Christopher T. Hodge

Attorney, Shareholder

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About Christopher T. Hodge

Chris is a Shareholder in Langley & Banack’s San Antonio Office. His practice is focused on complex Estates, Trusts, and Fiduciary Litigation including will contests, trust contests and contested estate and trust proceedings. Chris is consistently recognized as one of the top litigation attorneys in Texas in his field year in and year out.

Chris graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2002 with a Bachelor’s degree in Spanish. He obtained his law degree from St. Mary’s University School of Law in 2005 where he was an Associate Editor on the St. Mary’s Law Journal and a member of the Phi Delta Phi academic fraternity. He began working for Langley & Banack during law school. Chris is a member of the firm’s Management and Executive Committees.

Education

St. Mary’s University School of Law, J.D., 2005
University of Texas at Austin, B.A., 2002

Bar Admissions

The State of Texas, 2005

Court Admissions

United States District Court Western District of Texas, 2008

Accolades

San Antonio “Lawyer of the Year” in Trusts and Estates, Best Lawyers in America (published by Woodward and White), 2025
Best Lawyers in America (published by Woodward and White), Litigation- Trusts and Estates, 2021-2025
Texas Super Lawyer (published by Thomson Reuters), Estate and Trust Litigation, 2023-2024
Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star (published by Thomson Reuters), Estate and Trust Litigation, 2009-2010 and 2013-2020
Best Lawyer in San Antonio, Estate and Trust Litigation, San Antonio Scene, 2014-2025
Top 40 under 40, San Antonio Business Journal, 2016

Associations

Member and Past Chair, Fiduciary Litigation Committee, Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law Section of the State Bar of Texas
State Bar of Texas, Pattern Jury Charges – Family & Probate Committee
San Antonio Bar Association
The Texas Exes Alumni Association, San Antonio Chapter
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC)

Articles » Read More

Shareholder Chris Hodge Speaks at Austin Bar Association Estate Planning & Probate Section
Chris Hodge announced as a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel
Chris Hodge to present at Docket Call, the annual CLE course for the San Antonio Estate Planners Council

Shareholder and Estate, Trust, and Fiduciary Litigation practice group Co-Chair Chris Hodge to present “Strategically Defending Fiduciaries” at the San Antonio Estate Planners Council's Docket Call course on Thursday, February 15, 2024 and Friday, February 16, 2024 at the Mays Family Center at the Witte Museum in San Antonio. In his presentation, Chris will share some of the tips and tricks he uses in his high-profile and high-stakes cases.
Chris Hodge to present “Strategically Defending Fiduciaries” at the 18th Annual Fiduciary Litigation course

In his presentation, Chris will share some of the tips and tricks he uses in his high-profile and high-stakes cases.

Cases & Publications

Published Works

Speaker/Author, Strategically Defending Fiduciaries, San Antonio Estate Planners Council- Docket Call, 2024
Speaker/Author, Strategically Defending Fiduciaries, 18th Annual Fiduciary Litigation Course, 2023
Speaker, Powers of Attorney from a Litigation Perspective, Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Seminar, 2022
Author, Caution to the Wind – Financial Elder Abuse with Expanded Agency Powers, Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Seminar, 2022
Speaker, Practical Realities of Estate Planning from a Business Perspective, Association of Corporate Counsel, 2021
Speaker/Author, Alternatives to Tortious Interference with Inheritance, Intermediate Estate Planning and Probate Seminar, 2020
Speaker, Settlements in Probate and Trust Litigation, Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Seminar, 2019
Co-Speaker/Author, Fiduciary and Tracing Issues in Probate and Family Law Litigation, State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, June 2019
Speaker/Author, Discretionary Distributions, Austin Bar Association, November 2018
Speaker, Fiduciary Litigation Case Law Update, Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Seminar, 2017
Speaker, Trust Basics 101, annual Texas Guardianship Association conference, 2017
Speaker, 2016 Fiduciary Litigation Course in Houston Texas. Discussing the Poison Pills in Fiduciary Litigation and covering a range of defensive and strategic planning for fiduciary litigation cases involving trusts and estates
Speaker, Strategic Planning in Fiduciary Duty Cases, San Antonio Bar Association Brown Bag Lunch, Oct. 2016
Author, Is Your Will Bullet-Proof After Death? Probably Not – But That’s Okay!!!, San Antonio Business Journal, 2016
Speaker, Guardian Overview, The Chromosome 18: Registry & Research Society, 2016
Author, Will & Trust Modifications, San Antonio Estate Planners Docket Call, 2016
Editor, Litigation Involving Fiduciaries: Trial Handbook 2009, Probate and Trust Edition, State Bar of Texas, Annual Advances Estate Planning and Probate Course, 2009
Co-Author, In’s and Out’s of Privilege in Probate and Trust Litigation, State Bar of Texas, 30th Annual Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, 2006

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