
- Austin Division
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, admitted 1989
- Sherman Division
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, admitted 1989
- Houston Division
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, admitted 1986
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, admitted 1984
- Dallas Division
The University of Texas, Austin, Texas; J.D. 1984.
- 1984 Prentice Hall, Inc. Award for Excellence
- Texas International Law Journal
- Board of Advocates
- Competitive Working Scholar
- Research assistant to Assistant Dean Mark G. Yudof
- Placement and Freshlaw Orientation Committees
- Director of 1984 Assault & Flattery
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; B.A. in English, magna cum laude, 1980; M.A. in English, 1980 (joint degree).
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Omicron Delta Kappa (Leadership Honorary Fraternity)
- Sigma Tau Delta (English Honorary Fraternity)
- National Merit Scholar
- Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
- Alpha Psi Omega (Drama Honorary Fraternity)
Active in theatre, student government, and publications
“AV” rating by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory since 1996
Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigator in America, 2022-present
America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators, 2020-present
Member, Commercial Law Group (network of commercial law firms located throughout Europe, South Africa, Malaysia, Mexico, and the U.S.)
Member, the American Law Institute (2005 to present)
Named to “Best Lawyers” in America list, by BL Rankings, for Commercial Litigation (2012-present)
Named to “Texas Super Lawyer” list, a Thomson Reuters service, for Business Litigation (2003-2007, 2011-present)
Master, William ”Mac” Taylor, Jr. 112th American Inn of Court
- President, 2003-05
Member, Federal Bar Association
- Fifth Circuit Vice President, 2002-04
- Recipient, 2002-03 President’s Award
- Chair, Sarah T. Hughes Civil Rights Award Committee, 2002-04
- National Council Appointed Member, 2001-18
- Charter Fellow,
Foundation of the Federal Bar Association
- President, 2013-15
- Fellows Chair, 2015-16
Chairman, District Court Advisory Committee for the Northern
District of Texas, 1998-2000
Member, Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
Member, State Bar of Texas
- Certificate of Recognition, Women and the Law Section, 1995
Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Member, Dallas Bar Association
- Member, Board of Directors, 1998-2002
- Director, annual ”Bar None” production, inception (1985) to present
- Outstanding Committee Chair Award Recipient, 1992, 2005, 2015
- Charter Council Member, Business Litigation Section
- Charter Council Member, Trial Skills Group
- Co-Chair, 1999 Bench-Bar Committee
Fellow, Dallas Bar Foundation
2022 Recipient, the Dallas Bar Association’s Al Ellis Award for Community Involvement, presented to a DBA member who goes “above and beyond in service to others” and is “actively passionate about the betterment and improvement of the community at a local, state, or national level”
2021 Recipient, the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award, given by Altrusa International, Inc. to recognize an individual who is “directly responsible for improving the quality of life within the community”
2014 Recipient, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Foundation’s Award of Excellence, for “continued commitment to community service and outreach”
2012 Recipient, Each Moment Matters Award, given by the Presbyterian Communities and Services Foundation to individuals who have “impacted the lives of others through wisdom, courage, energy, and faith”
2012 Elected as the 2012 Serjeant of the William “Mac” Taylor, Jr. 112th American Inn of Court, for “extraordinary contributions to the legal profession and the community”
2005 Recipient, Distinguished Alumni Award, Honorary, for extraordinary achievements and service to the community,© given by Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law
2004 Recipient, Judy Sinclair Radman Award, for ”the highest standards of public service and professionalism” given by William ”Mac” Taylor, Jr. 112th American Inn of Court
1999 National Winner, Elaine R. ”Boots” Fisher Award for “exemplary community, public, and charitable service,” given by the Federal Bar Association
Altrusa International, Inc.
(Chair of District Nine Nominating Committee, 2014-2016; Club [Downtown Dallas], District [Texas], and/or International Officer, Director, and/or Committee Chair, 1986 to present; served as Governor of District Nine, 2003-05; International Director, 2005-07; and International Legal Advisor, 198991; International Foundation’s Legal Advisor, 1999-present)
Junior League of Dallas, Sustainer
Attorneys Serving the Community
Emory University Alumni Network – Dallas
Highland Park Presbyterian Church
DOORS (Unlocking Doors to Reduce Recidivism) Advisory Council Member
About Martha H. Hofmeister
Martha Hardwick Hofmeister has been trying business cases in state and federal courts, negotiating agreements, and solving her clients’ legal problems in a cost-conscious and efficient manner since 1984. Martha maintains a diverse legal practice representing both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts. Her clients include a variety of corporations and business owners, including auto dealerships, professional service firms, real estate developers, manufacturers, health care companies, and financial institutions. Martha has most recently represented clients in aviation, business, probate, employment, and fiduciary litigation. Martha routinely counsels businesses and individuals in litigation avoidance and employment practices; prepares and reviews contracts; and assists in all types of tactical business decisions.
Martha has been named one of 500 Leading Litigators in America by Lawdragon since the inception of that recognition; she has appeared in the listings of the Best Lawyers in Texas and in America since 2012. Martha is one of three American members of the Commercial Law Group, a network of commercial law firms located throughout Europe, South Africa, Mexico, and Malaysia. She is frequently named to the “Texas Super Lawyers” list, a Thomson Reuters service, in the business litigation classification. Martha is AV Rated by the Martindale-Hubbell peer review service, and has been named to the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Women Layers. She is also a member of the prestigious American Law Institute.
Martha is active in numerous professional and community organizations and has received regional and national awards for public and charitable service, including recognition from the Presbyterian Communities and Services Foundation; the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Foundation; the Federal Bar Association; the American Inns of Court; the Dallas Bar Association; the State Bar of Texas; and Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law.
Martha has served as President of the William “Mac” Taylor, Jr. 112th American Inn of Court and is a past president and trustee of the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association. She has served on the local, district, and international levels as an officer, director, and committee chair for Altrusa International, Inc., a community service organization for executives and professionals, since 1986 and has been the Altrusa International Foundation’s legal advisor for more than 20 years. In 2021, Martha was presented with the Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award by Altrusa International; the Roosevelt award is the most prestigious one given by the association.
Perhaps most significantly, Martha has been the director of the Bar None “follies” show, a fundraiser for the Dallas Bar Foundation, since its inception in 1986; to date, Bar None has raised more than $2,300,000.00 for minority scholarships at three North Texas law schools, as it annually involves dozens of Dallas lawyers and judges as actors, singers, and dancers.
