MICHAEL A. HUGHES

Associate 

 

103 North Hamilton Street, Madison, WI      608.663.1882       608.663.1889 (fax)

 

PRACTICE AREAS:

 

-     Civil Defense Litigation

-     Complex Contract and Trade Secret Disputes

-     Medical Malpractice

-     Products Liability

-     Environmental and Regulatory Action

-     Land Use

-     Municipal and Zoning Disputes

-     Workers’ Compensation

 

EDUCATION:

 

-     American University Washington College of Law J.D. 2001

- Cum Laude

- Executive Editor of the American University Law Review

-     American University School of International Service (M.A. 2001)

-     Dartmouth College (B.A. 1993)
 

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE:

 

Michael has represented clients in a wide variety of litigation matters in federal and state court at both the trial and appellate level.  He has handled complex contract and trade secret disputes, medical malpractice, product liability, environmental and regulatory actions as well as land use, municipal and zoning disputes.  Prior to joining Chilton Yambert & Porter, Michael was an associate in the Madison office of Michael Best & Friedrich and a law clerk to the Honorable Thomas K. Moore, Judge of the U.S. District Court of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas & St. John Division.

 

ADMISSIONS & QUALIFICATIONS:

 

-     Wisconsin, 2003

-     Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin

-     U.S. District Court for the Virgin Islands

-     Third Circuit Court of Appeals

-     Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

-     Federal Circuit Court of Appeals

 

MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS:

 

-     Wisconsin Bar Association 

-     Western District Bar Association

-     Virgin Islands Bar Association

-     Seventh Circuit Bar Association

-     Dane County Bar Association

-     American Bar Association

-     Michael also serves on the board of directors for Gilda’s Club Madison Wisconsin, an organization dedicated to providing emotional support for individuals touched by cancer.