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| | Address | | 115 East Van Buren Avenue, Suite 300 | | Harlingen, Texas 78550 | | (Cameron Co.) | | Mailing Address: PO Box 534329, Harlingen, TX, 78553 | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 956-425-7400 | | Facsimile: 956-425-7707 |  | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Hodge & James practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Litigation and Insurance Defense, Products Liability, Personal Injury, Automobile Accidents, Trucking Accidents, Construction Defect Litigation, Construction Accidents, Insurance Litigation, Criminal Law, Drug Crimes, White Collar Crime, DWI, Wrongful Termination, Workers' Compensation, Nursing Home Defense and Employment Law, Real Estate, Family Law, General Trial and Appellate Practice before all State and Federal Courts. | Firm Profile:
The Firm of Hodge & James was officially formed on January 2, 1995 in Harlingen, Cameron County, Texas. The firm is dedicated to the preparation and trial of civil litigation matters throughout the South Texas area. The firm currently defends civil lawsuits against carriers and their insureds, large corporations, small businesses and individuals in Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, Starr, Zapata, Webb, Nueces, Jim Hogg, Brooks, Duvall, Jim Wells, Bexar, Harris and San Patricio Counties and in the Court of Appeals for the Thirteenth and First Districts. Mr. James and Mr. Hodge have been preparing and trying civil lawsuits throughout South Texas since 1983. Mr. James has tried over 150 cases to a verdict in District Courts throughout South Texas thus far in his career. Hodge & James is listed in the current issue of Best Recommended Insurance Counsel. | | Firm Size: 6 | Representative Clients:
Texas Farm Bureau Ins. Cos.; Ranger Ins. Co.; Surplus Underwriters Ins. Co.; Firemans Fund Ins. Cos.; Philadelphia Ins. Co.; The Travelers Ins. Cos.; Providence Washington Ins. Co.; Walgreens Co.; Allen Bradley Corp.; Brant Management Inc.; The Titan Group; Cigna; Wausau Insurance Co.; National American Ins. Co.; Zurich-American Ins. Group; Mustang Claim Service; Texas General Agency; Republic Ins.; Nationwide Insurance Group; Hartford Ins.; Bituminous Insurance Companies; Scottsdale Insurance Co.; Zurich Direct Underwriters f/n/a Universal Underwriters Group; Trident Insurance Service; Lindsay General Insurance Agency. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
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| | Anthony B. James (Member) born Harlingen, Texas, March 5, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Pan American University (B.A., 1980); University of Houston (J.D., 1983). Speaker: "Preparing, Trying and Settling Auto Collision Cases," State Bar of Texas, 1992; "Bad Faith Litigation and Handling Insurance Claims," Rio Grande Valley Independent Claims Adjustors Association Annual Meeting. Member: Hidalgo County, Cameron County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. (Managing Partner). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Trial Practice; Nursing Home Defense; Product Liability; Auto and Premises Liability. Email: Anthony B. James | | OF COUNSEL | | Bruce W. Hodge (Of Counsel) born Greenville, Texas, January 8, 1951; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas; 1984, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: East Texas State University (B.M., 1980); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1983). Delta Theta Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Torts. Speaker: "Texas Workers Compensation," State Bar of Texas, 1994. Member: Cameron County and Hidalgo County Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. [Active Duty, U.S. Navy, 1971-1975]. | | Lorraine Orozco (Of Counsel) born Brownsville, Texas, February 10, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. Education: St. Mary's University (B.A., 1992; J.D., 1997). Member: Hidalgo County and Cameron County Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. (Also with Calvillo Law Firm). | | ASSOCIATES | | Lisa M. Ellis (Associate) born Iowa City, Iowa, May 13, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Austin College (B.A., 1988); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1991). Member, Board of Barristers, Texas Tech University. Speaker, Texas Municipal League Workshop for Attorneys, Ethics and Conflicts of Interest in Governmental Litigation, 1995. Member: State Bar of Texas. Reported Cases: Cameron County v. Alvarado, 900 S.W.2d 874 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi, 1995); Dunn v. Menassen, 913 S.W.2d 621 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi, 1995); Norma Ribbon & Trimming, Inc. v. Little, 51 F.3d 45 (5th Cir., 1995); Garza v. Morales, 923 S.W.2d 800 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi, 1996); Thomas v. Oldham, 895 S.W.2d 352 (Tex., 1995). Practice Areas: Employment; Commercial Litigation; Governmental Entity Defense; School Law. Email: Lisa M. Ellis | | Krista E. Guiter (Associate) born West Union, Iowa, July 24, 1977; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, Texas (B.A., summa cum laude, Government, 2002); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: Cameron County and Hidalgo County Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Email: Krista E. Guiter | | Jesse Robert Buttery (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, July 14, 1972; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Education: Sam Houston State University (B.A., 1995); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: Hidalgo County and Cameron County Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Contracts. Email: Jesse Robert Buttery |
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