Ms. Elizabeth Bloom Hodges

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Elizabeth B. (“Betsy”) Hodges is Professional Responsibility and Ethics Counsel at Eversheds Sutherland in Atlanta, Georgia.  She is also the current Chair of the State Bar’s Professional Liability Section.  After graduating from the University of Georgia School of Law, Betsy began her career at the State Bar of Georgia’s Office of General Counsel, where she prosecuted attorneys for disciplinary violations, gave ethics advice to attorneys and helped revise the rules for the State Disciplinary Board.  Betsy then practiced as a litigator for many years and focused on construction litigation for the last years of her practice.  She served on the Investigative and Review Panels of the State Disciplinary Board in conjunction with her YLS Presidency.  Throughout her career, Betsy has represented lawyers charged with disciplinary violations and provided in-house ethics advice to colleagues and to lawyer clients.