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admiralty practice includes all aspects of the general
maritime law including trial, appeal and monitoring
services. His non-marine practice includes litigation
matters involving
Qui Tam /
False Claims Act, intellectual property (patents,
trademarks, copyrights, licensing), "insurance bad faith"
and coverage disputes, products liability, directors and
officers' liability (D&O), employment practices,
construction defect, and real estate.
Mr. Hughes has served
as a San Diego Superior Court Judge Pro Tem (trial and
settlement conference judge) and an arbitrator on the panels
of the San Diego County Superior Court and American
Arbitration Association. He is admitted to practice in the
States of California and Massachusetts; all Federal District
Courts within the States of California and Massachusetts; the First and Ninth
Circuit Courts of Appeal; and the United States Supreme
Court. He is a member of the Maritime Law Association of
the United States (Proctor in Admiralty), a graduate of
Boston College (B.S., Economics, 1970) and Boston College
Law School (J.D., 1973), and served on active duty as a
Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy JAG Corps from 1973-77.
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