Maria W. HughesKay Casto & Chaney PLLC, Charleston, USAAreas of Practice: Employment Law -- Employer, Insurance Defense Contact Information:
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| Maria W. Hughes joined the firm's Employment / Labor and Insurance / Litigation practice groups as a contract attorney. Over the course of her legal career, she has practiced employment law with a particular focus on discrimination claims, sexual harassment claims, and discharge. She has also counseled employers in general matters such as employee handbooks and personnel policies. Ms. Hughes also practices in the area of adoption. In the past, she has been asked to speak at seminars sponsored by the National Council for Adoption, and she has worked in collaboration with the West Virginia Catholic Foundation, Catholic Charities of the Wheeling-Charleston Diocese, and the Gabriel Project of West Virginia to present local adoption workshops for families wishing to adopt. Ms. Hughes was born in South Williamson, Kentucky. She was graduated magna cum laude from West Virginia University in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in Accounting. She obtained her law degree from the West Virginia University College of Law in 1990, where she graduated as a member of the Order of the Coif. During law school, she was a member of the West Virginia Law Review and Editor of the National Coal Issue. She also received the Patrick Duffy Koontz Award for outstanding scholastic achievement. Following law school, Ms. Hughes practiced law in Atlanta, Georgia for a period of six years before returning home to West Virginia in late 1996. Ms. Hughes is on the board of directors for the St. Thomas More Catholic Society and Mission WV. She has served on the Steering Committee for the MetroValley Chapter of the Gabriel Project of West Virginia, Inc., the Advisory Board for the Migration and Refugee Services division of Catholic Charities. She lives in Charleston with her husband and two children. |
