Attorney
Nashville, Tennessee, Criminal Defense Trial Lawyer
Attorney Kimberly S. Hodde is highly involved in the field of criminal defense and in local and regional criminal defense organizations and legal initiatives. Her memberships include:
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, including TACDL's Federal Defense Committee
- American Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Nashville Bar Association, including its Federal Court Committee
Ms. Hodde is the author of numerous articles on the Constitution and related federal criminal issues, and is also the author of a federal column in the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyer's monthly magazine.
Kim Hodde is admitted to practice in all local and appellate courts of Tennessee. She is also admitted to practice in many federal courts, including:
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Admitted to practice Pro Hac Vice (guest of the court) in several other federal courts in the U.S.
Ms. Hodde has been an invited presenter and lecturer on many issues of importance to the criminal defense community, specifically regarding the advancement and preservation of a defendant's constitutional rights. The topics upon which she has written and lectured include the following areas:
- Search and seizure
- The pitfalls and unreliability of eyewitness identification
- False confessions
- Title III Wiretapping and other forms of electronic surveillance
- The U.S.A. PATRIOT Act
- Issues relating to defending child pornography cases
- Trial Advocacy: Jury Selection
- Trial Advocacy: The Art of Cross-Examination
- Trial Advocacy: Crafting a Persuasive Closing Argument
- Federal Sentencing: The Guidelines, 18 U.S.C. §3553(a) & the impact of the Supreme Court's decisions in Gall & Kimbrough
- The Adam Walsh Act
Ms. Hodde earned the Founder’s Award as valedictorian of her law school class at Nashville School of Law, where she was designated as a member of the Coopers Inn Honor Society for academic excellence. She was also selected for membership in the Harry Phillips American Inn of Court, a legal society comprised of judges and respected lawyers dedicated to the advancement of ethics and strict standards of professionalism in the legal community.
