Member at the firm Hughes Law Office
Areas of Practice
Administrative Adjudications; Administrative Agency Practice; Administrative Hearings and Appeals; Administrative Litigation; Maritime Accidents; Maritime Criminal Law; Age Discrimination; Alcoholic Beverage Control; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Aviation Accidents; Aviation Litigation; Aviation Products Liability; Business Crimes; Business Fraud; Sole Proprietorships; Chancery and Equity; Chancery Practice; Child Custody; Child Sexual Abuse; Child Support; Fathers Rights; Foster Care; Grandparents Custody; Grandparents Visitation Rights; International Child Custody; Juvenile Criminal Law; Juvenile Law; Termination of Parental Rights; Third Party Custody; Visitation Rights; Civil Rights; Civil Liberties; Civil Rights Defense; Civil Rights Section 1983; Discrimination; Personal Rights; Prisoners Rights; Prisoners Rights Class Actions; Race Discrimination; Sex Discrimination; Commercial Bad Faith; Commercial Constitutional Law; Commercial Crimes; Commercial Fraud; Commercial Liability; Commercial Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Computer Crime; Computer Fraud; Constitutional Law; Fifth Amendment Law; First Amendment Law; Fourth Amendment Law; Freedom of Information; Freedom of Religion; Construction Accidents; Construction Contracts; Construction Defects; Construction Equipment Liability; Construction Liability; Construction Products Liability; Contractors Liability; Consumer Litigation; Consumer Rights; Contracts; Breach of Contract; Commercial Contracts; Contract Litigation; Closely Held Corporations; Corporate Criminal Law; Corporate Litigation; Criminal Law; Assault and Battery; Burglary; Capital Offenses; Civil Forfeiture; Crime Victims Compensation; Criminal Antitrust; Criminal Appeals; Criminal Conspiracy; Criminal Defense; Criminal Forfeiture; Criminal Fraud; Criminal Investigation; Criminal Prosecution; Death Penalty; Drivers License Suspension; Driving While Intoxicated; DUI/DWI; Electronic Surveillance; Expungements; Extortion; Extradition; Federal Criminal Law; Felonies; Forensic Accounting; Forensic DNA; Forensic Medicine; Forensic Science; Forgery; Grand Jury Practice; Habeas Corpus; Hit and Run; Homicide; International Criminal Law; International Extradition; Mail Fraud; Malicious Prosecution; Manslaughter; Misdemeanors; Money Laundering; Murder; Parole and Probation; Post-Conviction Remedies; Search and Seizure; Sex Crimes; Sexual Assault; Shoplifting; Stalking; Theft; Traffic Violations; Vehicular Homicide; Victims Rights; Weapons Charges; Wire Fraud; Wiretapping; Disabilities; Americans with Disabilities Act; Deaf Rights; Disability Discrimination; Disabled Access; Disabled Rights; Handicapped Rights; Drugs and Narcotics; Civil Drug Forfeiture; Controlled Substances Law; Drug Crimes; Drug Forfeiture; Drug Trafficking; Public School Law; School Law; Employee Benefits; Disability Benefits; Entertainment Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Family Law; Alimony; Annulment; Divorce; Domestic Partnerships; Domestic Violence; Interstate Support; Marital Agreements; Marital Property Distribution; Marital Property Law; Marital Property Settlements; Matrimonial Bankruptcy Law; Matrimonial Law; Military Divorce; Name Changes; Non-Traditional Family Law; Palimony; Post Divorce Modification; Postnuptial Agreements; Premarital Agreements; Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDROs); Restraining Orders; Separation Agreements; Spousal Support; Uncontested Divorce; Financial Fraud; Civil Fraud; Fraud; General Practice; Federal Practice; County Government Law; Federal Tort Claims; Government Agency Practice; Local Government Civil Rights; State Government Law; Guardianship and Conservatorship; Adult Guardianship; Guardian Ad Litem; Guardianship; Guardianship Administration; Incompetency Proceedings; Mental Disability Law; Mental Health Law; Nurses Licensing; Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect; Nursing Home Liability; Nursing Home Litigation; Nursing Home Negligence; Nursing Home Regulation; Nursing Law; Physicians Licensing; Hospital Liability; Hospital Liability Defense; Hospital Negligence; Hospital Premises Liability; Hospital Security; Deportation; Native American Civil Rights; Insurance; Accident Insurance; Automobile Insurance; Automobile Insurance Coverage; Automobile Liability; Casualty Insurance; Casualty Insurance Subrogation; Commercial Insurance; Commercial Property Insurance; Disability Insurance; Fire Insurance; Fire Insurance Subrogation; Fire Loss; Insurance Contracts; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Fraud; Insurance Litigation; Personal Liability; Property Damage; Property Insurance; Property Insurance Coverage; Property Loss; Property Subrogation; Public Liability; Self Insured Law; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists; Insurance Defense; Labor and Employment; Age Discrimination in Employment; Employee Discipline; Employee Drug Testing; Employee Leasing; Employee