Our Attorneys
Black & Hughston Attorneys
Established in 2000 | Licensed Title Insurance Agents
Established in 2000Licensed Title Insurance Agents
Marcel Black
Marcel is a lifelong resident of Tuscumbia and a proud graduate of Deshler High School. After attending college and law school at the University of Alabama, he returned home to open a firm that became the predecessor to Black & Hughston. He served the residents of the Shoals area for 28 years as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives. Marcel focuses his practice on real estate matters. He and his wife of over 50 years, Martha, have two children and six grandchildren.
Jimmy Hughston
Jimmy is a lifelong resident of the Shoals and a founding member of the firm. He attended the University of Alabama, receiving a bachelor’s degree and a juris doctorate. Jimmy and his wife Gail have three children and seven grandchildren.
Jimmy focuses his practice on commercial real estate, banking, corporate formation and acquisitions, estate planning and probate, and economic development. Jimmy is attorney for The Shoals EDA and Shoals Industrial Development Committee in the Shoals, and in this capacity, has represented the local governmental entities in the Robert Trent Jones/Marriott Hotel/Florence Conference Center project, the Shoals RSA Barton project, the North American Lighting project and numerous others.
Edgar Black
Edgar is a lifelong resident of the Shoals and is the son of one of the firm’s founders, Marcel Black. Edgar received a degree in English from the University of Alabama, and attended law school at Cumberland School of Law. Edgar is also a graduate of Leadership Shoals and the Alabama State Bar’s Leadership Forum.
In the office, Edgar maintains a general practice with a particular focus on real estate, corporate formation and governance, probate matters, and landlord / tenant law. He currently serves as a member of the Alabama Board of Bar Commissioners, which is the governing body of the Alabama State Bar. In that role he represents the interests of Colbert County attorneys. In the community, Edgar served for two years as Board President for Shoals Habitat for Humanity. He currently serves as secretary of the Jennie Frank Berry Foundation for FAME Girls' Ranch. Edgar and his wife Abby have two daughters.
Jameson Hughston
Jameson is a lifelong resident of the Shoals and is the son of one of the firm’s founders, Jimmy Hughston. Jameson maintains a general practice with a focus on real estate matters, corporate formation, contract preparation and business transactions, wills and estate matters, and civil litigation. After graduating from the University of Alabama in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in political science, Jameson later went on to pursue his juris doctorate from the University of Alabama School of Law, graduating magna cum laude in 2014. Prior to moving back to the Shoals to work at Black and Hughston, Jameson worked for two and a half years in Huntsville at one of Alabama’s largest law firms. Jameson and his wife, Kathleen have a son and daughter and reside in Tuscumbia, Alabama.
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