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Lawrence F. Hughes

Special Counsel

New York, NY
156 West 56th Street
New York, NY 10019
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Experience

Lawrence Hughes has deep experience in passenger transportation law, including in-house as general counsel, in government, and in private practice. He has a comprehensive understanding of the regulatory framework governing passenger transportation services, as well as the operations of transit routes/services throughout North America. He is regarded as a legal scholar and is also a prolific author with publications that focus on transit law.

Prior to Windels Marx, since 2006 Lawrence maintained a self-named private practice where he worked with CEOs, principals, and business leaders for various transit and other passenger transportation industry businesses to provide a broad scope of legal and planning advice and services. He also was co-counsel with the former a former chief counsel of the Federal Transit Administration on numerous projects. In addition, he provided counsel on ancillary related matters, such as bankruptcy, trademark registration, and taxation.

Lawrence has been the the general counsel of a leading national passenger motor carrier broker. Early in his career, he performed legal services and transportation planning for the NYC DOT and NYC public transportation companies. 

Professional & Community Affiliations

  • New York City Bar Association, Transportation Committee member
  • Queens Community Board No. 7, 2016–Present. Member of full board and also committees for transportation, transit, and legal
  • Serving on several research panels as an expert for the Transit Cooperative Research Program, a Congressionally authorized practical research program managed by the Transportation Research Board
  • Member: Bus History Association, Motor Bus Society, Electric Railroaders’ Association, Canadian Transit Heritage Foundation, Queens Historical Society, New York Transit Museum

Publications

  • Transit Law: Cases and Materials. 2014. Leading law school casebook on transit law.
  • Passenger Ground Transportation: Statutes and Regulations. 2014–Present. Annual supplement to casebook, and stand-alone handbook for transportation law practitioners, with edited federal statutes and regulations.
  • Horaires du Canada et de l’Alaska | Canada and Alaska Timetable. 2015–Present. Definitive bimonthly bilingual route and schedule planning periodical for intercity rail, bus, ferry, and cruise line services.
  • History of Queens County Surface Transportation. Work in progress. Interim title for work that will provide a comprehensive history of street railway and bus services operated in Queens County.
  • “Buy North America: A Revision to FTA Buy America Requirements.” Transportation Law Journal. 1995–96.
  • “Jamaica Buses.” Motor Coach Age. 2012. Researched corporate and service history of private transit bus company operating in the city of New York and nearby suburbs.
  • Research overseen for the Transit Cooperative Research Program resulted in the following TCRP publications:
    • Intercity Bus: The State Role Updated. Project no. B-52. Research in progress.
    • Implementing the U.S. DOT Reasonable Modification Rule. Synthesis 142. Project no. J-07, topic SB-31. 2019.
    • Improving Transit Integration Among Multiple Transit Providers. Report 173. Project no. H-49. 2015.
    • Toolkit for Estimating Demand for Rural Intercity Bus Services. Report 147. Project no. B-37. 2011.
    • Fare Policies, Structures and Technologies: Update. Report 94. Project no. A-25. 2003.

Practices

Education

  • LL.M., Taxation, New York Law School, 2005
  • J.D., New York Law School, 1997
  • M.S., Transportation Planning & Engineering, New York University, 1989
  • B.A., Applied Mathmatics, University of California, Berkeley, 1984

Admissions

  • New York (1998)
  • Illinois (1998)