Part of the Solution: John Higgins Dedicated to Diversity

Recently, John Higgins, counsel in Nixon Peabody’s Albany office and president of the Capital District Black and Hispanic Bar Association (CDBHBA), was tapped by Chief Judge Judith Kaye of the New York State Court of Appeals and the New York State Bar Association to help plan, coordinate, and cosponsor a diversity celebration held at the State Court of Appeals on December 3, 2004.

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The program, called “Celebrating Diversity in the Legal Profession,” was held at the recently refurbished Court of Appeals Hall in Albany and featured remarks by Chief Judge Kaye, who welcomed a number of distinguished speakers and guests, including Kenneth Standard, president of the New York State Bar Association, and Robert Grey, Jr., current president of the American Bar Association. This diversity celebration attracted nearly 150 participants, including judges, local and state political leaders, representatives of many of the areas largest law firms, and members of the CDBHBA, a new minority bar association reorganized in 2004 with Nixon Peabody’s support. Also in attendance were Nixon Peabody partner and Diversity Action Committee Co-Chair Elizabeth Moore and Andy Gansberg, managing partner of the firm’s Albany office.

John’s involvement in this diversity celebration is just one of the many ways in which John has been recognized for his demonstrated commitment to increasing diversity in the legal profession. In December 2003, John was appointed by the past president of the New York State Bar Association a new statewide Committee on Diversity and Leadership Development. This fifteen-member committee was created to encourage and mentor future leaders of the bar and advance diversity initiatives in the association. In June 2004, John was also asked and agreed to serve as co-chair of the NYSBA Committee on Minorities in the Profession.

More recently, the current president of the NYSBA appointed John to serve as one of twelve members the association’s House of Delegates. These new positions, and John’s appointment to this position, are designed to help increase racial and ethnic diversity in the association’s governance structure.

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