Helen J. Hodges

Of Counsel

Office

San Diego
T: (619) 231-1058

Helen J. Hodges received her Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Oklahoma State University in 1979. While attending Oklahoma State, Ms. Hodges obtained her private pilot’s license and in 1980 was a member of Oklahoma State’s flying team, which won top honors at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association competition. Ms. Hodges became a certified public accountant in 1982 and received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1983, where she was the Managing Editor of the Law Review. She was admitted to the State Bars of Oklahoma in 1983 and California in 1987.

Ms. Hodges was a staff accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co. and served as the law clerk for the Penn Square cases in the Western District of Oklahoma. Ms. Hodges has been involved in numerous securities class actions, including: Knapp v. Gomez, Civ. No. 87-0067-H(M) (S.D. Cal.), in which a plaintiffs’ verdict was returned in a Rule 10b-5 class action; Nat’l Health Labs, which was settled for $64 million; Thurber v. Mattel, which was settled for $122 million and Dynegy, which settled for $474 million. Beginning in 2001, Ms. Hodges focused on the prosecution of Enron, where a record recovery ($7.2 billion) was obtained for investors.

Honors & Awards

  • Rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Selected as a Super Lawyer in Southern California Super Lawyers, 2007, San Diego Edition
  • Elected to the Oklahoma State University Foundation Board of Governors, 2009

Education

University of Oklahoma College of Law, J.D., 1983

  • Managing Editor of the Law Review

Oklahoma State University, B.S., 1979

Admissions

  • California
  • Oklahoma
  • United States Courts of Appeals for the Third, Fifth and Ninth Circuits
  • United States District Courts for the Northern, Central and Southern Districts of California
  • United States District Courts for the Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma
  • United States District Courts for the Northern and Western Districts of Texas
  • United States District Court for the District of Arizona