Carmen Hodges 
Associate, Melbourne
Medical Negligence Department
For Carmen Hodges, there are interesting challenges and great rewards in securing compensation for people who suffered an injury. Carmen represents people who have been injured during medical procedures or whose treatment has been inappropriate or delayed.
It is a task she undertakes with empathy and skill. She is able to understand and master the issues both medical and legal at the heart of their claims. Personable, considerate and approachable, Carmen takes great care to ensure her clients are informed and to explain every step of their claim simply and clearly.
Carmen graduated from James Cook University in 1994 and has been working at Slater & Gordon since 1996.
“It is important that people have access to compensation and are able to obtain it when entitled”.
Expertise
- Medical negligence
- Breast implant litigation
- Major projects
- VIOXX
Career history
- Slater & Gordon, Joined in 1996, Associate since 2001
- 1994-1996 Ward Keller, Darwin (solicitor)
Memberships & associations
- ATLA Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- Law Institute of Victoria
Professional qualifications & admissions
- 1996 Admitted, Supreme Court of Victoria
- 1995 Admitted, Supreme Court of Northern Territory
- 1995 Admitted, Federal Court of Australia
- 1995 Admitted, High Court of Australia
- 1994 Bachelor of Laws (Honours), James Cook University