Patrick J. Hughes, Esq.
Vice President & General Counsel
Chicago, Illinois
Patrick J. Hughes, Esq. is a Vice President and General Counsel. He shares
responsibility for the acquisition of land, while liaising with municipalities during the
entitlement process and the sale of residential lots and commercial pads to merchant
builders. He is based in Chicago, Illinois.
Prior to joining Ocean Atlantic, Mr. Hughes was a founding member of Kelly Hughes
Homes, LLC, a land development and home building company, and AEH Properties,
LLC, a real estate brokerage and investment company. Prior to that, Mr. Hughes was an
attorney with the law firm of Gardner, Carton and Douglas, where he was a member of
the firm's commercial litigation department. He has extensive expertise in both
transactional and litigation matters involving real estate development.
Mr. Hughes received his B.S. in Accounting from Marquette University in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin and his J.D. from DePaul University in Chicago. Mr. Hughes is a licensed real
estate broker.