Attorney Thomas Higgins Jr. of Tucson, AZ; cheater, repeater

The state of Arizona presented Thomas E. Higgins Jr. with a law license in 1975 after he graduated from the University of Arizona School of Law.

The Arizona State Bar found Tommy guilty of engaging in the following misconduct.

Tommy’s 1^st bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Engaged in conduct involving fraud, deceit, dishonesty, or misrepresentation
• Failed to act with candor in dealings with a trial court
• Charged and/or collected unreasonable fees (cheater)
• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to communicate with his client
• Engage in a conflict of interest involving a prior client

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the cheerleaders for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Arizona Supreme Court punished Becky by gifting her with a complimentary 30-day suspension of his law license, assessed investigative costs of $4,428.44, and ordered that he pay restitution to his former client in the amount of $2,500.00.

Tommy’s 2^nd bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Client writ of habeas corpus in federal court denied due to Tommy’s untimely filing of the writ
• Despite filing several motions for extension of time to file the writ for his client, Tommy failed to so act
• Tommy was paid $4,000 by the client for this negligent representation

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the cheerleaders for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Arizona Supreme Court punished Becky by gifting him with a complimentary reprimand.

As we speak (ca. November 2023), Reuben practices his so-called practice of law with the Law Offices of Thomas E Higgins PLLC at 325 West Franklin Street in Tucson, Arizona.