Personal Injury Attorney - David W. Hodges, Esquire

in Houston, Texas

Personal injury attorney David W. Hodges is a true, Texan attorney. Having spent his life in Texas, being a graduate of Texas A&M University, and serving in the United States Navy as an Intelligence Officer, where he saw service in Desert Storm, he understands Texan values, ethics and lifestyles.

This intimate, firsthand knowledge of how everyday Texans go about their lives affords him the ability to connect on a personal level with his clients, who may need a compassionate attorney as they undergo the stresses of an amputation injury, a family member who has been the victim of a wrongful death, or adjusting to life following a traumatic brain injury.

Law School Accolades

After his service in the United States Navy, Mr. Hodges left active duty to pursue a law career. While studying at the University of Houston Law Center, Mr. Hodges teamed up with his current law partner, Mr. Galvin Kennedy, and won the Hippard Mock Trial Tournament. Other distinctions during his studies include:

• Editor of the Houston Journal of International Law
• Head of the Order of the Barons (the Law Center's honor society)
• Member of the National Order of the Barristers
• Graduated in the top 10% of his law school class
• Maintained a commitment to the U.S. Navy Reserves

Practice After Law School

Upon graduating with honors from the University of Houston Law Center, Mr. Hodges spent almost six years representing defendants and their insurers, as well as gaining extensive experience in business litigation. Commercial litigation claims that he prosecuted and defended involved:

• Breach of contract
• Tortious interference
• Business disparagement
• Unfair competition
• Theft of trade secrets
• Fraud
• Negligent misrepresentation
• Breach of fiduciary duty
• Deceptive trade practices
• Anti-trust and construction litigation

Professional Achievements

One of Mr. Hodges' standout achievements is membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a national organization whose membership is limited to trial attorneys who have achieved a settlement in the amount of one million dollars or more. He is also Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law. These two qualifications distinguish him from other personal injury attorneys throughout Texas.

Some of Mr. Hodges' notable representative trial cases include:

• Successfully prosecuted the trial court action and appeal of a business litigation trial where a company was owed money on several multi-million dollar contracts
• Successfully prosecuted an insurance coverage dispute that ultimately went to the Texas Supreme Court
• Handled numerous medical malpractice lawsuits where a physician's negligence caused birth injuries

If you or a loved one has suffered a personal injury in or around Houston, Texas, please contact the personal injury attorneys at Kennedy Hodges, L.L.P. for your free consultation. Remember, if you do not get paid, neither do we.