John R. Hoffert

Professional career

Education

• University of Nebraska College of Law — J.D. (1979)
• Western Illinois University

Additional information

• He was retained in 2010 and 2022.
• John R. Hoffert joined Nebraska’s Workers’ Compensation Court in 2001.
• Admitted Illinois 1979, Nebraska 1981.
• ’s expanded overview reports a Western Illinois BA with high honors (1976), Nebraska JD with distinction (1979), Illinois admission in 1979, and Nebraska admission in 1981.
• He served in the Army in 1970–1972.
• Listed among the court’s professional staff judges
• Assigned to the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Court, which resolves disputes over workplace injuries and occupational diseases, determines causation, and decides benefit amounts for injured workers.
• Hoffert is a member of the Lincoln, Illinois, Nebraska, and American Bar Associations.
• He has been recognized in Martindale‐Hubbell as a reputable lawyer.
• Before the bench, his work included civil litigation and workers’ compensation at Knudsen, Berkheimer, Richardson, Endacott & Routh in Lincoln.
• His associations include Lincoln, Illinois, Nebraska, and American bar organizations.