David Hughes

David Hughes has tried jury cases in both State and Federal Courts and has recovered multiple seven and eight figure amounts in cases involving automobile accidents, truck collisions, dangerous defective products and premises liability. David’s recent recoveries include $1,900,000.00 in a medical negligence case, $925,000.00 in a negligent hiring case, $910,000.00 in a motor vehicle accident case where his client suffered a fractured hip requiring surgery, and $550,000.00 in a workers’ compensation case. Other successes include recovering $13,500,000.00 for his client who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a truck collision case that involved payment by the truck broker and the truck owner. In a dangerous product case involving contaminated contact lens solution, Mr. Hughes filed and handled the case in St. Louis County Circuit Court rather than becoming part of group litigation in California. This resulted in a confidential seven figure settlement for his client. He also recovered $5,500,000.00 for his client who suffered a traumatic brain injury in a construction site accident and recently recovered $4,000,000.00 for a client injured in a premises liability case. David also resolved a Federal Court wrongful death case against a trucking company for $2,400,000.00.David Hughes has been in private practice with the St. Louis, Missouri Personal Injury Law Firm of Mogab & Hughes Attorneys, P.C. since 1999. He is a native of St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated with honors from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, with a Bachelor’s Degree in History. Mr. Hughes was captain of the soccer team, player of the year for two consecutive years, and earned Sunshine State All-Conference honors in both academics and soccer.Mr. Hughes graduated from St. Louis University School of Law in 1998. Before joining the firm of Mogab & Hughes Attorneys, he was employed by the Missouri Court of Appeals as a Law Clerk for The Honorable Judge James Pudlowski. Mr. Hughes is licensed to practice law in the State of Missouri and in The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.He is a member of The Lawyers Association of St. Louis, Missouri, The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, The Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys and The Missouri Bar. David Hughes has an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating™ from Martindale-Hubbell® Law, which is the highest rating given for legal ability and ethics.