Area of Practice: Family Law - Child Abuse & Neglect Defense, Pro Bono Sara Hofeditz Christensen works as Pro Bono Attorney for the firm, bringing her experience as a trial lawyer to support the firm’s commitment to pro bono and community service. She has experience representing clients in every stage of the criminal defense process, ranging from extensive pretrial preparation, bond reduction and evidentiary hearings, to bench and jury trials, and when necessary, probation violation and revocation hearings. Prior to joining the firm, she worked as an assistant public defender for the Missouri State Public Defender in Kansas City, where she represented and appeared on behalf of an average caseload of 80 clients, comprising adults and juveniles charged with felonies and misdemeanors in all stages of criminal proceedings at the state level. She teaches Trial Advocacy 1 classes as an adjunct professor at the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law, instructing and critiquing second-year students in trial skills.

Tricia “CK” Hoffler is the CEO of The CK Hoffler Firm, an Atlanta-based law firm that specializes in representing plaintiffs in trucking accidents, medical malpractice, wrongful death, catastrophic personal injury, civil rights litigation, commercial litigation, employment discrimination, opioid litigation, global commercial transactions, and “Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL)” representation. She is licensed in Georgia, Florida, Virginia, the District of Columbia, and Pennsylvania. To date, Ms. Hoffler has tried and/or settled cases on behalf of her clients worth over $850 million. Ms. Hoffler has also lectured extensively nationally and internationally on trial strategies and techniques, personal injury, medical negligence, First Amendment matters, employment discrimination, opioid litigation, and commercial matters. Ms. Hoffler brings a diverse set of skills and talents to the practice of law. She speaks French fluently and is proficient in Spanish and Portuguese. She is also counsel to civil rights icon The Reverend Jesse Jackson for the past 35 years.

I am an attorney whose practice concentrates on special education law on behalf of children and parents. I concentrated my practice in this area for twenty-eight years. I help and represent disabled children and their families seeking a free and appropriate education, (FAPE). I am committed to advocating for families needing the advocacy of a special education law attorney. I understand the unique challenges that come with ensuring your child receives the appropriate educational services and accommodations. I work for rights of students with disabilities, providing legal support to secure individualized education plans (IEPs), and contesting school district decisions in administrative Special Education Impartial hearings, administrative appeals and related state and federal litigation. For the past three years, I have also been a New York State Department of Education Impartial Hearing Officer.