Overview

Destiny Hughes is an associate in the Lansing office of Foster Swift, practicing as a member of the Litigation practice group, focusing her practice on a broad range of general & commercial litigation issues, including real property disputes and breach of contract actions. Destiny is also a member of the firm's Appellate practice group, and has worked on appeals in the Michigan Court of Appeals and Michigan Supreme Court.

Destiny started at Foster Swift in 2022 as a Summer Associate, conducting legal research and writing assignments for supervising attorneys and attended court proceedings, client meetings, and mitigations.

Prior to rejoining Foster Swift in 2023 after graduating law school, Destiny worked as a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Justice Elizabeth Welch for the Michigan Supreme Court, researching legal issues and advising Justice Welch on whether the Court should grant certain applications for leave appeal.

Destiny received her Juris Doctor summa cum laude from Michigan State University College of Law. While attending MSU Law, she received six Jurisprudence Achievement Awards which are awarded to the highest achieving student who earned the top grade in certain focus areas including Contracts, Property, Business Enterprises, and Negotiation. Destiny was also the first-place champion of a national law school moot court competition.

Affiliations

Memberships & Affiliations

Legal Affiliations

• State Bar of Michigan (SBM) (Member 2023-Present)
• Women’s Lawyer Association of Michigan (Member 2023-Present)
• Ingham County Bar Association (Member 2023-Present)
• Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of Michigan Chapter (Member 2024-Present)

Community Affiliations

• Girls on the Run Mid-Michigan, 5k Committee Member
• ICBA Young Lawyers Section (Member 2023-Present)
• Lansing Torch Club (Member, 2023-Present)
• Moot Court Judge (MSU College of Law, 2023-Present)

Experience

Representative Matters

• April 2025, attorneys Destiny Hughes and Alexander S. Rusek earned a dismissal of all causes of action brought by all plaintiffs in a civil lawsuit alleging that the defendants committed fraud, assault and battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Communications

Publications

• Foreclosure Sale Surplus Funds: What Local Governments Should Know, Foster Swift Finance, Real Estate & Bankruptcy Law News, October 29, 2024
• Could Michigan Highschoolers Soon Benefit from NIL Deals?, Foster Swift Business & Tax Law News, October 27, 2023

News & Events

News

• Preparing Women Business Leaders for 2024 Legal Challenges, Meltwater Newswire, February 20, 2024
• Foster Swift Swears in Four New Associates in Lansing, November 16, 2023