Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP

James T. Hodge is a member of the Firm's Real Estate & Construction Service Team. He concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate, mineral, commercial lending, mortgage lending, real estate defaults and workouts, planning, zoning and land use and municipal law.

Professional Experience

Partner, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP, 1985 - present
Member, Brown, Sledd & McCann, PSC - 1975-1985
Commissioner of Law for Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, 1975-1977
Lieutenant, United States Navy, Judge Advocate General's Corps., 1971-1975

Honors

Woodward/White's The Best Lawyers in America® since 1989
Recognized in Kentucky Super Lawyers, 2007, 2008, 2009
AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory

Education

1971 - J.D., University of Kentucky

1968 - B.A., Berea College

Seminars

Mr. Hodge is a frequent lecturer for law schools, bar associations, trade groups and continuing education programs. His lectures include:

November 2004 - University of Kentucky, College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky: 9^th Biennial Real Estate Law and Practice Institute. "Kentucky Recordation: The County Clerk's & Recording Issues."
July, 1997 - University of Kentucky, College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky: Trust and Fiduciary Law Workshop, "Creditors Rights To And Claims Against Trust Assets."
October, 1996 - Seminar on Issues for Lenders. "Limited Liability Companies: An Overview."
April, 1994 - University of Kentucky, College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky: 4th Biennial Real Estate Law and Practice Institute. "The Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act `RESPA' and The Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act `FIRPTA'."
April, 1993 - Fayette County, Kentucky, Bar Association, Lexington, Kentucky: Real Estate Seminar. "Commercial Real Estate Lending/Priority of Liens."
March, 1993 - Kentucky Bankers Association, Louisville, Kentucky: Recent Developments in Compliance: Lending Related Issues. "Regulation of Truth-in-Lending."
October, 1991 - Kentucky Bankers Association, Bowling Green, Kentucky: Real Estate Compliance for Lenders. "The Truth-in-Lending Act and The Home Equity Loan Act."
April, 1991 - Kentucky Bankers Association, Louisville, Kentucky: Competency In Compliance. "Truth-in-Lending Act."
January, 1991 - University of Kentucky, College of Law, Lexington, Kentucky: Construction Law Institute. "Financially Distressed Construction Projects/Real Estate Defaults & Workouts."
September, 1987 - Kentucky Municipal League and Louisville Bar Foundation. "Planning and Zoning Law."

Professional Activities and Memberships

Real Property sections of Fayette County, Kentucky and American Bar Associations
Lexington Mortgage Bankers Association

Civic Involvement

Rotary Club of Lexington
Board of Directors for Bluegrass Tomorrow
President of Central Christian Church Apartments, Inc.
Trustee of Central Christian Church
Leadership Kentucky

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