Jason L. Hughes

Jason L. Hughes: Attorney with Germer PLLC

Biography

Jason L. Hughes earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Lamar University in 1993. Jason started his career as an Officer with the Beaumont, Texas Police Department and was promoted to Detective, assigned to the Special Crimes Unit in 1998. Jason’s extensive background in criminal investigations affords him unique expertise in case investigation and development. Jason earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence from South Texas College of Law Houston in 2006. Jason was on the Dean’s Honor List and received the Phi Delta Phi Highest Grade Awards in Civil Procedure, Evidence and Criminal Trial Advocacy. He also received the Judge Bert Tunks Scholarship Award and the Garland Walker Alumni Association Scholarship Award. Upon graduation from law school, Jason began his legal career with Germer in 2007. Jason is admitted to practice in courts in the State of Texas, the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Southern, Northern, and Western Districts of Texas, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States. He has been recognized as a Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star, a Thompson Reuters publication, from 2012 - 2017 as well as being recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer, a Thompson Reuters publication, in 2025. He was also recognized as “Appellate Lawyer of the Week” by Texas Lawyer Magazine in September 2011. Hughes Jason L. is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Jefferson County Bar Association, Texas Association of Defense Counsel and Family Law Sections of the State Bar of Texas and Jefferson County Bar Association. Jason also served on the State Bar of Texas Standing Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect from 2009 - 2015. Jason served on the Board of Directors for the Jefferson County Bar Association from 2019-2021. Jason became a member of the Michelle F. Mehaffy Inn of Court in 2019 and a fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation in 2021.

Jason primarily practices in the areas of personal injury defense, products liability defense, and premises liability defense .

Professional Background

•Joined Germer in 2007

Recognitions and Honors

•“Appellate Lawyer of the Week” by Texas Lawyer Magazine ( September 2011 )

Presentations

•Jason Hughes recently presented instruction on “Trial Testimony and the Importance of Report Writing” to the Lamar Institute of Technology’s Basic Emergency Medical Technician Academy.
•Jason Hughes presented “HB19: The New Commercial Vehicle Law” to the State Bar of Texas 2022 Advanced Civil Trial Law CLE course.
•Jason Hughes presented a CLE on “The Effect of SB19 on Chapter 72 of the Texas Civil Practices and Remedies Code and Commercial Motor Vehicle Cases” to the Jefferson County Bar Association.

Civic Involvement

•Administrative Board Committee Member, Wesley United Methodist Church, Beaumont, Texas
•Finance Committee Member, Wesley United Methodist Church, Beaumont, Texas
•City of Beaumont Teen Court Volunteer
•Board of Trustees Member, Wesley United Methodist Church, Beaumont, Texas

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Areas of Practice (3)

  • Personal Injury Defense
  • Premises Liability
  • Products Liability

Education & Credentials

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 4915, Beaumont, TX 77701
University Attended:
Lamar University, B.S., Criminal Justice, 1993
Law School Attended:
South Texas College of Law, J.D., 2006
Year of First Admission:
2007
Admission:
2007, State Bar of Texas; All Texas state courts; United States District Courts for the Eastern, Southern, Western and Northern Districts of Texas; United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; Supreme Court of the United States
Memberships:

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

•State Bar of Texas
•Jefferson County Bar Association
•Member of Board of Directors, 2019 - 2021
•Texas Association of Defense Counsel
•Family Law Section of the State Bar of Texas
•Family Law Section of the Jefferson County Bar Association
•Michelle F. Mehaffy Inn of Court
•fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation

Languages:
English
Birth Information:
Beaumont, Texas, March 3, 1971
Reported Cases:
Representative Experience: Obtained summary judgment in favor of Parkdale Mall in a premises liability slip and fall suit and successfully defended the summary judgment on appeal in Wilson v. CBL/Parkdale Mall GP, LLC, No. 09-12-00566-CV (Tex.App.-Beaumont May 9, 2013, no pet.) (not designated for publication), 2013 WL 1932834.; Representative Clients: AIG; Alcoa World Alumina, LLC; American Emergency Vehicles; CBL & Associates Management, Inc.; Corvell; Deeprock Energy Resources, LLC; ERMC II, L.P.; ERMC III Property Management Company, LLC; Gallagher Bassett; Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc.; Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; Livesports, LLC; Parkdale Mall CMBS, LLC; Premier Trading and Transportation, LLC Pinch Transport; Progressive Casualty Insurance Company; Root Insurance Company; Sam Houston Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Sedgwick Claims; State Farm; Sutherland's Lumber Beaumont, L.P.; USAA Insurance Company
ISLN:
918548878

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Available
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737-615-1534  Phone

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