TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Apr 21, 2026

New York City-based criminal defense firm Meister, Seelig & Schuster has joined with Nashville firm Hodde & Associates to open a Nashville office. Kimberly S. Hodde will join the national firm as a partner, co-chair of the White Collar & Criminal Defense Group, chair of the National Criminal Defense Practice and managing partner of the Nashville office. Hodde, a graduate of the Nashville School of Law, has more than three decades of experience representing individuals and business clients in complex federal and state criminal matters. The firm, previously known as Meister Seelig & Fein, says it plans to expand the Nashville office by upwards of a dozen attorneys over the next few years. Other offices are located in Connecticut, California and New Jersey. Read more in a press release from the firm. The Nashville office will remain at 40 Music Square E., Nashville, TN 37203. It can be contacted at 615-242-4200.