Fox Rothschild LLP is pleased to welcome Kelley B. Hodge in Philadelphia as a partner in the Labor & Employment Department. Prior to joining the firm, Hodge was of counsel at Elliot Greenleaf, P.C.
“Kelley is a trailblazer in the legal field and a steadfast advocate for women, children and underprivileged in the community,” said Stephanie Resnick, the firm’s Philadelphia Office Managing Partner. “A talented litigator and trial attorney, Kelley will be an asset to the firm advising clients on labor and employment, higher education and civil rights matters. We are thrilled to welcome her to our team.”
The first African-American woman to lead the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office in its 167-year history, Hodge is an accomplished litigator and compliance adviser in the areas of investigations, school safety, criminal law and state and federal policymaking.
In her labor and employment practice, Hodge advises clients on compliance with a wide range of state and federal matters, including higher education law and Title IX, criminal investigations and civil rights, as well as claims of misconduct and violations of due process that involve employees, students and law enforcement. Hodge was the first independently identified Title IX Coordinator at the University of Virginia, where she designed and implemented the institution’s first-ever sex- and gender-based harassment policies across its 11 schools. She has particular experience facilitating collaboration between educational institutions and government agencies to find common-ground solutions to a range of educational privacy rights issues.
Hodge previously served on the Pennsylvania Joint State Commission on Violence Prevention following the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut and was appointed to the Interstate Compact for Juveniles Pennsylvania State Council. In December 2011, Hodge was appointed by former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett to serve as the Safe Schools Advocate under the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, where she worked closely with the First Judicial District Juvenile and Adult Courts, local law enforcement, mental and behavioral health agencies, community-based agencies, Philadelphia City Council, Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, Philadelphia Mayor’s Office and human relations agencies and national organizations that advocate for civil rights protections for marginalized or minority communities.
She earned her J.D. from the University of Richmond, T.C. Williams School of Law and her B.A. from the University of Virginia. She is also an adjunct professor of law at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School.
