Emily Reed Hoffman

Associate General Counsel at Animal Legal Defense Fund

Toledo, Ohio, United States

About

I’m truly a generalist transactional attorney. My work ranges from drafting and negotiating contracts to managing IP, to work around data privacy. I also assist with grant management and other nonprofit operating matters. I have chosen to pursue a career in line with my personal values and I hope to make the world a better place every day for those who need an advocate. On a daily basis, my goal is to make the law more accessible for those I advise and support. When I’m not doing legal work, I’m spending time with my gaggle of rescue cats, reading fiction, playing word games, and walking around outside. I have traveled to England, Ireland, France, and Italy, and plan to visit Japan next!

Experience

  • Associate General Counsel at Animal Legal Defense Fund
    Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

  • The Humane League (4 yrs 4 mos)
    • Associate Legal Counsel
      Apr 2024 - Nov 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos

    • Staff Attorney
      Jan 2022 - Apr 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    • Legal Fellow
      Aug 2021 - Dec 2021 · 5 mos

      I served as a Legal Fellow with The Humane League and completed a project regarding laws that apply to animals raised for food in the United States.

  • Clinic Intern at Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic @ Case Western Reserve
    Aug 2020 - May 2021 · 10 mos

    I worked as a Legal Intern in the Reentry Clinic from August 2020 until December 2020. I then was hired as the Legal Intern in the Human Trafficking Clinic during January 2021. I was hired for the spring semester, from February 2021 to May 2021, to perform intake for all Clinic areas.

  • Summer Associate at Legal Aid of Western Ohio
    May 2020 - Jul 2020 · 3 mos

    Summer Associate working in the Stability and Independence for Survivors practice group.

  • Legal Extern at Ohio Sixth District Court of Appeals
    May 2019 - Aug 2019 · 4 mos