Privacy; Employee Rights; Employer Intentional Torts; Employer Liability; Employment at Will; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Civil Rights; Employment Claims; Employment Class Actions; Employment Contracts; Employment Defense; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Discrimination; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Employment Termination; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Family and Medical Leave Act; Federal Employment Law; Harassment; Personnel Policies; Personnel Training; Restrictive Covenants; Retaliatory Discharge; Sexual Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; Whistleblower Litigation; Wrongful Termination; Wrongful Termination Defense; Law Enforcement; Corrections Law; Excessive Use of Force; False Arrest; False Imprisonment; Law Enforcement Liability; Police Brutality; Police Liability; Police Liability Defense; Police Misconduct; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Trial Practice; U.S. Supreme Court Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Cosmetic Surgery Malpractice; Failure to Diagnose; Medical Liability; Medical Negligence; Nursing Malpractice; Nursing Negligence; Orthopedic Malpractice; Physicians Professional Liability; Surgeons Liability; Wrong Site Surgery; Military Criminal Law; Veterans Appeals; Veterans Benefits; Veterans Disability Law; Veterans Rights; Mortgage Foreclosure; Municipal Civil Rights; Municipal Defense; Natural Gas; Natural Gas Contracts; Oil and Gas Law; Oil and Gas Leasing; Oil and Gas Litigation; Riparian Rights; Water Law; Water Rights; Negligence; Negligence Defense; Personal Injury; Accidents; Animal Attacks; Aquatic Injuries; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Automobile Negligence; Bicycle Accidents; Boating Accidents; Bodily Injury; Brain Injury; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Catastrophic Injury; Commercial Vehicle Liability; Cumulative Trauma; Dog Bites; Electrical Injury; Electromagnetic Field Litigation; Head Injury; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Motorcycle Accidents; Neurolaw; Pedestrian Injuries; Personal Injury Appeals; Personal Injury Arbitration; Personal Injury Defense; Personal Injury Mediation; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Power Line Contact Injury; Psychological Injury; Rental Vehicle Litigation; Repetitive Stress Injury; School Bus Accidents; Severe Burns; Sexual Abuse; Slip and Fall; Spinal Injury; Subway Accidents; Third Party Wrongful Death; Tourist Injuries; Transfusion Associated AIDS; Unintended Acceleration; Whiplash; Wrongful Death; Premises Liability; Inadequate Security; Negligent Security; Premises Liability Defense; Probate; Ancillary Probate; Probate Administration; Probate Litigation; Products Liability; All Terrain Vehicle Products Liability; Automotive Crashworthiness; Automotive Design Liability; Automotive Products Liability; Automotive Restraints; Breast Implant Litigation; Chemical Explosions; Chemical Products Liability; Dalkon Shield Litigation; Diet Drug Litigation; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Engineering Products Liability; Environmental Products Liability; Escalator Liability; Explosions; Firearms Litigation; Flammable Fabrics; Food Borne Disease; Food Products Liability; Gas Explosions; Heavy Equipment Products Liability; Industrial Products Liability; Product Defects; Product Failure; Product Recall; Product Safety; Clergy Sexual Misconduct; Real Estate; Adverse Possession; Boundary Disputes; Social Security Disability; Social Security Disability Insurance; Supplemental Security Income; Quiet Title; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Foreclosure; Real Estate Sales; Real Property; Residential Real Estate Foreclosure; Residential Real Estate Sales; Regulatory Agency Practice; Hotel Liability; Private Club Law; RICO; Civil RICO; Social Security; Social Security Appeals; Common Carrier Law; Torts; Civil Liability; Intentional Torts; Tort Defense; Tort Liability; Carbon Monoxide Poisoning; Chemical Exposure; Occupational Cancer; Occupational Disease; Pesticide Litigation; Motor Carrier Liability; Contested Trusts and Estates; Estate Litigation; White Collar Crime; Embezzlement; White Collar Criminal Defense; White Collar Fraud
Admitted
1982, Arkansas
Law School
University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law, J.D., 1982
College
University of Arkansas at Little Rock, B.A., 1979; University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Membership
Arkansas Bar Association (Member, Civil Procedure Committee, 1985); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Arkansas Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Biography
Criminal Trustee Act Panel Attorney, U.S. District Court, U.S. Court of Appeals. Formerly with: G. Ross Smith & Associates; Unger and Hughes. Staff Attorney, Arkansas Municipal League, 1998.
Languages: English
Born
El Dorado, Arkansas, February 20, 1955
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