David Wayne Hodges

David Wayne Hodges

Hodges & Foty, LLP
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  • Texas
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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
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5th Circuit
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U.S. District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas.
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Languages
  • Spanish
  • Vietnamese
Professional Experience
Founding Partner
Hodges & Foty, LLP
- Current
Founding Partner
Kennedy Hodges LLP
- Current
Associate Attorney
Andrews Kurth LLP
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Associate Attorney
Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin
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Associate Attorney
Hirsch, Robinson, Sheiness & Glover, LLP/ Hirsch, Sheiness & Garcia, LLP
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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
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Texas A&M University - College Station
B.S. (1989) | Psychology
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Awards
AV Preeminent
Martindale-Hubbell
Texas Super Lawyer
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Super Lawyers
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
Top National Trial Lawyers
Texas Super Lawyer
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Super Lawyers
Top Lawyer
H Texas Magazine
Professional on the Fast Track
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Champion of Justice
Texas Watch
Top Lawyer
H Texas Magazine
Professional on the Fast Track
H Texas Magazine
Professional Associations
Christian Trial Lawyers Association
Member
Current
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Houston Trial Lawyers Foundation
Member
Current
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American Association for Justice
Member
Current
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TTLA PAC
Trustee
- Current
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State Bar of Texas District 4A Grievance Committee
Panel Chair
- Current
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Houston Trial Lawyers Association
Director
- Current
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Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists
Member
- Current
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Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Member
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Texas State Bar  # 00796765
Member
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Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Board of Advocates
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Certifications
Personal Injury Trial Law
Texas Board Of Legal Specialization
Websites & Blogs
Website
Website
Blog
The Blog Of Kennedy Hodges Your Texas Labor Law Attorneys
Contact & Map
Hodges & Foty, LLP
4409 Montrose Blvd.
Ste. 200
Houston, TX 77006
Toll-Free: (877) 342-2020
Telephone: (713) 523-0001
Fax: (713) 523-1116
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