Kent Higgins
A personal injury and workers’ compensation attorney, Kent A. Higgins is part of the law firm of Merrill & Merrill. Representing clients in Eastern Idaho, he is admitted to practice in state courts in Utah and Idaho. He is also admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Tax Court, the United States Court of Federal Claims, several U.S. Courts of Appeals and the Ute Indian Tribal Court of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation.
Mr. Higgins has over 36 years of experience protecting the rights of the average worker and the injured. In 1979, he graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Arts in political science, then earned his Juris Doctor from Brigham Young University J. Reuben Clark Law School. A talented author, Mr. Higgins has published nine articles in the Advocate and regularly lectures on legal topics. He has designed a probate plan for under-served clientele.
Mr. Higgins is the former president of the Idaho State Bar Board of Commissioners and served a Commissioner for three years. He is also past president of the Idaho Sixth District Bar Association, and he is a former legislator for the Idaho State House of Representatives. He has handled some of Idaho’s largest settlements approved by the Idaho Industrial Commission.
Mr. Higgins represents the City of Inkom, the City of Bancroft and the City of Rockland. He speaks Japanese. His community service and pro bono activity includes membership chairman duties for the Rotary International and membership in the Pocatello Chubbuck Chamber of Commerce.
- Brigham Young University
- J.D. (1982) | Law
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- Honors: Author and Editor, Journal of Legal Studies
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- Brigham Young University
- B.A. (1979) | Political Science, English
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- Activities: Instructor, Athletics Department
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- President of the Board of Commissioners
- Idaho State Bar
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- Commissioner
- Idaho State Bar
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- President
- Idaho Sixth Judicial District Bar Association
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- President
- Pocatello Estate Planning Council
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- House of Representatives
- Idaho State Legislature
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- A Fond Farewell and Other Lingering Thoughts; ADVOCATE, Vol 61, No. 6/7, June / July 2018
- Idaho State Bar
- If You Can't Take the Heat . . . Really?; ADVOCATE, Vol 61, No. 5 May 2018
- Idaho State Bar
- What is Justice: Substance, Process, or Ideal; ADVOCATE, Vol 61, No. 3/4, March/April 2018
- Idaho State Bar
- The Spinning Jenny and a Tale of Fear; ADVOCATE, Vol 61, No. 2, February 2018
- Idaho State Bar
- What We Have Discovered; ADVOCATE, Vol 61, No. 1, January 2018
- Idaho State Bar
- Fiduciary Designations, Drafting Effective Wills and Trusts, Idaho Falls, ID
- NBI
- Remarks from the Bar President, Admissions Ceremony, Boise, ID
- Idaho State Bar
- Remarks from the Bar President, Admissions Ceremony, Boise, ID
- Idaho State Bar
- Closing Estates, The Probate Process From Start to Finish, Idaho Falls, ID
- NBI
- Why Probate, The Probate Process From Start to Finish, Idaho Falls, ID
- NBI
- Mountain West Superlawyer
- Superlawyers
- AV Preeminent Rated
- Martindale - Hubbell
- Mountain West Superlawyer
- Superlawyers
- Utah State Bar # 03720
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- Idaho State Bar # 3025
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- Idaho
- Idaho State Bar
- ID Number: 3250
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- Utah
- Utah State Bar
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- 9th Circuit
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- 10th Circuit
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- Federal Circuit
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
- Workers' Compensation
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Tax Law
- Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning
- Japanese: Spoken, Written
- Q. I was hit by girlfriend of a salesman who was leaving the car lot .was she legal to drive a car off the lot?
- A: Idaho law requires dealers to have plates on all vehicles owned and operated on any Idaho highway. As the victim of the collision you are entitled to obtain a copy of the police report. The police report will indicate the code section of the violation for which she was cited. Driving without plates will not increase or decrease the girlfriend's liability to you for damage to your vehicle or injury to you. However, if the violation was for a negligent act, e.g. failure to yield, inattentive driving, etc. how she responds to the ticket could be helpful to your situation. For example, if she does not contest the ticket or is convicted of the violation that outcome would be treated as an ... Read More
- Q. My husband was recently in an accident with a brinks truck . We live in Florida , but the accident happened in Houston
- A: Fortunately, you have insurance and one benefit of insurance is the assistance you receive in an incident like this. Your insurance company can deal with the insurance for the Brinks truck though inter-agency arbitration. But in the meantime, if your insurance will fairly cover your loss, you can make arrangements to move forward.
Check with your adjuster to assure that their willingness to cover the loss of your vehicle does not assume any inference of liability on your husband's part, nor will it result in an increase of premiums. When your husband gets home, you should contact a local attorney if you have not been fully compensated for the value of your vehicle, or if your husband ... Read More