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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. In the last several years, Ms. Hodges has focused on prosecution of Enron, where a record recovery ($7.3 billion) has been obtained for investors.
Ms. Hodges is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell (the highest rating available) and she was selected as a Super Lawyer in Southern California Super Lawyers 2007 - San Diego Edition.
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