Laura L. Hughes

While there Ms. Hughes was involved with Hispanic organizations that led to her desire to pursue a Master’s in Public Administration from Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi where she graduated in 1997.

During this time Ms. Hughes worked for the late U. S. House of Representative Frank Tejeda representing the 28th District of Texas. Further, Ms. Hughes was employed as a legal assistant by Warburton, Adami, McNeill & Paisley, a law firm in Alice, Texas that was established over 100 years ago. There she worked on many cases involving family law, oil & gas and property law.

In 1998, Ms. Hughes moved to Houston to attend Thurgood Marshall School of Law where she graduated with honors in May of 2001. While attending law school, Ms. Hughes worked as a personal injury law clerk at various firms in Houston, Texas and Alice, Texas.

Bar Admissions

Texas, 2001
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas

Education

Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, Texas – 2001
Honors: cum laude
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
B.A. cum laude – 1993
Major: Political Science
Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi
Master’s in Public Administration – 1997

Languages

Spanish