Edward Hughes is a partner with Taylor Porter, L.L.P., who joined the firm in 2004. He received his Juris Doctorate from the LSU Law Center in 2003 where he was a member of the Louisiana Law Review and Order of the Coif. Mr. Hughes graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette) with a B.A. in Political Science in 1994. Before law school, Mr. Hughes worked as an independent petroleum landman where he negotiated the sale and acquisition of potential and existing oil and gas properties for various small to medium-sized oil and gas exploration companies. After law school and immediately before joining the firm, Mr. Hughes served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable James J. Brady, United States District Judge, Middle District of Louisiana. He is admitted to practice before all Louisiana state courts and agencies, the U.S. District Courts for the Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Mr. Hughes’ primary areas of practice include Workers' Compensation, Commercial Litigation, Oil & Gas Litigation and Transactions, Toxic Tort Litigation, and Insurance Defense and Casualty Litigation. Mr. Hughes is a member of the Baton Rouge, Louisiana and American Bar Associations.