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David Wayne Hodges

Hodges & Foty, LLP

28 years of experience
Appeals & Appellate, Employment Law, Insurance Claims ...
Texas

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Biography

David Hodges, founding partner at Hodges & Foty, LLP, was born in McAllen, Texas, and moved to Cypress when he was seven. He attended Cy-Fair Senior High School, and discovered he wanted to go to law school after participating in a mock trial in his senior government class.

After graduation, he joined the Corps of Cadets and attended Texas A&M University where he earned his B.S. degree in 1989. After graduating from Texas A&M University, he was immediately commissioned in the Navy and deployed to the Persian Gulf. When he transferred from active duty to the Navy Reserves, he was able to take a passion for the law to the University of Houston Law Center.

During his time at the University of Houston, Mr. Hodges won the Team Champion award in the Hippard Mock Trial Tournament. He then joined the mock trial team, where he competed in Nationals for two years. While in law school, he also served as a reserve intelligence officer, an editor of the Houston Journal of International Law, a member of the National Order of the Barristers, and the Chief Baron of the law school's honor society. He graduated cum laude in 1996 with his J.D.

Upon graduating from law school, Mr. Hodges worked for several defense firms before deciding he would rather represent victims instead of the victimizers. In 2001, he founded his personal injury practice.

Mr. Hodges has been Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 2004--a certification achieved by less than 3% of attorneys in Texas. He is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocate Forum, a prestigious group of attorneys who have obtained verdicts or settlements larger than $1 million. In addition, Mr. Hodges was named a Texas Super Lawyer by Thomson Reuters for 2006, 2007, 2008, 2

Practice Areas

Appeals & Appellate: Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals

Employment Law: Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination

Insurance Claims: Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance

Medical Malpractice: Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors

Arbitration & Mediation: Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration

Products Liability: Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts

Personal Injury: Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Texas
Since 1996

5th Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas.

Languages

Spanish
Vietnamese

Professional Experience

Founding Partner: Hodges & Foty, LLP; 2019 - Current

Founding Partner: Kennedy Hodges LLP; 2002 - Current

Associate Attorney: Andrews Kurth LLP; 2000 - 2002

Associate Attorney: Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin; 1997 - 2000

Associate Attorney: Hirsch, Robinson, Sheiness & Glover, LLP/ Hirsch, Sheiness & Garcia, LLP; 1996 - 1997

Education

University of Houston - Main Campus: J.D. (1996) | Law; Honors: Graduated Cum Laude, Order of the Barons (Law Center's Honor Society), Member National Order of the Barristers, Champion, Hippard Mock Trial Tournament; Activities: Editor: Law Journal: Houston Journal of International Law