Josh Hughes has dedicated his twenty-plus year legal career to navigating the complex issues employers and educational institutions face. He holds the unique perspective of an attorney who has prevented and resolved legal issues not only in private practice, but also on the frontlines, serving in-house. Josh’s unique perspective includes over a decade serving as General Counsel at a private, midwestern university. Josh prides himself in not only providing expert legal advice, but also, fully considering how his legal direction will play out in a real-world work environment.
As an attorney formerly integrated within departments of human resources in both the healthcare and higher education sectors, Josh understands the unique demands of HR professionals as well as the expert guidance they need from their attorney counterparts. Josh is poised to assist employers with the wide-range of legal matters on their plates, including administrative charges, leaves of absence, disability accommodations, unemployment claims, wage and hour compliance, executive contracts, severance agreements, and addressing performance concerns.
Josh’s decade-plus tenure as General Counsel and executive leader at a university uniquely positions him to quickly grasp the legal needs of education clients. Responding to Office of Civil Rights complaints, discrimination, harassment, disability accommodations, FERPA, Title IX, Clery Act, NCAA compliance, faculty concerns, student disciplinary matters, and crisis communications are all issues that Josh handles regularly and with in-depth knowledge.
Josh completed his undergraduate education at Ohio University before earning his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Michigan State University. When Josh is not assisting clients, he enjoys travel, attending sporting events, or an intense game of pickleball.
