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Samuel D. Hodge Jr.

  • Fox School of Business and Management

    • Risk, Insurance and Healthcare Management

      • Professor

Biography

Samuel D. Hodge, Jr. is a professor of the Legal Studies Department at Temple University where he teaches both law and anatomy. He also serves as the Director of the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning and is the co chair of 100 year Celebration Committee and the chair of the Faculty Capital Campaign .

Sam has been named one of the most popular continuing legal education instructors in the country and he lectures frequently to attorneys, judges, physicians and governmental agencies on medical/legal issues. He has received multiple teaching awards including being named a Temple University Great Teacher and his Anatomy for Lawyers course was the recipient of the ACLEA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Continuing Legal Education. Sam’s interactive teaching style has received national media attention including stories in The New York Times, the Chronicle of Higher Education, the Philadelphia Inquirer, National Public Radio and television.

He enjoys an AV pre-eminent rating and is rated a Top Lawyer in Pennsylvania. Sam is the co-author of Head Trauma and Brain Injuires, ABA (2016), The Forensic Autopsy, ABA (2014), The Spine, ABA (2013), Clinical Anatomy for Attorneys, ABA (2012), and the award winning book, Anatomy for Litigators, ALI-ABA (2007). He also wrote the Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, McGraw Hill (2014), Law in American Society, Second Edition McGraw Hill (2016), and Thermography and Personal Injury Litigation, Wiley Law (1998). He has co-authored several of the annual supplements to Orthopedic Disability and Expert Testimony, Wiley Law, and has written chapters in litigation texts on how to examine and cross-examine the medical expert. Other writing endeavors include the authoring of over 150 articles in a variety of medical and legal journals. Professor Hodge is a graduate of Temple University Beasley School of Law and the Graduate Division of the Law School. He is a member of the American College of Legal Medicine and the American Association of Anatomists. He has also been awarded a certificate in Anatomy and Law from Temple University School of Medicine and has had mediation training at the Straus Institute of Dispute Resolution, Peredine Law School.

Research Interests

  • Law and Anatomy
  • Intersections of Law and Medicine

Courses Taught

Number

Name

Level

LGLS 0856

Law and American Society

Undergraduate

LGLS 1101

Legal Environment of Business

Undergraduate

SBM 3585

Diamond Peer Teachers - Internship I

Undergraduate

SBM 3586

Diamond Peer Teachers - Internship II

Undergraduate

JUDO 0900

Guided Research

LW

JUDO 0901

Guided Research II

LW

JUDO 0999

Anatomy for Litigators

LW

JUDO 1030

Forensic Evidence, Science, and Medicine

LW

Selected Publications

Recent

  • Hodge, S.D. Is Scientific Content Analysis (SCAN) of Individuals' Statements Truly Scientific. Pennsylvania Bar Quarterly, 132-144.

  • (2021). The Back.

  • Hodge, S.D. Virtual Autopsies---The New Kid on The Block In Death Investigations. University of Dayton Law Review, 46(3), 261-290.

  • Hodge, S.D. A Medical-Legal Guide to Spinal Surgery. Journal of Health & Biomedical Law, XVII, 169-208.

  • (2021). Systems of the Body.

  • (2021). The Respiratory System.

  • Hodge, S.D. Vicarious Trauma: A Growing Problem Among Legal Professionals. The Practical Lawyer, 60-64.

  • Hodge, S.D. The Government’s Liability to Compensate an Innocent Property Owner Whose Home Is Damaged during Police Activity. The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, 5-9.

  • Hodge, S.D. (2021). Primer on Property Owned as Tenancy by the Entireties. The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, 37(1).

  • Hodge, S.D. Lessors of Commercial Property May Face Liability For the Sale of Counterfeit Goods by Their Tenants. University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law, 23(5), 797-822.

  • Hodge, S.D. & Ortiz, R. (2020). Police Body Cameras - A Lesson in Objectivity and Accountability or A Tool Without A Scientific Basis. Richmond Journal of Law & Technology, XXVII(2), 1-50. Retrieved from https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/jolt27&div=8&id=&page=.

  • Hodge, S.D. & Hubbard, J.E. (2020). COVID-19: The Ethical and Legal Implications of Medical Rationing. Gonzaga Law Review, 56(1), 159-204. Retrieved from https://gonzagalawreview.com/article/19001-covid-19-the-ethical-and-legal-implications-of-medical-rationing.

  • Hodge, S.D. A Disruptive Physician Is Bad Medicine Under Any Circumstance. The Practical Lawyer, 19-24.

