L A Hughes & Associates

Our mission is to provide neutral, unbiased expertise to organizations and businesses in the areas of human relations and communications while promoting  public awareness of alternative dispute resolution, especially of mediation and its role in self-determination, rebuilding trust and preserving relationships.

Established in 1992, L A Hughes & Associates  is a sole proprietor operated business with connections to over a dozen top trained, experienced HR and mediation professionals, serving mainly the Southern California area.  The bulk of the business has been in HR and community training, group facilitation and mediation of school, workplace and employment  claims. 

Linda Atkins Hughes, JD

Hughes holds a law degree from Peoples College of Law (Los Angeles), a Master's in conflict management and has been a mediator and trainer in the private and public sectors in Southern California since 1989.

She has taught at Santa Monica College, L A Trade Tech Labor Studies Program and now teaches at the Antelope Valley College.

She has mediated workplace and discrimination claims for the United States Postal Service's Redress program since its inception in 1997. 

"It is my goal to serve, and to enrich and motivate others to serve in the ultimate quest for peace," says Hughes.