Home: Cumming, GA. Birthplace: Memphis, TN. Profession: Attorney-at-law. Organization: Hodges Law Firm LLC. Alma mater: Vanderbilt University; Vanderbilt Law School.
Recent recognition: AV rating: Martindale Hubbell 2025. Latest accomplishment: Authored a book: Lawyer’s Guide to Planning For and Protecting the Elderly. What’s been your big (or biggest leap)? Alcatraz Triathlon. Hobbies: Scuba diving, snow skiing.
Personality profile: Extroverted introvert, leader and protector. Moral compass: If anybody matters, everybody matters. How do you define an ideal business relationship? An idea-man and a detail-man work together with mutual trust and clear communication. What is your greatest joy? Righting a wrong for a victimized elder person. What is your guilty pleasure? Banana split on a hot day. What is at the top of your bucket list? Hang gliding at Davos, Switzerland. How do you relieve stress? Gym workout with intensity. What ingredient is essential to your perfect vacation? Beautiful mountains.
What was your favorite college course? Macro. What book have you repeatedly read? Mutiny on the Bounty, by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall. What’s prominently featured on your home or office wall? Theodore Roosevelt’s “Man in the Arena.” What’s the best advice you received growing up? Delayed gratification. What’s the best advice you received in your career? Outwork everyone else. What is your go-to source of news and information? Wall Street Journal. What company or organization do you most admire? St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
What change are you working on to effect in your profession or field?
Drafting a Georgia statute for civil elder abuse.
What message do you want to send out into the world? Use your talents to help the helpless. What mega-trend most excites you? Artificial intelligence. What mega-trend most concerns you? Artificial intelligence.
Who would you like to spend an evening with, in heaven? Benjamin Franklin. As a kid, what did you first want to be when you grew up? An astronaut. How would you choose to spend tomorrow, if you knew it was your last day on earth? Out in nature with my wife. What advice would you give your younger self? Don’t take yourself so seriously.
Personal mission: Defending the aged and helpless. Personal motto: Encourage others. Desired epitaph: There goes the neighborhood (borrowed from Rodney Dangerfield).
