Hughes-Cione, APLC

K.D. Hughes, Esq. is the Principle of Hughes-Cione, APLC. The firm’s mission is solely dedicated to prevention through education and adjudication of employee harassment, discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination claims as well as wage and hour violations.

Prior to attending law school, K.D. Hughes was a thirteen year veteran of the United States Postal Service. After becoming disabled in 1995, she found herself being subjected to discriminatory conduct in context of her employment. Because she was not able to find counsel to assist her in the adjudication of her rights, Ms. Hughes successfully adjudicated her case against the United States Postal Service, in pro per.

In 1997, K.D. Hughes graduated suma cum laude from Arizona State University with a Bachelors of the Arts degree. She resigned from her employment with the Postal Service and moved to California to attend law school. In 2000, Ms. Hughes graduated cum laude from Whittier School of Law, earning her Juris Doctorate degree.

Ms. Hughes has published several multi disciplinary articles on employment related issues which include: “Whose Job is it Anyway?” Whittier Law Review, April 2000; “Can Barbarians Be Autonomous?” Arizona Communications Journal, Abstract from “Going Postal” 1997; and “Workplace Ethics” ASU West Express, 1996. She was a recipient of fellowships from the American Board of Trial Advocates’ and the Whittier Public Interest Law Foundation.

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