Paul E. Hodges

Paul E. Hodges is of Counsel to the Pitts & Brittian, P.C., law firm and practices mainly in the area of intellectual property. Admissions for Paul to practice have been granted by the Tennessee State Courts, Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, U.S. District Court, the Eastern District of Tennessee, as well as the Court of appeals for the Federal Circuit, U.S. Supreme Court, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Mr. Hodges attained his B.S. in Chemistry/Biology from the University of North Alabama and then went on to do a post-graduate study in chemistry, math and physics at the University of Tennessee. He then continued his education at the University of Tennessee getting his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree.

Mr. Paul Hodges began his career as a Laboratory Chemist with Union Carbide Corporation, Nuclear Division (UCCND) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where he eventually was promoted to Patent Counsel of UCCND. Mr. Hodges went on to join the patent law firm of Fitch, Even, Tabin and Luedeka of Chicago, IL as a resident partner in the Knoxville, Tennessee office eventually branching off with Mr. Luedeka to form their own private practice, Ludeka and Hodges, P.C. specializing in intellectual property law. He served a term as Executive Vice President of DeRoyal Industries, Inc., where he served as Corporate Administrative and Financial Executive, and as legal counsel in Food and Drug law, Environmental law, and Intellectual Property law. Mr. Hodges returned to the private practice of law with the firm of Luedeka, Hodges and Neely and managed the firm upon retirement of Mr. Luedeka. He later opened his own firm of Paul E. Hodges, P.C. which was subsequently merged with Pitts & Brittian, P.C., and his association with the firm as Of Counsel which he has served since 1998.

Paul Hodges is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the Tennessee Intellectual Property Law Association (cofounder and former member Board of Directors), and the American Chemical Society.

Practice Areas

Bar Admissions

Tennessee State Courts
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. District Court
Eastern District of Tennessee
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Education and Academic Honors

University of Tennessee, Doctor of Jurisprudence
University of North Alabama, B.S., Chemistry & Biology

Professional Associations

Tennessee Bar Association
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Tennessee Intellectual Property Law Association (cofounder and former member Board of Directors)
Carolina Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Association
American Chemical Society