Thomas Patrick Higgins
On the New York attorney register since 1989 · office in New York, NY
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 2272409
- Admitted
- 1989 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Apr 2027
Thomas Patrick Higgins is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1989 in the First Department, with an office in New York, NY; next registration due Apr 2027. The status is the same in all 3 files we hold.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means Thomas Patrick Higgins has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Apr 2027.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Currently registered unchanged
- Currently registered the first file we hold
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; the Jul 3, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026 files for the history.
Others who list this employer on the register
The only other attorney who lists Higgins & Trippett, LLP. or one of its other names:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis Paul Trippett | 1978 | Due to re‑register |
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; employer spellings merged (methodology).
Where this record sits on the register
Thomas Patrick Higgins studied at UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) (the register spells it “UNIV OF CALIF, HASTINGS”). 115 of its 791 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1980s, as Thomas Patrick Higgins was.
- Same law school
- 791living graduates; 86.3% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in New York, NY
- 93,604living registrants
Of the 93,604 living registrants with an office in New York, NY, 12,833 were admitted before 1989 and 79,650 after.
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; living registrants only.
Questions this record leads to
- UC Law San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings) graduates on the register791 living, 86.3% registered.
- Attorneys with an office in New York, NY93,604 living registrants give an office there.
- New York County’s registered bar75,989 currently registered, 46.63 per 1,000 residents.
- Admitted in 19896,247 people admitted in 1989 are on the register, 2,150 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Currently registered”286,911 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- What a New York lawyer may chargeThe court rules on fees, retainers and fee disputes, each cited.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of Thomas Patrick Higgins’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted Thomas Patrick Higgins in 1989. A complaint about this attorney would go to the First Department’s grievance committee, which covers New York County, where the register places the office.
This page reads the register file of Sep 29, 2026, and the court system’s own search can be newer; the register shows only the current value, so a suspension that ended before the files we hold, or a censure, leaves no trace here (Appellate Division decisions are published through the court system’s Law Reporting Bureau).