Joseph G. Hughes, Attorney

In 1983, Mr. Hughes earned a Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude from St Francis College in Brooklyn, NY. He received a Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School in 1986 and was admitted to the New Jersey Bar in 1989. He is also admitted to the United States District Court.

Mr. Hughes graduated from the Joseph Halpern/ David Furman Inns of Court in 1999 and has served as a mentor in this organization which teaches young lawyers trial advocacy and attorney ethics. Mr. Hughes is an active member of the New Jersey State Bar Association and is also a member of Entertainment Law section of NJSBA. Mr Hughes is also a member of the Middlesex County Bar Association, the New Brunswick Bar Association and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. In addition, Mr. Hughes currently serves as an arbitrator in Middlesex County Superior Court.    

In 2008, Mr. Hughes was appointed to serve as the Chairman of the Environmental Commission of his hometown of West Long Branch. In addition, he serves as a volunteer board member for the Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation. The Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation is a non-profit organization which engages in a variety of public service activities including: youth  education, raising money for various charities as well as promoting jazz, blues and other forms of music indigenous to New Jersey.
      
Current areas of practice include: personal injury, workers compensation, appellate advocacy commercial litigation, disability, wills and estates, Social Security, municipal court practice and  contract review. Mr. Hughes has tried cases in Superior Court, the Division of Workers Compensation, Social Security, Municipal Court and has presented oral argument in the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court.