Thomas J. Higgs, Esq.

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Thomas J. Higgs, Esq.: Attorney with Hacker Murphy LLP

Biography

Tom Higgs joined E. Stewart Jones Hacker Murphy in 2012 after successfully handling a broad array of cases in both Federal and State courts for various clients involving a wide range of matters that included: a class action antitrust lawsuit against graphic chip manufacturers; plaintiffs in product liability actions, municipalities and their employees — including law enforcement officials — in various capacities; a Fortune 500 company under investigation by the Department of Justice; and a NY sports and entertainment network in arbitration against a cable distributor in a carriage dispute.
Tom was previously an attorney at Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP and at Murphy, Burns, Barber & Murphy, LLP.

Prior to entering the practice of law, Tom worked as an English teacher for the Japanese Ministry of Education in Japan, as a purchasing manager for an international food company in Philadelphia, and as a manager in the Copper Trading Department of Mitsubishi International Corporation in New York City.

Tom was a judicial extern for the Hon. Thomas E. Mercure, New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department and also a research assistant to David D. Siegel, Distinguished Professor of Law at Albany Law School.

Published Works

AIDS: Overview of Legal Issues, Representing People With Disabilities, 2003

Past Employment Positions

Honorable Thomas E. Mercure, New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, Judicial Extern
Japanese Ministry of Education in Japan
Mitsubishi International Corporation, Manage
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Areas of Practice (4)

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Plaintiffs Personal Injury
  • Insurance
  • Property Tax

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Colgate University, A.B., Asian Studies with a concentration in Japanese; Colgate University, A.B., Political Science; Colgate University, Asian Studies with a concentration in Japanese, 1992; Colgate University, Political Science, 1992
Law School Attended:
Albany Law School, J.D., 2002
Year of First Admission:
2002
Admission:
2002, Massachusetts; 2003, New York; 2003, U.S. District Court Northern District of New York; 2009, U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts; 2010, U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit
Memberships:
Albany County and New York State Bar Associations; New York State Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Languages:
Japanese
Birth Information:
Utica, New York, October 17, 1968
ISLN:
917095885

Payment Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
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Credit Cards Accepted
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Other Information
Free initial consultation, Fixed fees available

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Contact Information:

518-517-4036  Phone

518-783-8101  Fax

www.joneshacker.com

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