Meet the Team: Hope Hughes

Hi, I’m Hope Hughes, one of the attorneys here at Scott Vicknair Law Firm in New Orleans.

I was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana. I have vivid memories of being a child and arguing with my father, who is a lawyer. After I had made my point, he would stare at me silently, then look down, shake his head, and say, “Gosh, you’d be a good lawyer.”

Because of that, I just always knew that I was going to go to law school.

I did try to stray from that path a few times. My very large family loves to cook, and I considered culinary school. I also love art and design, and I seriously considered interior design school. But I always ended up landing right back on the path to a legal career.

As I went through law school, law clinic, and then the early parts of my legal career representing abused and neglected children, I realized the practice of law is not so much about arguing, but about giving a voice to people who don’t have one, or who don’t know how to speak for themselves and get themselves the help they need.

I now get to do that at Scott Vicknair Law for people who have been victims of accidents and those who have experienced damage to their homes due to storms and other losses.

It amuses me to think back to what I thought my career would look like. I always anticipated I would be a defense attorney because it’s what my dad did, and I have a lot of respect for him, his legal accomplishments, and his flawless work ethic. It’s just always what I saw myself doing.

But I could not be more satisfied with where my legal career has ended up. There’s a lot of gratification in this area of the law, especially when a client says, “Thank you,” because you’ve helped them overcome a hurdle in their life that they thought would break them.

This firm is full of people from all over the state, and we all love Louisiana and love being able to represent those members of our state who need a strong and passionate voice.

We are a team of fighters, advocating for real people with real and serious needs, and we love a challenge.

I am extremely proud to be an attorney with the Scott Vicknair family because we fight for the win.