Attorney Jeff Hughes
Attorney Jeff Hughes
250 E Wisconsin Ave
#1800
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(414) 286-4746
Practice Areas:
High Asset Divorce, Divorce Involving a Business
Primary Location:
Milwaukee, WI
Experience:
Licensed Since 1997 (Wisconsin)
Licensed Since 2017 (Illinois)
Jeff Hughes
About Jeff Hughes
(also known as Jeffery Hughes, Jeff S Hughes, Jeffery Sterling Lawyers, LLC)
When someone utters the word “divorce,” specific images pop to mind. Expensive and never-ending bills, uncaring lawyers, and drawn out cases ending in heartache, to name just a few.
But why? Family law is supposed to be about serving people during some of the difficult moments of their life when they need a helping hand the most.
Jeff Hughes chose law as the platform to impact his community and the families in it. After working as a lawyer for many years, he saw that the status quo was broken, and radical changes had to be made.
As a co-founder of Sterling Lawyers, he turned his focus to obliterating the archaic family law “old school” system.
Consequently, Jeff's core belief is simple: “When people in my community find themselves in a family legal crisis, we desperately want to serve them. They need us. So, we are obsessed with creating a modern firm that focuses on them and their families. I have this unshakable conviction, that if we build a client-centered firm, we will be wildly successful. If we empower clients, we will dominate.”
Second, according to Jeff, “the primary way family law is practiced today should be blown up.” It starts with “ridiculous hourly billing. It just kills me that lawyers ask clients to give them their credit card or a blank check with no assurance as to what their final bill will be. We have destroyed and buried hourly billing – R.I.P. If we can't tell the client what their fees will be up front, we don't accept their money.”
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Fourth, Jeff feels the prevailing attitude of family lawyers is backward. “I have this unpopular belief in my profession. We all say that we put clients first. That is cliché and, for the most part, is absolute baloney. I think most lawyers actually put themselves first. They care far more about what other lawyers think of them than what clients think of them. That is asinine. This is why Sterling surveys every client multiple times during our representation. I know most lawyers are scared to know the truth–that is why so few lawyers actually ask their client for feedback.”
Finally, (Jeff insisted that we put this quote on the website): “There is a reason why we are transforming family law in just a few years. It is because we are maniacal about the client's needs, wants and desires. We are winning because we put clients first, and the market is voting us to the front of the pack. Every single person going through a family legal crisis deserves to know about Sterling Law.”
Outside of his career, Jeff and Winona get to love on their five boys and one girl. The Hughes family enjoys traveling to create as many special memories as possible. He is also a voracious reader, downhill skier, ping pong player, and loves, loves fishing on the Chippewa Flowage in Hayward, WI. Jeff grew up in Alton, IL.
Jeff got his B.A. degree in history from Bob Jones University in 1994. He went on to earn his law degree (J.D) from Southern Illinois University School of Law in 1997.
After law school, Jeff became a litigating attorney at a Wisconsin law firm, McLario, Helm & Bertling S.C. before founding Sterling Lawyers.
Bar Memberships
Education
Top 40 Under 40
Year: 2012
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Top Places to Work: Milwaukee Business Journal
Year: 2015
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Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Company List
Year: 2011
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Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Company List
Year: 2010
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Writer – Southern Illinois Law Journal
Year: 1997
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