• CHARLES HODGES

  • BOARD CERITIFIED FAMILY LAW

  • TEXAS BOARD OF LEGAL SPECIALIZATION

EXPERIENCED REPRESENTATION

With more than 35 years of family law experience, Charlie has been lead counsel in divorce and custody trials, both jury and non-jury, throughout Texas

    Education:

  • Vanderbilt University
  • Bachelors Degree, University of Texas at Austin
  • Doctor of Jurisprudence, University of Texas at Austin
  • Professional Activities:

  • Texas Super Lawyer, 2003-2022 (20 years)
  • Dan Price Award 2016 - presented by the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas in recognition of an unreserved commitment to clients and the legal profession.
  • Board Certified In Family Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1989.
  • Past Chair, Family Law Section, State Bar of Texas
  • Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (past member Board of Governors)
  • American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Texas Chapter, Past President
  • Former member and former Vice-Chair, American Bar Association’s Family Law Committee of the International Law Section
  • Member, Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists
  • Member, Dallas Bar Association’s Family Law Section (former Board of Directors)
  • Past Chair, Family Law Section's Pro Bono Committee of the State Bar of Texas
  • Texas Family Law Foundation – Immediate Past President
  • Life Member, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Foundation (past member, Board of Directors)
  • Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
  • Life Fellow, Dallas Bar Foundation
  • Fellow-International Academy of Family Lawyers
  • Professional Experience:

  • Assistant Attorney General, State of Texas
  • Special Counsel, Secretary of State, State of Texas
  • Special Assistant, United States Senator Lloyd Bentsen
  • Charlie is also a trained family law mediator and arbitrator