Jonathan P. Hughes

Jonathan P. Hughes is an attorney with Graber & Johnson Law Group, LLC who focuses on estate planning and related needs. His practice includes planning for blended families, high-net-worth estates, elder law, veterans’ pension benefits, and Medicaid asset protection. He established the firm’s Overland Park location, which is his stated professional base. The firm maintains a separate office in Manhattan. He helps individuals and families examine the decisions involved in preserving and transferring assets.

Jonathan earned an aerospace engineering degree from Mississippi State University before serving as a Navy pilot. During his military career, he completed an Executive M.B.A. at the Naval Postgraduate School and a master’s degree in Human Resources Management from Webster University. After retiring from the Navy, he earned his J.D. from Regent University School of Law. This combination of technical, management, and legal education informs his planning work with families and individuals.

Jonathan served in the Navy for twenty-two years and retired as a commander. His military work included flying helicopters at sea, instructing flight students, and serving in Iraq. He later entered the legal profession and developed a practice focused on family estate planning and benefits-related questions. His matters include estate arrangements for blended families, planning for substantial assets, veterans’ pension issues, and legal considerations associated with Medicaid asset protection.

Jonathan P. Hughes is licensed to practice law in Kansas and Virginia. His military service and several graduate degrees provide an unusual professional background for counseling clients about planning issues. Through Graber & Johnson Law Group, LLC, he works with families facing decisions about future care, benefits, and distribution of property. His practice emphasizes understanding each family’s circumstances and applying estate planning approaches appropriate to their goals and resources.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Graber & Johnson Law Group, LLC
• Member, Kansas Bar Association
• Member, Virginia State Bar

Licensed State

• Kansas
• Virginia

Education

• Regent University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Naval Postgraduate School
  Executive Master of Business Administration
• Webster University
  Master of Human Resources Management
• Mississippi State University
  Aerospace Engineering Degree

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