Kent Higgins
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Kent Higgins
Biography
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.
Practice Areas
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
Fees
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Languages
Professional Experience
Commissioner Idaho State Bar
Year: 2015 - 2018
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President Idaho Sixth Judicial District Bar Association
Year: 2014 - 2015
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President Pocatello Estate Planning Council
Year: 2005 - 2006
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House of Representatives Idaho State Legislature
Year: 2001 - 2003
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President of the Board of Commissioners Idaho State Bar
Year: 2017 - 2018
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Professional Associations
Utah State Bar  # 03720 Member (Current)
Idaho State Bar  # 3025 Member (Current)
Publications
The Role of Law in Our Country's Everyday Success; ADVOCATE, Vol 60, No. 10, October 2017 Idaho State Bar (October, 2017)
What do Farmers Know? Lawyer Lessons From the Field; ADVOCATE, Vol 60, No. 9, September 2017 Idaho State Bar (September, 2017)
The Motion in Limine; Probing the Potential of this Powerful Tool, ADVOCATE, Vol 58, No. 2, February 2015 Idaho State Bar (February, 2015)
Cases Worth Singing About: A Few of My Favorite Things; ADVOCATE, Vol 60, No. 11/12, November / December 2017 Idaho State Bar (November, 2017)
A Fond Farewell and Other Lingering Thoughts; ADVOCATE, Vol 61, No. 6/7, June / July 2018 Idaho State Bar (June, 2018)
The Spinning Jenny and a Tale of Fear; ADVOCATE, Vol 61, No. 2, February 2018 Idaho State Bar (February, 2018)
What is Justice: Substance, Process, or Ideal; ADVOCATE, Vol 61, No. 3/4, March/April 2018 Idaho State Bar (March, 2018)
If You Can't Take the Heat . . . Really?; ADVOCATE, Vol 61, No. 5 May 2018 Idaho State Bar (May, 2018)
What We Have Discovered; ADVOCATE, Vol 61, No. 1, January 2018 Idaho State Bar (January, 2018)
Awards
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Mountain West Superlawyer
Superlawyers 2019.0
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Mountain West Superlawyer
Superlawyers 2020.0
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AV Preeminent Rated
Martindale - Hubbell 2020.0
Education
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Brigham Young University B.A. (1979) | Political Science, English
Year: 1974 - 1979
Honors: Activities: Instructor, Athletics Department
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Brigham Young University J.D. (1982) | Law
Year: 1979 - 1982
Honors: Author and Editor, Journal of Legal Studies
Speaking Engagements
Fiduciary Designations, Drafting Effective Wills and Trusts, Idaho Falls, ID, December 20, 2012, NBI
Fiduciary Designations, Drafting Effective Wills and Trusts, Idaho Falls, ID, December 20, 2012, NBI
Websites
Merrill & Merrill, Chtd
109 North Arthur, Fifth Floor, Pocatello, ID 83201
(208) 232-2499