  • Hodge, S.D. An Attorney's Guide to an Autopsy - A Medical Legal Overview. University of Louisville Law Review, 59(1).

  • Hodge, S.D. (2020). Physicians Beware! The Patients May Be Secretly Recording the Encounter. Quinnipiac Health Law Journal, 23(2), 229-251.

  • Hodge, S.D. Everything You Wanted To Know About Owning Property In A Tenancy By The Entireties But Were Too Afraid To Ask. Real Estate Law Journal, 49(1).

  • Hodge, S.D. Does a Physician Have a Duty to Inform At-Risk Relatives of a Positive Genetic Test When the Patient Refuses to Allow That Disclosure. Journal of Health and Biomedical Law, XVI(2).

  • Hodge, S.D. Will the Government Reimburse an Innocent Property Owner Whose Home is Damaged During Police Activity? - Don't Hold Your Breath.! Real Estate Law Journal, 48(4), 430-462.

  • Hodge, S.D. Familial DNA is One of the Newest Forensic Techniques - But It Raises Thorny Ethical and Legal Issues. The Practical Lawyer, 23-26.

  • Hodge, S.D. The Ever-Changing Landscape of Informed Consent and Whether the Obligation to Explain a Procedure to the Patient May Be Delegated. Arkansas Law Review, 71(3), 727-760.

  • Hodge, S.D. & Holjencin, A. (2020). A Post-Mortem Review of Forensic Hair Analysis – A Technique Whose Current Use in Criminal Investigations Is hanging On By A Hair. Saint Louis Law Journal, 64(2), 219-240. Retrieved from https://scholarship.law.slu.edu/lj/vol64/iss2/5/.

  • Hodge, S. (2020). Should a Physician Apologize for a Medical Mistake? - The Controversy Over the Effectiveness of Apology Law Statutes. Cleveland State Law Review, 69(1), 1-33.

  • Jr, H.S.D. (2021). BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING: LAW ENFORCEMENT'S USE OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY. UNIVERSITY of CINCINNATI LAW REVIEW, 89(1), 30-83. Retrieved from http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000582529300002&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=abcd71df5a6dac31fd219478b0a9c638.

  • Hodge, S.D. What Can Be Done About A Disruptive Physician? A Legal Analysis. Pace Law Review, 40(1), 126-153.

  • Hodge, S.D. That Accident Really Set Off My MS! Does Trauma Cause or Worsen Multiple Sclerosis? Journal of Health and Biomedical Law, XVI(1), 1-28. Suffolk University Law School.

  • Hodge, S.D. Should You Think Twice Before Having a Procedure Done at an Ambulatory Surgical Center? Quinnipiac School of Law, 38(1), 1-39.

  • Hodge, S.D. A Medical/Legal Perspective on Stem Cell Therapy: A Scientific Breakthrough or Snake Oil. Albany Law Review, 83(1), 89-121. Retrieved from http://www.albanylawreview.org/issues/pages/article-information.aspx?volume=83&issue=1&page=0089.

  • Hodge, S.D. Must a Physician Treat a Disruptive or Abusive Patient or Can The Doctor Fire That Person. DePaul Journal of Health Care Law, 21(2), 1-30.

  • Eskay-Auerbach, M. (2019). The Physician as Expert Witness. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 30(3), 649-655. doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2019.03.011.

  • Hodge, S.D. & Hubbard, J.E. (2019). Anatomy and Physiology for Legal Professionals. PBI Press.

  • (2019). Systems of the Body.

  • (2019). Forensic Science in the 21st Century.

  • Hodge, S.D. Is There a Link Between Fibromyalgia and Trauma? The Practical Lawyer, 65(7), 45-49.

  • Hodge, S.D. (2021). Wrongful Prolongation of Life - A Cause of Action That May Have Finally Moved Into the Mainstream. Quinnipiac Law Review, 37(2), 167-198. Retrieved from https://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?handle=hein.journals/qlr37&div=7&id=&page=.

  • Hodge, S.D. Current Controversies in the Use of DNA in Forensic Investigations. University of Baltimore Law Review, 48(1), 39-66.

  • Hodge, S.D. Remedial Measures to Curb Opioid Abuse. The Practical Lawyer, 4(6), 28-34.

  • Hodge, S.D. Fibromyalgia Due to Physical Trauma: Fact or Fiction? Journal of Health and Biomedical Law, XIII(2), 185-238. Suffolk University School of Law.

