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David Higgs is a member of the Tax & Estate Planning Practice Group in the Peoria, Illinois office of Husch & Eppenberger, LLC.
David concentrates in the areas of individual and business planning, with an emphasis on employee benefits, estate planning, business and succession planning, and other related activities.
David has been the author on numerous articles for professional publications, and is a frequent lecturer to professional and civic groups in the areas of employee benefits, taxation, and business and estate planning.
Practice Areas:
Corporate, Employee Benefits, Health Law, Tax & Estate Planning
Education:
J.D., Southern Illinois University School of Law (1981, summa cum laude, Valedictorian); Southern Illinois University Law Journal (Research Editor); Ethics Council (Member); John S. Rendelman Award (for outstanding senior law student); Judge James O. Monroe Award (for excellence in legal writing and research).
B.S., Mathematics, Western Illinois University (1972, with High Honors); Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society.
Admissions:
Illinois (1981); U.S. Tax Court.
Legal Associations:
American Bar Association; Illinois State Bar Association (Past chair, Employee Benefits Section Council, Professional Conduct Section Council); Peoria County Bar Association.
Civic Organizations:
John C. Proctor Endowment; Northminster Presbyterian Church; Peoria-North Rotary.
Publications:
Author, "Rights of Creditors to Reach Interests of Debtors Held in Tax-Qualified Plans," 74 Illinois Bar Journal 502, 1986;
"Special Use Valuation: The Recapture Tax -- How Does it Compute," CCH Financial and Estate Planning, 12/84;
"The Simplified Retirement Plan Alternative," 81 Illinois Bar Journal 88, 1993;
Author, Chapter "Buying and Selling Businesses," Illinois CLE Handbook;
Chapter Author, The Lawyers Guide to Retirement (ABA).
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