Mr. Hughes earned his Juris Doctor at Chapman University’s Dale E. Fowler school of law, where he was admitted as a merit scholar and awarded a full tuition scholarship. At Chapman, he completed the Tax Law emphasis program and earned the prestigious CALI Excellence for the Future award for the Real Estate Tax Planning course. Mr. Hughes was selected by his professor to serve as the Academic Fellow for the Federal Income Tax course. He was Vice-President of the Tax Law society during his 2L and 3L years. Additionally, Mr. Hughes was a board member of the ADR competition team and competed in several negotiation competitions during law school.

Prior to law school, Mr. Hughes earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo. After graduating from Cal Poly, he worked as a financial analyst for three years at the Irvine Company. In his spare time, Mr. Hughes enjoys hiking, traveling, fly fishing, and gardening.