  • Hodge, S.D. The Correlation Between Movement Disorders and Trauma. The Practical Lawyer, 24-32.

  • Hodge, S.D. Everything You Wanted to Know About Breast Augmentation Surgery But Were Afraid To Ask: A Medical-Legal Overview. Florida A & M Law Review, 12(1), 103-133.

  • Hodge, S. “Do You Really Know Who Is Performing Your Operation: The Concurrent Surgery Controversy,”. University of Dayton Law Review, Vol. 43(3, , Summer 2018.). University of Dayton Law Review.

  • Hodge, S.D. The Digital Conversion of Medical Records. The Practical Lawyer, 64(3), 29-33.

  • Hodge, S.D. Opioid, Alcohol and Inhalant Use Issues in Civil Litigation. Drug and Alcohol Issues In Civil Litigation, 2018 - 10330, 3-21. Pennsylvania Bar Institute.

  • Hodge, S.D. Talk and Die Syndrome - The Medical and Legal Consequence of an Intracranial Hemorrhage. DePaul Journal of Health Care Law, 19(1), 1-47.

  • Hodge, S.D. Opioid Abuse: The Fall of a Prince. Quinnipiac Health Law Journal.

  • Hodge, S. The Correlation Between Depression and Head Trauma: A Litigation Perspective. The Practical Lawyer, 19-23.

  • Hodge, S. (2017). Review of Anatomy. Orthopedic Treatments and Technology, No. 2017-9721, October 2017,, pages9- 27.-27. The Pennsylvania Bar Institute..

  • Hodge, S. & co-authored The Growing Controversial Swirling Around Bite Mark Identification. The Practical Lawyer, Vol. 63,(4), 33-42. ALI ABA.

  • Hodge, S. (2017). “Bite Mark Identification – A Reliable Forensic Tool Or Junk Science,”. Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly, July 2017,, 109-120. Pa. Bar Association.

  • Hodge, S. (2017). “The Many Faces of Pain – An Overview” The Pain Puzzle: Putting the Pieces Together”. The Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 1-26. PBI. Retrieved from https://www.butlercountypabar.org/node/481.

  • Hodge & Callahan, J. Understanding Medical Records in the Twenty First Century. Barry Law Review, 22(2), 273-294. USA: Barry Law Review.

  • Hodge Why is the Forensic Autopsy Important to Attorneys and Others? Medical Law Perspectives. Medcial Perspectives.

  • Hodge Understanding the Mechanics of Ankle of Foot Injuries. Phiadelphia: Dispute Reseacrh Institutte.

  • Hodge (2017). When Breast Augmentation Surgery Goes Awry: Litigation and Liability Issues. Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly, 88(1), 21-30.

  • Hodge & Lowe, V. A primer on Spinal Cord Injuries. The Castrophic Injury Case - CLE Manual, 1-108. Pennsylvania Bar Institute. Retrieved from http://www.pbi.org/ProductCatalog/Product.aspx?ID=2844.

  • Hubbard, J. & Hodge, S. (2017). A whole lot of SHAKIN' Going on: Movement disorders caused by brain trauma. Cleveland State Law Review, 65(3), 287-316.

  • Hodge, S. & Hubbard, J. (2017). Depression: The often overlooked sequela of head trauma. Cleveland State Law Review, 66(1), 31-68.

  • Hodge & Lacey, C. (2016). Inhalants: What to Know About the Science and the Legal Implications. The Practical Lawyer, 62(5), 46-55. American Law Institute.

  • Hodge (2016). “A Primer on the Shoulder”. Workers’ Compensation - Pennsylvania Bar Institutue, PBI No. 2016-9461(32nd Annual Fall Section Meeting), 149-157. USe: PBI.

  • Hodge A Primer on the Shoulder. The Wokers Compensation Manual, October, 149-157. Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Bar Institute.

  • Hodge & Koscielniak, D. (2016). The Heartbreak of Not Making Automated External Defibrillators Available for Public Use. University of Miami Law Review, 71(1), 160-193. USA: University of Miami.

  • Hodge Law and American Society. New York: McGraw Hill.

  • Hodge, S. Legal Issues Involving Teleradiology. The Practical Lawyer, 52-60.

  • Hodge (2021). Using Inhalants to Obtain a Cheap High is No Laughing Matter in Medical and Legal Circles. Journal on Gender, Race and Justice, 6(1), 1-12. Thurgood Marshall School of Law.

  • Hodge, S.D. Head Trauma and Brain Injuries for Lawyers. American Bar Association.