Jeremiah Hodges was born in Clarksville, Tennessee, and attended high school in New Hope, Alabama. He graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law, where he was a member of the National ATLA Trial Team and the National Civil Trial Competition Team. He also received the George Peach Taylor Award for Trial Advocacy and the American Judicature Society Award based upon his outstanding trial skills.
Hodges shares Cole’s belief in the justice system, and he continues to sharpen his advocacy abilities as he represents the interests of people injured by the negligence and wrongful conduct of individuals, large corporations, and insurance companies.
Hodges believes in the concept of individual responsbility, particularly as it applies to big business. He enjoys holding companies, including 18 wheeler trucking outfits, accountable for their conduct when they act egregiously and hurt people.
Education
J.D., University of Alabama School of Law, May 2004
Honors
George Peach Taylor Award for Trial Advocacy
American Judicature Society Award for Trial Advocacy
Best Paper, Personal Income Tax, Spring 2002
Claude Harris Endowed Scholarship
Activities
National ATLA Trial Team Member, Spring 2004
Lonestar Classic Trial Team Member, Fall 2003
National ATLA Trial Team, 2003 Quarterfinalists
ATLA Trial Team, 2003 Regional Champions
Public Interest Institute Board Member
National Civil Trial Competition Team, Fall 2002
Future Trial Lawyers of America, President
ATLA Annual Conference Attendee, Summer 2003
ATLA Partner in Advocacy Representative
University of Alabama ATLA Chapter, Founder/Member
Student Farrah Law Society, Member
Christian Legal Society, Member
Student Government Association Graduate Assistant
Kingston, Jamaica Community Outreach Project, Student Advisor
B.S., Commerce and Business Administration, University of Alabama, 2001
Major: Finance
Honors
Graduated cum laude
Dean’s List Fall 1998-Spring 2001
Outstanding Finance Student Award
National Collegiate Student Governance Award
Beta Gamma Sigma Business Honor Society
Who’s Who Among American College and University Students
Outstanding Student Government Association Senate Chair Award
Recipient of multiple academic scholarships
Activities
Chair-Student Government Association Public Safety Committee
Two-Term Student Government Association Senator
Chair-Senate Rules Committee
Resident Advisor
Freshman Forum
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Alabama, 2004
Northern District of Alabama, U.S. District Court, 2004
Tennessee, 2010
Legal Employment
Partner at Hodges Trial Lawyers, P.C. from January 1, 2007 to the present
Associate at Cole and Associates, L.L.C. from September 1, 2004 until December 31, 2006
Spruell and Powell, Northport, AL, Law Clerk, 2003-2004
Marsh, Rickard, and Bryan, Birmingham, AL, Law Clerk, 2002
Alexander, Corder, Plunk, and Baker, Athens, AL, File Clerk, 1998 and 1999
Professional & Bar Association Memberships
