Writing by James P. Hughes, Esq.
James Hughes, Esq.
Writing Portfolio
My lifelong passions are writing and research. My Juris Doctor degree is a natural and practical extension of that interest. Upon receiving my bachelor’s degree in English, I sought a rigorous doctoral program with an emphasis in writing and research.
It is said that the average lawyer will write more than most novelists during their career. For that reason, I pursued a degree in law. A quality legal education necessitates discipline, retention, creativity, and clarity in both thought and writing.
These are the personal traits I offer. They are fundamental to my creative and analytical process.
Samples of My Work
HAPPENSTANCE
Fiction / Noir Short Story
FENIX
(1st 14 Chapters)
Science Fiction Novel
CITY OF CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF LAW RE: IDOT Request for Conveyance of Dedicated Streets, April 26, 2024
Memo
GOVERNMENT CENSORSHIP OF ELECTED OFFICIALS AND THE 1ST AMENDMENT
Legal Essay
FIRST PERSON
(1st Chapter)
SHAKESPEARE’S MIMETIC EXISTENTIALISM
Essay on English Common Law
Marketing and RFP Content
Fantasy YA Novel
About Me
In addition to extensive research and writing for the City of Chicago Law Department and three years of legal writing and editing at UB Law School, I am also an experienced writer of fiction, essays, music, and marketing content.
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I am a 2022 graduate of the University at Buffalo School of Law and licensed to practice law in the state of Illinois.
I am a member of the American Bar Association and Chicago Estate Planning Council.
I am a graduate of the State University of New York at Geneseo with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature with minors in Creative Writing and Political Science.
I am a multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter.
I play the guitar, bass, ukelele, keyboards, and trombone.
I am a 1st degree black belt in karate. I trained for 12+ years and served as a Sensei at Creighton Goshin Jutsu in Pittsford, NY.
I am the proud son of an Emmy winning documentarian and screenwriter.
"The role of a writer is not to say what we can all say,
but what we are unable to say."