(Main Office)

The practice of Boston & Hughes, P.C. focuses on civil trial and appellate work with a strong emphasis on litigation.

Our firm's philosophy is to provide the highest quality legal services consistent with the best interests of each client. Our lawyers pursue all legal avenues available while utilizing a common sense approach.

Boston & Hughes offers the highest quality legal services and advanced technology while delivering the direct, personal service expected from a smaller firm. Our attorneys are skilled in taking a large amount of complex information and presenting it in a clear, understandable and persuasive manner.

Statement of Practice

Medical Malpractice Defense, Professional Malpractice, Personal Injury, Intellectual Property, Business and Commercial Litigation, General Litigation, Employment Law, Products Liability. Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts.

Address

1616 S. Voss Road, Suite 550
Houston, TX 77057-2620, (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 713-961-1122
Fax: 713-965-0883

Website

http://www.bostonhughes.com

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Matthew B. E. Hughes (Associate) born Banbury, England, April 1, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1988); University of Houston (J.D.,1991). Order of the Barons. Member, University of Houston Law Review. Co-Author: "The Good Samaritan's Law: A Physician's Wobbly Shield," 2 Anesthesia Malpractice Protector 2, February 1990; "AIDS and the ADA: Reasonable Referral or Refusal To Treat," Texas Medicine, May 1994. Presenter: "Deciphering Records: What to Look For and What Should be There," Medical Records Law in Texas Seminar (Lorman Education Services), Feb. 13, 2008; "Sexual Harassment," Hidalgo County Sheriff's Department, McAllen, Texas, July 10, 1996; "Employment Law Seminar," (Topics: Discipline and Discharge, Sexual Harassment, Suggestions for Employee Safety), Marshall & Gonzalez, L.L.P., Embassy Suites Hotel, McAllen, Texas, July 25, 1996; "Employment Law Seminar," (Topics: Sexual Harassment, Some Suggestions for Employee Safety in an Increasingly Violent World), Resourcing Staffing and Marshall & Gonzalez, L.L.P., J.W. Marriott Hotel, Houston, Texas, November 12, 1996. Member: Houston Bar Association (Appellate, Healthcare, Labor and Employment Sections); State Bar of Texas (Appellate, Healthcare, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Labor and Employment Sections); Defense Research Institute; College of State Bar of Texas; American Board of Trial Advocates - ABOTA. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: Hector v. Christus Health Gulf Coast, 2005 WL 1981303 (Tex. App.— Houston [14th Dist.] 2005, pet. filed); Lookshin v. Feldman, 127 S.W.3d 100 (Tex. App. Houston, 1st Dist., 2003. rev. den'd); Edgeworth v. Wilson, 113 S.W.3d 559 (Tex. App. Texarkana 2003, no pet.); Tesch v. Stroud, 28 S.W. 3d 782 (Tex. App.-Corpus Christi 2000, no pet.); Chandler v. Cash, 20 S.W. 3d 69 (Tex. App.-Texarkana 2000, no pet.); Jones v. Legal Copy, Inc., 846 S.W. 2d 922 (Tex. App. Houston, {1st Dist.} 1993, no writ). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Employment Law; Intellectual Property; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Employment Litigation; Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Medical Liability; Medical Negligence; Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury.Email: Matthew B. E. Hughes

Melissa Astala Khan (Associate) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, September 21, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Tulsa (B.A., 1999); University of Texas Medical Branch (M.A., Medical Humanities, 2002); University of Houston (J.D., 2003). Member: American Bar Association, State Bar of Texas (Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee; Health Law & Litigation Sections), Houston Bar Association (Member, Health Law and Litigation Sections). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Medical Liability; Dental Malpractice Defense; General Liability Defense; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation.Email: Melissa Astala Khan

Gary A. Sommer (Associate) born Huron, South Dakota, February 24, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, Arizona; 1999, Texas, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, U.S. Circuit Court, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: South Dakota State University (B.S., 1983); Arizona State University, School of Law (J.D., 1989); George Washington University National Law Center (LL.M., 1994). Member: State Bar of Texas; State Bar of Arizona. [U.S. Navy, Judge Advocate General Corps., 1989-1993]. Reported Cases: Craig v. Dearbonne, 259 S.W.3d 308 (Tex.App.—Beaumont 2008, no pet.); Price v. Divita, 224 S.W.3d 331 (Tex.App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2006, pet. denied); Hogan v. Pinto, 2008 WL 4509091(Tex.App.—Beaumont Oct. 9, 2008, no pet.); Merritt v. Williamson, 2008 WL 2548128 (Tex.App.—Houston [1st Dist.] June 26, 2008, no pet.); Reardon v. Nelson, 2008 WL 4390689 (Tex.App.—Houston [14th Dist.] Sept. 30, 2008, no pet.); Talmore v. Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, 2006 WL 2883124 (Tex.App.—Beaumont Oct. 12, 2006, no pet.); Hababag v. Garcia, 2006 WL 3027613 (Tex.App.—Beaumont Oct. 26, 2006, pet. denied). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Medical Liability Defense; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation.Email: Gary A. Sommer