Dana H. Hoffman

Dana H. Hoffman


Young Moore and Henderson PA

Recognized since 2015

Raleigh, North Carolina

Practice Areas

Litigation - Health Care

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Transportation Law

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
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Dana is a litigator, advisor and defender of the transportation, long term care and electric industries. As a litigation team member at Young Moore and Henderson since 1990, Dana has evolved her law practice from the defense of automobile cases for insurance companies to complex defense litigation for motor carriers, nursing homes, and rural electric cooperatives. Her day-to-day activities involve accident scene investigations, consultation with industry or medical experts, and analysis of fact-specific legal issues for her clients, including Schneider National, Inc., U.S. Xpress, Universal Health Care and Federated Rural Electric Insurance Exchange. Dana makes frequent appearances in court at the trial and appellate levels, trying cases and arguing motions in venues ranging from local courtrooms to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. In all these venues in every corner of North Carolina, Dana is proud to serve her clients.

Dana is an elected member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and a former President of the Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA) where she served a total of 10 years on its Board of Directors. Dana has an AV Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Dana joined the firm in 1990 and was appointed a shareholder in 1995.

Location
  • 3101 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 200
    P.O. Box 31627
    Raleigh, NC 27622-1627
Education
  • Wake Forest University, J.D., graduated 1990
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A., graduated 1987
Bar Admissions
  • North Carolina, 1990
Affiliations
  • Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA) - President Elect (2017-2019), Board of Directors (2009-2019)
  • Electric Cooperative Bar Association (ECBA) - Member
  • Defense Research Institute (DRI) - Public Utilities Task Force Committee
  • NC Association of Defense Attorneys - Member
  • Federal Bar Association - Member
  • North Carolina Healthcare Facilities Association - Member
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Courts for North Carolina
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Young Moore and Henderson PA
Headquarters: Raleigh, North Carolina

26 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

6 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Raleigh (2026)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Litigation - Health Care
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Transportation Law
Awards:
  • Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award
  • Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© Business Edition, Women in Law (Spring 2017)
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America©, in the field of Personal Injury Litigation–Defendants (2015-2020)
  • Partnership Awards, Schneider (2009, 2018)
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Energy Law
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants

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Update on Medical Examiner’s Certification Integration


Update on Medical Examiner’s Certification Integration

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