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Tony Wiggins was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He moved to Tucson in 1979. He received his associate of arts degree,
with high honors from the College of DuPage, in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, in 1979. He received his bachelor of arts degree, with
distinction, from the University of Arizona in 1982. He received his juris doctorate degree from the University of Arizona
College of Law in 1985. He worked with the Mercaldo Law Firm for 20 years, between 1986 and 2006, after a clerkship at an
insurance defense firm and a brief stint at the Tucson City Prosecutor’s Office. He opened the Wiggins Law Offices in
June 2006.
Mr. Wiggins is licensed to practice in all courts in the state of Arizona, United States District Court for the District
of Arizona and 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.
Mr. Wiggins is a member of the board of drectors and a sustaining member of the Arizona Trial Lawyers Association. He is a
member of the State Bar of Arizona (Trial Practice Section), Association of Trial Lawyers of America, American Bar Association
(Section of Litigation, Tort and Insurance Practice Section), and Pima County Bar Association.
Mr. Wiggins has earned a “BV” rating from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, the highest rating given by Martindale-Hubbell
to lawyers of similar experience in Tucson. The “B” rating refers to legal ability and means “from High
to Very High” ability. “V” is the general recommendation rating, which refers to an attorney’s discharge
of his professional responsibilities. “V” means “Very High.”
Mr. Wiggins has spoken at several seminars providing continuing legal education for other lawyers. He was a member of a panel
presenting a continuing education program on Governmental Liability for Domestic Violence and Child Abuse at the 1990 State
Bar of Arizona Convention and has presented a continuing legal education seminar regarding damages in civil actions. Most
recently he spoke from the patient’s perspective at a seminar regarding recent developments in medical malpractice in
2004 and at a seminar regarding developments in uninsured and underinsured automobile insurance coverages in 2006. He continues
to give an annual lecture to paralegal students at Pima Community College regarding automobile insurance and claims.
Mr. Wiggins continues to handle cases involving motor vehicle accidents, premises liability, dog bite, dental malpractice
and appeals in addition to the medical malpractice cases that have been the primary focus of his career.
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