Background
Hodges, Ronald Dexter was born on September 16, 1944 in Biloxi, Mississippi, United States. Son of Fred F. and Sarah (Safrit) Hodges.
Hodges, Ronald Dexter was born on September 16, 1944 in Biloxi, Mississippi, United States. Son of Fred F. and Sarah (Safrit) Hodges.
College of William & Mary (Bachelor of Arts, 1966). University of Virginia (Bachelor of Laws, 1969). Phi Beta Kappa: Phi Delta Phi.
Certified Public Accountant, Virginia, 1971.
Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1969-1972. Assistant United States.
Attorney, Western District of Virginia, 1972-1975.
Worked at Wharton, Aldhizer & Weaver, The Property Letting Centre (Harrisonburg, Virginia) specializing in General Practice in all Courts. Corporation, Insurance, Probate and Real Estate Law. Trial Practice. Municipal and Industrial Development Bonds.
Taxation, Environmental.
Labor and Employment. Personal Injury. Appellate Practice.
Admitted to the bar, 1969, Virginia. Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi.
Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1969-1972.
Assistant United States. Attorney, Western District of Virginia, 1972-1975. Member: Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys.
National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel.
Defense Research Institute. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Wharton, Aldhizer & Weaver, The Property Letting Centre, is one of the largest law firms in western Virginia. Commercial clients include contractors, pharmaceutical manufacturers, communication/media enterprises, banks, food processors, real estate developers, electronics/satellite companies, computer software companies, tax-exempt organizations, hospitals, nursing homes, and educational institutions.
The firm has an extensive commercial and bankruptcy practice and provides assistance with securities matters, labor, environmental, and antitrust law.
lieutenant led the successful defense of a nationally watched corporate takeover attempt involving a constitutional attack on key Virginia corporate takeover and governance laws. See WLR Foods, Incorporated. v. Tyson Foods, Incorporated., 65 F.3d 1172 (4th Circuit
1995).
Residential and commercial transactions are performed along with zoning, land use issues, and environmental law work. The firm participates in commercial and municipal financings and serves as bond counsel for municipal and industrial development authorities. The tax attorneys are experienced in corporate, partnership, and individual tax planning, as well as employee benefits.
The litigation section represents individual and institutional clients and handles cases involving personal injury, commercial and construction disputes, labor law, workers" compensation, insurance law, antitrust, and general litigation, including premises, products, and professional liability.
The firm is listed in Best"s Directory of Insurance Counsel and serves as local Counsel for a broad base of institutional and corporate clients. The firm serves as counsel for more than two dozen school boards as part of its employment and public corporate law practice.
Board of directors Harrisonburg-Rockingham Cmty. Superior vena cava syndrome Board, 1979-1985. Trustee Rockingham Public Library.
Association, Harrisonburg, 1989-1995. Fellow American College Trial Lawyers. Member Judicial Conference United States Court Appeals (4thcir.), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Charlotte Morris, October 9, 1971. 1 child, Charron.