James H. Hodges
Senior Advisor
National/Multistate Strategies
Gov. Jim Hodges is a senior advisor with McGuireWoods Consulting LLC and a partner in the parent law firm, McGuireWoods LLP. He advises clients on energy, healthcare, education economic development and other issues, and divides his time between Columbia, S.C. and Washington, D.C.
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As governor, he led efforts to improve South Carolina’s education system, including establishing the education lottery that is credited with providing more than 100,000 scholarships. He is also responsible for funding "First Steps," a public-private preschool readiness program. Since 2003, he has been the CEO of Hodges Consulting, a business, government relations, and economic development consulting firm.
Education
• University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, J.D., 1982
• Mock Trial Team
• Recipient, Compleat Lawyer Silver Medallion
• University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, B.S. Business Administration, 1979
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Honorary Doctorate Degree
• University of South Carolina
• South Carolina State University
• The Citadel
• Winthrop University
• Francis Marion University
Past Positions
• CEO, Hodges Consulting Group, 2003-2009
• Partner, Kennedy, Covington, Lobdell and Hickman Law Firm, 2003-2008
• Governor, South Carolina, 1999-2003
• General Counsel, The Springs Company, 1990-1998
• Partner, Thomas, Goldsmith, Folks and Hodges, 1983-1990
• Lancaster County Attorney, 1983-1987
Directorships and Appointments
• Director, Park City Center for Public Policy
• Board of Advisors, Strategic Partnerships, LLC
• Board of Advisors, Public Insight, L.P.
Professional Affiliations
• Chair, Southern Growth Policies Board
• Chair, Southern Technology Council, 2002
Civic Affiliations
• Chair, Business Partnership, University of South Carolina School of Business
Honors
• The Best Lawyers in America® in the specialty of Government Relations Law, 2010
Practice Groups
- Contracts & State/Local Procurement
- Economic and Infrastructure Development
- Executive and Legislative Affairs
- Executive Branch Affairs
- Federal Legislative Affairs
- Multi-state Government Relations
- Sustainability & Corporate Responsibility
- State Government Relations
