Partner
Born Winnipeg, May 31, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Manitoba.

Education
University of Winnipeg (B.A., 1971), University of Manitoba (LL.B., 1974); appointed Queen's Counsel, 1985; Fellow of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1995; Chartered Arbitrator, Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Manitoba, 2005.

Member
Canadian Bar Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Association of Family and Conciliation Courts; Manitoba Medico-Legal Society; Arbitration and Mediation Institute of Manitoba Inc.; ADR Institute of Canada Inc.; Canadian Foundation for Dispute Resolution.

Positions
Past Chair, Family Law subsection, Manitoba Bar Association and National Family Law Section, Canadian Bar Association; founding Chair, Law Day in Manitoba; Finance Review Committee, Canadian Bar Association (1987-1989); Life member, Manitoba Bar Council; President, Manitoba Bar Association (1990-1991); National Executive, Canadian Bar Association (1991); Practice Advisory Committee, Law Society of Manitoba (1980-present); Arbitration of Legal Fees Advisory Committee, Law Society of Manitoba (1978-1989); Chairman of the Advertising Sub-Committee, Law Society of Manitoba (1983-1985); Founding Member and Director, Manitoba Institute of Family Therapy (1984-present); Director, Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (1984-87); Legal advisor to The Indochina Chinese Association of Manitoba.

Mr. Stoffman has practiced at trial and appeal levels of all courts in Manitoba and The Supreme Court of Canada for more than 30 years. His legal opinions, commentary and appearances have often and regularly been sought by the press, radio and television media. He has been a Continuing Legal Education lecturer for the Law Society of Manitoba for many years and has published several articles on Family Law.

Mr. Stoffman was one of a handful of lawyers in Canada commissioned by the Federal Government in 1997 to author the Department of Justice Child Support Guidelines Reference Manual.

In 1996 Canadian Business magazine featured Mr. Stoffman as one of the 7 'superstars" of divorce in Canada.

Since the beginning of the peer ranked publication entitled Best Lawyers in Canada , Mr. Stoffman has achieved this designation each year and as well has been the only lawyer in Manitoba practicing Family Law to have been listed in this category.