Peggy C. Hughes

Member

Practice Areas

• Business
• Construction
• Labor & Employment
• Litigation/Dispute Resolution
• Product Distribution & Franchise
• Real Estate

Biography

Ms. Hughes' practice encompasses business counseling and dispute resolution primarily for clients engaged in franchising, product manufacturing, selling and distribution, licensing and construction, including on-going advice on employment law and a wide range of transactional subjects.

Ms. Hughes represents product manufacturers, sellers, distributors, franchisors, franchisees, franchise groups and associations in all aspects of business distribution and franchise law. She has extensive experience in structuring franchise distribution and licensing agreements and programs; in pre-sale disclosure, including preparation and review of Uniform Franchise Offering Circulars; in registration, sales and compliance issues; and in franchisor-franchisee, manufacturer-distributor and sales representative and licensee relations, terminations, dispute resolution and related transactional issues.

She also provides ongoing employment law counseling, compliance reviews and dispute resolution services relating to employment policies and practices, discrimination, sexual harassment, termination and discipline.

Ms. Hughes is a frequent lecturer for business, client and attorney groups on selected distribution, franchising, construction, employment and related business law topics, including recent seminars on the following:

• "Advising the Small Business Client"
• "Expanding Your Business Through Franchising"
• "Franchising in Washington After the 1991 Amendments"
• "Women in Franchising"
• "The New Uniform Franchising Offering Circular"
• "Legal Aspects of Franchising"

She has also lectured on selected business topics for industry groups and associations, including the National Association of Women in Construction and the National Association of Credit Managers.

Education

• B.A. Western Washington University (1979), Political Science and Business Administration
• J.D. University of Puget Sound (now Seattle University) (1982)
  Cum Laude

Community & Professional Associations

Member of the

• American Bar Association Forum on Franchising
• The American Association of Franchisees and Dealers
• The American Bar Association Forum Committee on Construction
• Washington State Bar Association
  Sections on Intellectual Property and Construction Law
• Washington Women Lawyers

She is also active in community affairs and organizations, and sits on the board of the Center On Contemporary Art in Seattle.