D. Bryan Hughes

Bryan Hughes has dedicated his law practice to representing working families and small businesses.

Born in Quitman, Texas, Mr. Hughes grew up in the nearby community of Mineola. He earned his undergraduate degree in Economics, with honors, from the University of Texas at Tyler in 1992. He earned his law degree from Baylor University in 1995. He served as a law clerk to the Honorable William M. Steger, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, from 1995 through 1997. Mr. Hughes was admitted to practice law in Texas in 1995, and in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in 1996. He joined The Lanier Law Firm in 2003.

Mr. Hughes also serves in the Texas Legislature, having been elected State Representative in November of 2002. As a Member of the Legislature, he serves on the House Judiciary Committee and Human Services Committee.

He is a director of the Christian Trial Lawyers Association and a member of the Northeast Texas Bar Association, American Association for Justice, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, and Bar Association of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. Mr. Hughes has also served as a Disaster Relief Volunteer for the American Red Cross and, for almost a decade, as a trustee for the Stewards Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides building loans and health care services for churches and their employees.