Robert Hughes
Robert Hughes is a skilled mediator and attorney with extensive experience in family, elder, and community mediation, offering a calm and facilitative approach to resolving complex disputes.
Experience
Robert Hughes is a trained mediator and attorney admitted to practice law in New York State. His extensive experience as a healthcare executive, having served in CEO and Executive Director roles for long-term care facilities and hospitals, provides a strong foundation for his mediation practice. With over 100 hours of advanced mediation training and numerous sessions facilitated, Robert brings expertise in handling complex family and community disputes, including custody and visitation, elder care transitions, and small claims mediation.
Robert has successfully mediated over 100 sessions and continues to volunteer as a matrimonial mediator through an apprenticeship with the Center for Resolution and Justice. His facilitative approach focuses on creating open communication and ensuring that all parties feel heard in often emotional or stressful situations.
Practice Areas
Child and Family
Elder/Adult Family
Community and Interpersonal
Matrimonial
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Admitted to the Bar, New York
Licensed Nursing Home Administrator
Advanced Matrimonial Mediation, Part 146 Approved
Lemon Law Arbitration
Professional Associations, Appointments, & Awards
New York State Unified Court System, Part 146 Approved Mediator
Child Permanency Mediation Program Roster of the NYS Unified Court System, Consultant Mediator
Matrimonial Mediation with the Center for Resolution and Justice, Apprenticeship
Custody and visitation cases with Center for Resolution and Justice, Volunteer Mediator
Education
Touro College, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center, J.D
Saint John’s University, B.S.