James Hodder
Worcester, MA
Licensed for 14 years
Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Personal Injury
Language
English
About
I majored in music in undergraduate school, specializing in voice and French horn. I was a music teacher for awhile, and finally determined that music made a better avocation then a vocation. So, while music became my hobby, I became a computer programmer. I specialized in small computer financial systems. This led to jobs as a programmer, software consultant, support department manager, and IT director. For music, I sang in church choirs. The most notable of these was the Trinity Choir of Trinity Church, in Copley Square in Boston. As a member of that choir, I participated in two tours oversees (to England and to Central Europe) and several recordings. My father always said that music is not a spectator sport, and I've always lived by that creed.I attended Suffolk Law School and graduated in 2007. My first legal job was for a firm that specialized in workers' compensation. My main role was to write appeal briefs to the Reviewing Board of the Department of Industrial Accidents. I wrote over 85 of these briefs, which is an extraordinary number. Since October of 2008, fully a quarter of all Reviewing Board decisions have been on issues in which I filed a brief. This unusual experience has given me a deep understanding of workers' compensation law. I have since gone on to represent clients at all branches and levels of the DIA. I'm trying to make a difference, one person at a time.In 2009, I helped a friend through a chapter 7 bankruptcy. I have since worked on developing a bankruptcy practice in order to help people in financial distress get through tough times. Again, hoping to do what I can to make a difference for people.
Practices Areas
Personal Injury
Language
English