Rising 3L Logan Hughes is motivated to become the best version of himself both professionally
and personally. “My parents and uncles never let me settle,” he says. “There is always room to
grow.”
Every day in the Pettit College of Law, this law student from Meeker, Colo., is soaking up
knowledge and taking advantage of every opportunity for growth that comes his way. Recently,
he received an incredible opportunity for summer 2023–a Moyer Fellowship.
The Moyer Fellowship is a highly prestigious award that enables a handful of select Ohio law
students to spend their summer researching a cutting-edge legal issue,” says Rick Bales, ONU
professor of law.
“Logan's research will try to answer the question "what is arbitration?” This is a critically
important issue because the U.S Supreme Court has interpreted the Federal Arbitration Act as
applying to every conceivable kind of dispute, even to "arbitration" contracts that specify
procedures that look fundamentally unfair (like one side being able to appoint the arbitrator with
no input from the other side),” explained Bales. “If lopsided dispute resolution procedures aren't
"arbitration;" they are not enforceable under the FAA.”
The Moyer Fellowship Program is sponsored by the Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer Legacy
Committee of the Ohio State Bar Association with the support of the Ohio State Bar Foundation.
It was established in 2012 to honor the memory of the late Chief Justice and help sustain his
dedication to the administration of justice and public understanding of the law.
Hughes will receive $4,000 from the Moyer Foundation and $1,000 from ONU for his research
into a discrimination case facing the NFL. Hughes' previous research on arbitration in domestic
and international sports gives him a running start on the research he'll be doing for the Moyer
Fellowship.
“I am very thrilled and thankful to be given this opportunity to perform a project that will advance
my career. It also gives me the ability to apply a lot of what I’ve been learning in law school to
real-world issues,” says Hughes.
Hughes added that ONU Law has already opened so many doors for him. “I never thought I would be the person I am today, before coming to ONU. One year of law school and I feel as if I have identified the person I want to become. This university has just shown me that I am capable of much more than I originally thought.”
Logan chose ONU Law because of scholarship support and the fact that the University allowed
him to use his last year of eligibility to play on the Polar Bear football team. Before law school,
he obtained a sports management degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University. At ONU, he’s involved in the ONU Law Review and the ONU Sports Law Society, where he spearheaded bringing the first sports law speaker to campus. Last summer, he also interned for the Alternate Defense Council in Colorado, helping defense attorneys with criminal defense cases from beginning to end.
The support he’s received from his family, ONU scholarships, and opportunities like the Moyer
Fellowship, have only fueled his passion for the law. “I cannot wait to use my services to help give back to not only my family, but everyone who has helped me get to where I am today.”