Marcus Hughes, Esq.

Marcus Hughes is Associate General Counsel at UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester, MA. He serves as legal counsel to the UMass Memorial Health Care (UMMHC) System and its affiliates, with a primary focus on patient care matters. Prior to his role at UMass, Mr. Hughes was Attorney Fellow, Office of the General Counsel at Partners HealthCare in Boston, and Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Boston. Mr. Hughes began his legal career at Choate, Hall & Stewart in Boston.

Mr. Hughes received his JD from Boston College Law School and his undergraduate degree from Middlebury College in Vermont where he was a Harry S. Truman Scholar Nominee and part of the New England Small College Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

He has spoken at events of the American and Boston Bar Associations on ethical behavior in the legal profession and operational challenges in responding to COVID-19, as well as written for the American Bar Association on COVID-19 and its impact on healthcare professional licensure and telehealth.