Los Angeles County (West Covina)
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2009; partner, Blecher & Collins, Los Angeles, 1986-2009; assistant U.S. attorney, Los Angeles, 1983-86; associate, Bryan Cave, Santa Monica, 1982-83; associate, Blecher Collins & Hoecker, Los Angeles, 1981-82; associate, Ball, Hunt, Hart, Brown & Baerwitz, Los Angeles, 1978-80.
Law School: USC Gould School of Law, 1978
Career Highlights: Appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2009; partner, Blecher & Collins, Los Angeles, 1986-2009; assistant U.S. attorney, Los Angeles, 1983-86; associate, Bryan Cave, Santa Monica, 1982-83; associate, Blecher Collins & Hoecker, Los Angeles, 1981-82; associate, Ball, Hunt, Hart, Brown & Baerwitz, Los Angeles, 1978-80.
Law School: USC Gould School of Law, 1978
By Pat Alston
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WEST COVINA - Lawyers who handle unlawful detainers seldom see the depth of thought Judge Ralph C. Hofer puts into his written rulings.
"You don't [often] get that kind of statement of decision," Whittier attorney Allen K. Brown said.
It's a point of pride with Hofer, a former antitrust and complex business litigator, who spent 3½ years as a federal prosecutor.
In bench trials, w... (continued)
