David N. Hofstein is the Founding Shareholder and President of Hofstein Weiner & Meyer, P.C.  David is a pioneer in modern family law, having begun his practice in domestic relations contemporaneously with the adoption of the Pennsylvania Divorce Code in 1980.  His practice today focuses on complex divorce and custody matters, representing, in a discrete manner, many high net worth individuals and prominent members of the community, including professionals, corporate executives and entrepreneurs and their significant others.

David was President of the national Foundation of the 1600 member American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers from 2017 through 2019. For more than thirty-five years, in addition to representing clients, David has been a frequent lecturer and prolific author on family law and ethics.  He was an adjunct lecturer in law at the Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law for more than fifteen years, teaching courses on custody, equitable distribution and professional responsibility.

David served as co-editor of the textbook Custody Law and Practice in Pennsylvania published by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute and was a co-author of West’s Pennsylvania Forms volume on Domestic Relations, both preeminent family law text books utilized by practitioners throughout the Commonwealth.  David has held leadership positions in national, state and local family law related organizations and has authored numerous family law articles in such publications as the Philadelphia Legal Intelligencer, The Journal of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, the ABA Family Law Section’s Advocate, Fair Share Magazine, Pennsylvania Law Weekly and the Pennsylvania Family Lawyer.

David is active as a member of the Executive Committee of Parents Project Muscular Dystrophy, which focuses on advocacy and treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania, 1976

Education

• New York University School of Law J.D. 1976, Recipient of the Root-Tilden Scholarship

• Haverford College B.A. 1973, former President of its Alumni Association

Beyond the Firm

• Member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy

• President of the national American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Foundation, 2017 - 2019

• Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1988 – present

• President, Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2012 – 2013

• Chair of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Continuing Legal Education Committee, 2012 – 2013

• Co-Chair, ABA Family Law Section Programming Committee, 1997 – 2001; 2007 – 2008

• Co-Chair, ABA Family Law Section Ethics Committee and Custody Committee

• Member, Pennsylvania Supreme Court Domestic Relations Procedural Rules Committee, 2004 – 2009

• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Institute Board of Directors, 1994 – 2000; 2005 – 2008

Honors/Awards

• Top 100 Lawyers in Pennsylvania, SuperLawyers, 2019 - 2021

• Fellow of the Year, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2013

• Best Family Lawyer in Philadelphia, Best Lawyers, 2013

• Recipient, American Bar Association Family Law Section’s Chair Award, 2007 – 2008

• First Judicial District (Philadelphia) Pro Bono Public Award for Contribution to Pro Bono Legal Services, 2009

• Best Lawyers of America, 2001 – Present

• Pennsylvania SuperLawyers, 2004 – Present

• Co-Recipient, Philadelphia Bar Association Fidelity Award, 1994