Tampa, Florida Defense Attorneys

Stephen C. Higgins, Esq., focuses his practice on DUI defense in Tampa, Florida and thoughout Hillsborough County. 

As an attorney with Finebloom & Haenel, Stephen is known as a zealous advocate for his clients, persistent in getting the best possible result for each of his clients. He represents individuals charged with DUI, leaving the scene of an accident, violations of probation, battery, theft and driving while license suspended.  

Stephen is also intimately familiar with traffic ticket defense, including toll violations, in Hillsborough, Polk, Pasco, Manatee, Sarasota and Pinellas counties and will work hard to represent each client individually to achieve the best result.  

Stephen is originally from Essex, Connecticut and joined the firm in 2006 after practicing law in New Jersey.  Prior to joining the firm, Stephen worked at Brown & Connery, LLP as a civil attorney, focusing primarily on employment law and business litigation.  In his capacity as a civil attorney with Brown & Connery, Stephen worked on cases involving employment discrimination, hostile work environment, and retaliatory termination.  Stephen also participated in business related matters including cases involving antitrust, monopolization and unfair competition. 

In June 2000, Stephen received a Bachelor of Science degree with a minor in Sociology from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.  During law school, Stephen served as an extern for the Honorable Freda L. Wolfson, U.S.D.C.J, District of New Jersey, Camden Vicinage.   In January 2005, Stephen received a dual degree, earning a Juris Doctorate degree from Rutgers Law School and a Masters in Business Administration Degree with a specialization in law, from Rutgers Graduate School of Business. 

Stephen is a member of the Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania bars.  He is admitted to practice before the state and federal courts of Florida, state courts in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Third Circuit Court of Appeals and the District Courts of New Jersey. 

Stephen is also a member of the Hillsborough and Sarasota County Bar Associations, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

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