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David W. Hughes focuses his practice on estate planning, probate and trust administration. This includes special needs trusts, guardianships, conservatorships and counseling families in estate planning. An estate plan normally includes a will (although most clients now prefer a revocable trust to evade probate) financial and medical powers of attorney, medical authorizations, and a living will. Dave represented hundreds of parents in adoption cases since beginning his private practice in 1979, including both agency and independent placements in numerous probate courts in eastern Kansas. He also practiced civil litigation, family law (including divorces, prenuptial agreements and collaborative cases) real estate and corporate law. David is a member of the Kansas and Johnson County Bar Associations and Kansas City Estate Planning Society.
Dave earned his Bachelor of Arts at the University of Kansas in political science and history in 1971 and graduated from Washburn University School of Law in May, 1974. He began his legal career in August, 1974 as an assistant district attorney in the Johnson County District Attorney’s office. He opened his private practice at the firm of Cashin and Hughes, PA, in Prairie Village, Kansas in 1979. In 1999 he moved to downtown Overland Park, Kansas where he practiced as David W. Hughes PA. In 2010 he became a partner at the firm of Johnston, Ballweg & Modrcin before opening his office of David W. Hughes Law, LLC in October, 2019.
During his practice Dave served as legal counsel for Temporary Lodging for Children, a non-profit agency managing group homes for children in Johnson County, Kansas. He joined the Mission Optimist Club in 1980 and remained a member for over twenty years, working to support Optimist Youth Homes in Johnson County, Kansas.