Albany Tech roasting Ken Hodges tonight

ALBANY — Ken Hodges has spent much of his career in the courtroom talking about people and what they may or may not have done.

The tables will be turned tonight when the Albany Tech Foundation put Hodges on the target of its Roast event at 7 p.m. in the Kirkland Conference Center. A silent auction begins at 6 p.m. in the atrium of the Kirkland Conference Center. Hodges is the former district attorney for the Dougherty Judicial Circuit and now an attorney with the firm of Flynn, Peeler, Phillips.

Roasters for this year’s event include Chris Cohilas, attorney with Watson Spence and chair of the Dougherty County Board of Commissioners; Victoria Darrisaw, State Court Judge for Dougherty County; Gregory Edwards, district attorney for the Dougherty County Judicial Circuit; Jeff “Bodine” Sinyard, owner of Adams Exterminators and former chairman of the Dougherty County Board of Commissioners; and Joel Wernick, president/CEO of Phoebe Putney Health System.

Hodges has represented high profile clients in both civil and criminal matters during his career which spans almost 25 years. Spending the majority of his career as the District Attorney in Albany, He ran for Georgia Attorney General in 2010 and won 158 out of 159 counties in a contested Democratic Primary. He lost in the general election.

Hodges joined the law firm of Flynn, Peeler, Phillips in Atlanta in January. Recently, Hodges was named a 2014 “Legal Elite” by Georgia Trend magazine, a 2014 “Super Lawyer,” a designation earned by less than five percent of lawyers in the nation, and is rated “AV,” the highest rating given by Martindale Hubble, the legal ranking system.

His achievements include the 2013 State Bar’s Commitment to Equality Award. He is also the former chairman of the Prosecuting Attorney’s Council of Georgia and was named District Attorney of the Year in 2002. He has received the Justice Benham Award for Community Service from the State Bar and the Eagle Award for his work on behalf of victims given by the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.

Hodges currently serves on the executive committee for the State Bar of Georgia and its Board of Governors. He is Secretary and Board member for the Urban League of Greater Atlanta, and serves on Boards for the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and the State Botanical Garden in Athens. He is former Trustee for Leadership Georgia and was named a “40 under 40” by Georgia Trend magazine.

He resides in Atlanta with his wife, Melissa, and their children.

All proceeds from the roast will go to benefit Albany Tech students in need of financial assistance through the Albany Tech Foundation.