Terry L. Higham
Of Counsel
terryhigham@andrewskurth.com

601 South Figueroa
Suite 3700
Los Angeles CA 90017
P: 213.896.3149
F: 213.896.3137

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Terry's practice focuses on general labor and employment issues, with an emphasis on:

• representing employers and management before administrative, trial, and appellate tribunals, both state and federal
• advising management and employers on a wide range of issues, including employment discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and Wage and Hour issues under federal and California law.

Representative Experience

• Nasr, et al. v. Geary, et al., 2003 US Dist. LEXIS 14743 (CD Cal. 2003)
• Kane v. National Ski Patrol, 88 Cal.App. 4th 204 (2001)
• Clauson v. Superior Court, 67 Cal.App.4th 1253 (1998)
• Allan v. Snow Summit, 51 Cal. App. 4th 1358 (1996)
• Shangri-La v. Continental Cas. Co., 1995 U.S. App. Lexis 8978 (9th Cir. 1995)

Professional / Civic Affiliations

Director, J. Reuben Clark Law Society, Los Angeles County Chapter, 2002 - Present
Judge Pro Tem, Superior Court of California, 1995 - Present

Member

• Los Angeles County Bar Association
  • Amicus Briefs Committee
  • Employment and Labor Law Section
• State Bar of California
• State Bar of Utah
• Association of Ski Defense Attorneys

Headline News

• Andrews & Kurth Expands Labor and Employment Practice (September 6, 2000)

Practice Areas

• Labor/Employment
• Litigation

Education

• JD, 1990, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, Who's Who Among American Law Students, International Moot Court, Executive Committee Alternate, International Moot Court, Best Memorial Finalist, McGeorge Community Legal Services, Board of Directors
• Judicial Extern to the Honorable Milton L. Schwartz, District Judge of the US District Court for the Eastern District of California (Summer 1987)Judicial Extern to Associate Justice Christine M. Durham of the Utah Supreme Court (Summer 1988)
• BA, 1986, University of Utah, Deans List, Honors Program—Foreign Study Scholar, Hinckley Institute of Politics Intern
• Certificado, 1981, Institutio Mexicano - North Americano de Relacines Culturales, Mexico City, Mexico, D.F.

Admitted

• Utah 1993
• California 1990
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
• United States District Court for California, All Districts