Lisa Hughes

Attorney at Law, Certified Family Law Specialist, Certified Public Accountant

Business:
HUGHES & JACKSON, LLP
Attorneys at Law
74-130 Country Club Drive, Suite 105
Palm Desert, California 92260

Hughes & Jackson, LLP (January 2026 to Present)
Founding Partner, Attorney at Law
Hughes & Hughes and the Law Office of James A. Jackson merged on January 1, 2026, to form Hughes & Jackson, LLP, a family law firm based in Palm Desert.

Hughes & Hughes (1979 to 2025)
Attorney at Law
Either as a sole practitioner or with various partners, engaged in practice with special emphasis in
family matters. Trial specialist in areas of business valuation, cash flows and other accounting
related issues relating to family law.

Arthur Young & Company; Coopers & Lybrand; Touche Ross & Company (1975-1979)
Tax Specialist/Management Consultant

Multinational certified public accounting and management firm; Accounting, financial management and tax preparation; Agency and government consulting.

• Western State University, College of Law, L.L.B. Cum Laude, June 1975
• University of Southern California, Master of Public Administration, December 1991
• University of Southern California, Doctorate of Public Administration (Incomplete)
• California State University at Fullerton and U.C.L.A. Graduate School of Management
  • (Accounting emphasis – no degree earned)
• Exeter University, College of William and Mary Summer Law Program, Exeter, England, 1974

• Woman of Achievement Award (1977), Newport Harbor Business and Professional Women’s Club
• Women of the Year (1994), State of California, Senate Resolution
• National Association of Woman Business Owners (2002), Lifetime Achievement Award
• A Salute to Small Business Award (2018), California Small Business Day, 37th District Senate Recognition

• When is Spousal Support Not Deductible? Article – Orange County Lawyer, October 1993 Volume 35, Number 10
• Executive Divorce Article – Orange County Lawyer, January 2009 Volume 51, Number 1
• Contribution to Book: Martin, Tom G. – Seeing Life Through Private Eyes: Secrets From America’s Top Investigator – Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 2017. p. 35 – 39.

CANDIDATE FOR UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 46TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT (June 1998)

Republican primary. Opposition included Robert K. Dornan, Honorable James Gray and Cornelius Chuck Coronado. Placed second in a field of four.

• California State Coordinating Committee, International Women’s Year Commission, Fiscal Officer (1976)
• California State Contractors License Board, Appointed by Governor Brown, Board of Directors/Member 1977-1981
• White House Fellowship Competition, Finalist (1978-1979 Program)
• Orangewood Foundation, Board of Directors/Member 1991-2012
• Republican National Convention, 1992, assistant WHIP, California Delegation
• Commission on Ballot Reform, (Appointed by Governor Wilson, 1993)
• Drug Use is Life Abuse, Board of Directors/Member 1993-2017, (Chair 2014-2016)
• Orange County Charter Commission, (Appointed O.C. Board of Supervisors, 1995)
• California State Lottery, Commissioner, Member, Chair 1997 (Appointed by Governor Wilson, 1994) (Retired)
• State Bar of California, Discipline Audit Panel (Appointed by Bar Board of Governors, 1996) (Retired)
• Public Financing Advisory Committee Member, (Retired 5-29-97, Reappointed 2-1-11, Chair 2014-2017) (Retired)
• Family Violence Project, Board of Directors, 2003-2007
• Leadership Council for UCI (University of California, Irvine) Center for the Study of Democracy, (Retired, 2005)
• Blue Ribbon Commission, Domestic Violence Project, Committee Chairperson (Appointed by Board of Supervisors, 2005-2007) (Retired)
• Orange County Juvenile Justice Commissioner, 2006-2012
• Orange County Sheriffs Advisory Council, Board of Directors 2012-2020
• National Association of Women Business Owners, Member 2015-Current
• Lincoln Club of Orange County, Board of Directors, (Retired)
• The Wellness Community, O.C. Board of Directors, (Retired)
• Co-Chair of the Desert Bar Family Law Section – April 2025-Present
• Desert Bar Association Board of Trustees – 2025
• Chair of Audit/Financial Committee Desert Bar Association – December 2025

• Western State College of Law – Instructor (Retired)
• Becker CPA Review Course, Instructor (Commercial Law) (1980-1983)
• Speaker – California State Bar Convention (1994)
• Speaker – Orange County Bankruptcy Forum (1994) – Family Law and Bankruptcy Issues
• Speaker – Orange County Paralegal Association (2010)
• Speaker – California Women’s Conference (2014)
• Speaker – Women Helping Women, Smart & Sophisticated Day (2015)
• Speaker – American Academy of Attorney – CPA’s (2016, 2017 & 2018)
• Speaker – Desert Bar Association, Trusts & Estates Section (2017)
• Speaker – Orange County Bar Association, Solo Practitioner & Small Firm Section (2018)
• Speaker – Association of Certified Family Law Specialist (2018)

• State Bar of California, Certified Family Law Specialist – Bar No. 68348
• American Bar Association
• Desert Bar Association
• Admitted to practice United States Tax Court; United States District Courts; All courts of the State of California
• American Academy of Attorney – Certified Public Accountants
• National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts
• Admitted to practice United States Supreme Court
• Certified Public Accountant – California – CPA License No. 70229
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• California Society of Certified Public Accountants

• California State, Legislature. Senate Bill 1255 – Date of Separation (2016) Amendment to Sections 771, 910, 914 and 4338 of the California Family Code, and to add Section 70 of the California Family Code, the Family Code-Assist in drafting and passing of State Bill
• California State, Legislature. Senate Bill 671 – Advanced Pension Payments (2017), Amendment to Section 31582 of the California Government Code – Assist in drafting and passing of State Bill
• California State, Legislature. Senate Bill 1276 – Reducing Litigation Costs While Retaining Reliable Evidence (2018) Amendment to Sections 801, 802 and 803 of the California Evidence Code – Assist in drafting of State Bill, referred to Commission on Judiciary