Thomas J. Higgs - Troy, NY

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • Albany Law School of Union University, Albany, New York, 2002
    J.D.
    Law Review: Editorial Board Member, Note & Comment Editor

• Non Legal Education

  • Colgate University, 1992
    A.B.
    Major: Asian Studies with a concentration in Japanese; Political Science

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Boies, Schiller & Flexner, LLP, Attorney
• Murphy, Burns, Barber & Murphy, LLP., Attorney
• Honorable Thomas E. Mercure, New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Third Department, Judicial Extern
• Japanese Ministry of Education in Japan
• Mitsubishi International Corporation, Manager
• Japanese Ministry of Education in Japan, English Teacher
• Copper Trading Department of Mitsubishi International Corporation in New York City, Manager
• David D. Siegel, Distinguished Professor of Law at Albany Law School, Research Assistant

Languages

• Japanese

Published Works

Articles

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

Bar Admissions

• New York, 2003
• Massachusetts, 2002
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 2003
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 2009
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2010

Other Affiliations

• New York State Bar Association (Member)
• Albany County Bar Association (Member)