The director of global litigation for one of the world’s largest engineering and construction companies and a former United States Attorney for northern Indiana, John F. Hoehner, will speak to graduates of the Valparaiso University School of Law during May 22 commencement ceremonies.
Hoehner, whose distinguished legal career has spanned more than 30 years, will speak to approximately 170 graduates of the University’s School of Law in the Chapel of the Resurrection. Ceremonies begin at 10 a.m. and will be webcast live.
Hoehner, who earned his law degree at Valparaiso in 1974 and his bachelor’s degree from the University in 1968, is vice president and director of global litigation for Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. He manages all litigation and claims for the $12 billion engineering, construction, and service company that is one of the world’s largest and most diverse providers of professional technical services. Hoehner has contributed significantly to risk management strategic thinking and policy making as a member of the senior legal and management team for Jacobs Engineering Group and its predecessor, Sverdrup Group, since 1994.
He previously served the U.S. government for more than a decade as a federal prosecutor and was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana by President George H.W. Bush. While holding that position from 1991 to 1993, Hoehner created a diversity program that significantly increased the number of minority federal prosecutors and led the office to the highest national ranking for organization and leadership. Before being named U.S. Attorney, he distinguished himself during nine years as a federal prosecutor for the Northern District, advancing to positions of steadily increasing responsibility and directing the most comprehensive and successful federal investigation of political corruption in district history. Before becoming a federal prosecutor, he spent eight years in private practice while also working for the Porter County Public Defender’s Office.
Service to his community and country extends beyond Hoehner’s legal career. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged as a first lieutenant. Hoehner has served on the Board of Directors for Family Services of Porter County and in 1994 chaired the Valparaiso mayor’s special committee on ethics.
In 2008, Hoehner received the Valparaiso University Alumni Association Alumni Achievement Award, one of the highest honors conferred by the University, in recognition of his outstanding accomplishments in the legal profession. He is an emeritus member of the Valparaiso University School of Law National Council, and he and his family have created the William E. and Jane E. Hoehner Endowment to provide scholarships for students at the School of Law.
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FORMER U.S. ATTORNEY, BUSINESS LEADER TO SPEAK AT LAW COMMENCEMENT
VALPARAISO – The director of global litigation for one of the world’s largest engineering and construction companies and a former United States Attorney for northern Indiana, John F. Hoehner, will speak to graduates of the Valparaiso University School of Law during May 22 commencement ceremonies.
Hoehner, whose distinguished legal career has spanned more than 30 years, will speak to approximately 170 graduates of the University’s School of Law in the Chapel of the Resurrection. Ceremonies begin at 10 a.m. and will be webcast live at http://www.valpo.edu/commencement.
Hoehner, who earned his law degree at Valparaiso in 1974 and his bachelor’s degree from the University in 1968, is vice president and director of global litigation for Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. He manages all litigation and claims for the $12 billion engineering, construction, and service company that is one of the world’s largest and most diverse providers of professional technical services. Hoehner has contributed significantly to risk management strategic thinking and policy making as a member of the senior legal and management team for Jacobs Engineering Group and its predecessor, Sverdrup Group, since 1994.
He previously served the U.S. government for more than a decade as a federal prosecutor and was appointed U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana by President George H.W. Bush. While holding that position from 1991 to 1993, Hoehner created a diversity program that significantly increased the number of minority federal prosecutors and led the office to the highest national ranking for organization and leadership. Before being named U.S. Attorney, he distinguished himself during nine years as a federal prosecutor for the Northern District, advancing to positions of steadily increasing responsibility and directing the most comprehensive and successful federal investigation of political corruption in district history. Before becoming a federal prosecutor, he spent eight years in private practice while also working for the Porter County Public Defender’s Office.
Service to his community and country extends beyond Hoehner’s legal career. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged as a first lieutenant. Hoehner has served on the Board of Directors for Family Services of Porter County and in 1994 chaired the Valparaiso mayor’s special committee on ethics.
In 2008, Hoehner received the Valparaiso University Alumni Association Alumni Achievement Award, one of the highest honors conferred by the University, in recognition of his outstanding accomplishments in the legal profession. He is an emeritus member of the Valparaiso University School of Law National Council, and he and his family have created the William E. and Jane E. Hoehner Endowment to provide scholarships for students at the School of Law.
More information about Valpo’s School of Law is online at http://www.valpo.edu/law.
Ceremonies honoring Valpo students completing undergraduate and graduate degrees will take place May 16 in the Athletics-Recreation Center.
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About Valparaiso University
Valparaiso University is a comprehensive university with a Lutheran heritage that enrolls approximately 4,000 students on its campus 55 miles southeast of downtown Chicago. It has been identified as one of the top master’s-level institutions in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report magazine for the past 21 years, and has received special recognition for its outstanding teaching, educational value and excellent engineering program.
More than 80 academic programs are offered through the colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering and Nursing. Valpo also has a distinguished honors college (Christ College), Graduate School and Continuing Education, and School of Law. Valpo sponsors numerous international study opportunities and has been recognized as a model in preparing graduates with strong cross-cultural skills and global awareness, winning the Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization in 2008.
