Jay L. Hodes   Download Vcard 1855 Elm Street • Manchester, NH 03104 Phone: 603-668-2222 • fax 603-641-6333 E-mail: jhodes@hagehodes.com

Practice Areas

Estate and Trust Planning

General Corporate and Business Law

Real Estate Development and Title Insurance

Municipal Law

Probate and Probate Avoidance

Experience

Attorney Hodes has been practicing law for over thirty-two (32) years. Attorney Hodes has had extensive civil trial experience in all Courts in the State of New Hampshire, covering a wide range of civil areas.  Today, Attorney Hodes’ practice focuses primarily on advising corporate, municipal and individual clients in the areas of corporate law, limited liability company formations, business planning, estate planning, trust formation and probate matters.  Attorney Hodes also regularly advises clients with regard to affairs involving state administrative agencies.  Attorney Hodes has a Masters in tax law, receiving an LLM from the Boston University. In addition, for twelve (12) years, Mr. Hodes was an adjunct faculty member at the Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord, New Hampshire. His courses of instruction included Real Estate Finance and Transactions, Introduction to Federal Income Taxation, and Bankruptcy Law.

Admissions/Courts

Mr. Hodes is admitted to practice in the New Hampshire Supreme Court, New Hampshire Superior Court System, New Hampshire Probate Court System, the United States District Court for New Hampshire and the United States Court of Appeals for the 1st District.

Presentations/Articles

Attorney Hodes is a member of the American Association of Retired Persons Legal Services Network.  Attorney Hodes is a frequent lecturer with regard to estate planning, financial planning and topics involving probate and probate avoidance.

Legal Affiliations

• New Hampshire Bar Association 1976

• Manchester Bar Association 1976

Community Involvement

• Special Olympics Volunteer for over 19 years

• Member and former director of Bedford NH Rotary International 1987-1997

• Director and former President of the Manchester Country Club 2000-2006

• Director of the Temple Adath Yeshurun Brotherhood

• Member of the Londonderry Zoning Board of Adjustment 1981-1985

• Member of the Londonderry Budget Committee 1982-1984

 Education

• Boston University, LLM Masters of Tax 1988

• Franklin Pierce Law Center, J.D. 1976

• American University, Communications and Political Science, BA  1972