Roger Wade Hughes
Roger Hughes is a partner in the firm of Adams & Graham, L.L.P. He practices primarily in the areas of:
- State and Federal Civil Appeals
- Business and Commercial Disputes
- Personal Injury - Defense
- Professional Malpractice
Mr. Hughes leads the firm's appeals division. For over 15 years, Mr. Hughes has represented a variety of clients in civil appeals in state and federal court. The cases appealed include legal and medical malpractice, federal civil rights violations, construction contract disputes, and product liability litigation. He is Board Certified in civil appellate law and is a member of the Texas Association of Defense Counsel Amicus Curiae Committee. Mr. Hughes' trial practice focuses on defense of personal injury claims, professional malpractice cases, commercial disputes and federal civil rights litigation. He is a 1977 graduate of the University of Texas School of Law at Austin. After law school, he served four years as a JAGC in the United States Army in Germany and Virginia. Prior to law school, Mr. Hughes received a B.A from the University of Kansas at Lawrence, Kansas. He is admitted to practice before all Texas state courts, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.
Areas of Practice
- 80% Litigation & Appeals
- 20% Insurance Law
Certified Legal Specialties
- Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1990
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1977
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1982
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1981
Education
- The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
- J.D. - 1977
- University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
- B.A. - 1974
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
- Honors: With Distinction
- Major: Political Science
Published Works
- "Ethical Issues in Appellate Practice," A DEFENSE LAWYER'S GUIDE TO APPELLATE PRACTICE, DRI Defense Library Series, 2004
- An Inch with no Advantage, 49 DRI: For the Defense, October, 2007
- Substantive Due Process: Contemporary Issues, State Bar of Texas 21st Annual Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Seminar, Austin, 2007
- Legalese in the Age of IM (Instant Messaging), The Appellate Advocate Vol. XVIII, Summer, 2006
Representative Cases
- Autozone, Inc. v. Reyes, 272 S.W. 3d 588 (Tex. 2008)
- In re McAllen Medical Center, Inc., 275S.W. 3d 458, 2008 WL 4051053 (Tex. 2008)
- San Benito Bank & Trust Co. v. Landair Travels, 31 S.W. 3d 312 (Tex. App.-Corpus Christi, pet. denied 2000)
- Rivera v. McAllen Medical Center, 89 S.W. 3d 90 (Tex. App.-Corpus Christi 2002)
- Levine v. Bayne, Snell & Krause, 40 S.W. 3d 92 (Tex. 2001)
- Morin v. Moore, 309 F. 3d 316 (5th Cir. 2002)
- D. Wilson Constr. Co. v. Cris Equip. Co., 988 S.W. 2d 388 (Tex. Ap. 1999)
- City of Harlingen v. Sharboneau, 48 S.W. 3d 177 (Tex. 2001)
- McAllen Medical Center, Inc. v. Cortez, 66 S.W. 3d 227 (Tex. 2001)
- Mowbray v. Avery, 76 S.W.3d 663 (Tex. App.-Corpus Christi, pet. denied 2002)
Honors and Awards
- Fellow Member, College of State Bar of Texas
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Texas Supreme Court Advisory Committee, Member, 2009-Present
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Chair, Amicus Curiae Committee, 2005-Present
- State Bar of Texas, Appellate Practice Section, Section Council Member, 1998-2001
- Defense Research Institute, Member
- American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, Member
- Cameron County Bar Association, President, 2007-2008
Past Employment Positions
- United States Army, Captain, JAGC, 1978 - 1982
Languages
- Spanish
