Our firm commitment to our clients is to deliver high quality legal services, promptly and cost effectively for the individual or business client. Hughes & Dunstan, LLP, supports the legal needs of our clients with experienced attorneys and staff, and we maintains strategic relationships with lawyers in practice areas distinct from our firm, i.e. patent, copyright, personal injury law, family law, etc. Our clients range from public companies to private sole proprietorships and individuals, from manufacturing and banking to entrepreneurial individuals, and from established successful businesses to exciting start-up opportunities, and individuals with real estate, asset protection, estate planning, tax resolution, bankruptcy and probate matters.
Hughes & Dunstan, LLP, was formed in 2001 and merged the expertise and experience in business law and litigation, bankruptcy, appellate and asset protection matters of Sharon Coverly Hughes and Simon J. Dunstan. In mid, 2003 Ronald A. Hughes joined the firm bringing to our existing and new clients his expertise and experience in the private sector as general counsel and director of contracts for private and publically traded companies over the past 25 years. In addition, he brought to the firm his 25 years of experience in tax preparation and resolution of IRS disputes.
Hughes & Dunstan, LLP offers its clients a full range of legal and business services in these areas of practice.
Simon J. Dunstan has been practicing law in Los Angeles since 1993. His area of practice is bankruptcy, appellate and civil litigation. Simon represents individuals and businesses, creditors and debtors, in chapters 7, 11 and 13 cases, and in bankruptcy preference, fraudulent transfer and nondischargeability actions. He is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and the San Fernando Valley Bar Association.
Ronald A. Hughes has been licensed to practice law in California since 1978. However, he has spent much of that time working in private industry as director of contracts and as general counsel to private companies, emerging IPO companies and publicly traded corporations in the telecommunications, manufacturing and government contracting industries. Ron has drafted, negotiated and concluded hundreds of contracts, and all over the globe, from Indonesia to the HellenicRepublic. Currently his practice includes matters as the ‘outside’ general counsel to several companies on the 101 Corridor, and his tax resolution and estate and tax planning practice. Ron is a member of the Trust & Estates section of the California bar.
Sharon C. Hughes has been practicing law in Los Angeles since 1986 with the focus of her practice in business law and litigation, bankruptcy, entity start ups, real estate, asset protection and estate planning and probate. Her experience in litigation includes numerous court trials primarily regarding business, bankruptcy and real property matters, enforcement of judgments, pre-judgment writs, and dissolution of business relationships. Asset protection for business owners, estate planning and probate are practice areas that complement and benefit all of the firm’s clients.
Offering legal services from Woodland Hills, Encino and Ventura to Beverly Hills, Santa Monica and all communities surrounding the greater Los Angeles area.
