ATTORNEY SPOTLIGHT
KRUGER & HODGES BY REID MAUS
1. In what area of law do you practice and why did you choose this? Josh Hodges: Personal Injury. I’m competitive. I like helping my clients, and I like to win. I only get paid if I win. Scott Kruger: I practice criminal defense. I really have a passion for the 4th Amendment. That’s what we’re doing most of the time, defending the Constitution. Making sure our clients’ rights aren’t violated, then providing 14
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them with the support and legal advice they need. 2. What did you want to be when you grew up? Josh: In the back of my mind, I always kind of wanted to be a lawyer. I grew up and watching TV crime shows and always thought this was what I wanted to do. Then when I was 19 or 20 I got selected for jury duty and saw two lawyers go to trial—I saw that and thought I could do it.
Scott: I bounced around a bit in undergrad. At first I thought about marketing and business, then I switched to criminology. So I was thinking about being an FBI or CIA agent. But because of my contacts back here where I grew I went down another route.
3. What would you be doing if you weren’t a lawyer? Josh: I’m all in on being a lawyer. But if I
