Atty. Michael Joseph Higgins
Senior Articles Editor, U.C. Davis Law Review, 1989-1990.
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About Michael Joseph Higgins at a glance
Michael Joseph Higgins is an Attorney based in San Francisco, California, practicing at King & Kelleher, LLP. They have 48+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1978. Their practice focuses on business and litigation. Admitted to practice in Illinois (1978), California (1990), and U.S. District Court, Northern, Central and Eastern Districts of California (1991). Educated at niversity of California, Davis School of Law (J.D., 1990) and University of California, Santa Cruz (B.A., 1973). Active member of Alameda County and American Bar Associations State Bar of California. Serands clients in San Francisco, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- Senior Articles Editor, U.C
- Davis Law Review, 1989-1990
- Law Clerk, Hon. Edmond W. Burke, Supreme Court of Alaska, 1990-1991
Author
- "California Wrongful Discharge Law and the Public Employee," 23 U.C
- Davis L. Review 117, 1989
- "A Pitch for the Right of Publicity," IP Magazine, 1998
Co-author
- "The Interface Between Antitrust Principles and Those of Intellectual Property Law, in Antitrust Counseling and Litigation Techniques," Von Kalinowski ed. 1994
- "Fair Use: In the Courts and Out of Control?" in materials for PLI Advanced Seminar on Copyright Law, 1995
- "Antitrust Liability for Bad Faith Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights," in materials for PLI Intellectual Property/Antitrust Seminar 1994
- "Innovation and Antitrust," in materials for PLI Intellectual Property/Antitrust Seminar 1993
- "Department of Justice, Views on Intellectual Property/Antitrust," in materials for PLI Intellectual Property/Antitrust Seminar 1992
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Michael Joseph Higgins handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Why local counsel matters in California
Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in San Francisco are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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