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An ‘active voice’ in the industry, Tom Hodges represented national trade association Manufactured Housing Institute at US House of Representatives’ subcommittees on both financial institutions and consumer credit. Hodges is praised highly for his effective support of Clayton Homes’ dramatic growth and his implementation of Dodd-Frank provisions. Clayton Homes is currently the largest supplier of houses and mobile homes in the US. Originally the company’s only lawyer, Hodges successfully pitched the idea of a legal team following the company’s 2003 Berkshire Hathaway acquisition and spent the decade that followed building one up. Amid the growing demands of the company’s heightened profile, the legal function was further tested by the US’s dramatic regulatory overhaul following the 2008 crash. ‘Mr. Hodges views his role as general counsel as supporting the vision of the company’s executives as well as motivating and developing the people in his department,’ opines BuckleySandler LLP partner Clint Rockwell. ‘He is a unique star among in-house corporate counsel’.