Kenneth B. Hodges III

Ken Hodges is a Shareholder. Hodges spent 15 of his 20+ year career as a prosecutor, including 12 as the District Attorney of the Dougherty Judicial Circuit. He was the nominee in 2010 of the Democratic Party of Georgia for Attorney General. Ken has appeared before juries hundreds of times in both civil and criminal matters. He is passionate about his work and striving for a successful outcome for clients.

Ken now applies his dedication and trial skills in a practice focused on commercial litigation, civil rights, government investigations, RICO matters, and white collar criminal defense. He understands client’s needs and the importance of seeing the big picture in every case. Ken was chosen as District Attorney of the Year in 2002, in part, due to his work as co-counsel in the prosecution of former DeKalb County Sheriff Sidney Dorsey. Ken received the Justice Robert Benham Award for Community Service for his dedication to public service from the State Bar of Georgia and the Eagle Award for outstanding work on behalf of victims of crime from the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council of Georgia.

Ken’s experience inside, as well as outside the courtroom, provides a diverse perspective of the value he can bring to clients.
Distinctions

Selected for inclusion in Georgia Super Lawyers, 2013, 2014
District Attorney of the Year for the State of Georgia, 2002
Eagle Award for Prosecution, Criminal Justice Coordinating Counsel, 2004
Justice Robert Benham Award for Community Service, State Bar of Georgia, 2003
State Bar of Georgia Commitment to Equality Award, 2013
Georgia Trends' Legal Elite
Georgia Trend's 40 Under 40, 1998

Memberships

Atlanta Bar Association
State Bar of Georgia
Executive Committee
Board of Governors
Fair Market Practices Committee
Indigent Defense Committee
Advisory Committee on Legislation
Dougherty County Bar Association
Past President
District Attorneys Association of Gerogia
Past President
Prosecuting Attorneys Council of Georgia
Past Chairman
Lawyers Club of Atlanta
Urban League of Greater Atlanta
Secretary
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
State Botanical Garden of Georgia
Board member
Albany Civil Rights Institute
Board Member Emeritus
Darton College Foundation
Board Member Emeritus
King Celebration Committee
Board member
SunTrust Bank in Albany
Board Trustee
Leadership Georgia
Alumnus and former Board Member
Leadership Albany
Alumnus


Areas of Focus
Commercial Litigation
Government Investigations-Civil and Criminal
Internal Investigations

Education
J.D., University of Georgia School of Law, 1991
B.A., Emory University, 1988

Bar Jurisdictions
Georgia, 1991
Iowa, 2009

Court Admissions
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia,
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 1991
Supreme Court of Georgia, 1991
Georgia Court of Appeals, 1991
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 1991
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia, 1991
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1991
United States Supreme Court, 2014.