Joseph M. Hughes
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers 1256 Campbell Ln #201 Bowling Green, KY 42104 Practice Area(s): Personal Injury, Social Security Disability call (800) 800-4600 fax (866) 782-8820 email intake@hughesandcoleman.com visit website
Biographical Information
J. Marshall is a partner in Hughes & Coleman Law Firm, Businessman and Farmer.
Married to Judith Given Hughes, daughter of the late Ken Given, the first “voice of the Hilltoppers.” Judi is a graduate of Indiana University, B.S. and Western Kentucky University, M.A. and is a former member of the Western Kentucky University Board of Regents.
Education
Western Kentucky University, B.A.
Indiana University School of Law, Juris Doctor
Honors & Awards
• Top 10 Attorney Award (2014) – National Academy of PI Attorneys
• Top 100 Trial Attorney ( 2014) – National Trial Lawyers
• Ken and Helen Given Scholarship Founder
• Hughes Kirkpatric Scholarship Founder
• J. Marshall and Judi Hughes Theater at the L&N Train Depot, Bowling Green.
• Co-Founder, Kids Are Special, a non-profit child safety program sponsored by Hughes & Coleman.
• Kids Are Special promotes fingerprinting of children for identification purposes and encourages bicycle safety through the sale of certified bicycle helmets at below cost.
• Co-Founder of the Dnt Txt N Drv campaign, a campaign against texting and driving. This program brings awareness to those behind the wheel to take a stand against texting and driving, a vastly growing problem that has spread across the United States.
• Co-Founder of Hope Blooms, a daffodil garden located in Bowling Green. The daffodils symbolize hope for cancer patients, cancer survivors, and their families across Warren County. Daffodils, one of the first flowers to bloom every spring, symbolize hope for a cancer free world.
• Co-Founder, Arrive Alive, a program that reaches into the schools of south central Kentucky. This program brings a level of awareness to children in our area about the dangers of driving or riding with someone under the influence of alcohol. It also encourages teens and parents to sign a pledge not to drink and drive.
Professional Associations
Masonic Lodge, Shriners, Kentucky Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, Warren County Bar Association, American Judicature Society, Cousteau Society, National Geographic Society, Elks Lodge, Moose Lodge, North American Hunting Club (life member), Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity, National Parks and Conservation Association, Ducks Unlimited (life member), Quail Unlimited, Quail Forever, National Rifle Association (life member), National Association of Underwater Divers, Fraternal Order of Police, Order of Kentucky Colonels, Bowling Green – Warren County Chamber of Commerce, Butler County Chamber of Commerce, Western Kentucky University Hilltopper Athletic Foundation, Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of TN, Kentucky Workers Association, Lawyers Involved for Tennessee, American Association of Justice, Nashville Bar Association, Louisville Bar Association, Fayette County Bar Association