About Member
Sean Hightower is a partner at Hightower, Franklin, & James PLLC, in Nacogdoches, Texas. He also serves as the Director for the Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital District, and as a member of the Board of Directors for TCDLA. Sean was selected by the SFA Alumni Association as the 2020 Outstanding Young Alumnus. Sean’s practice is primarily limited to State and Federal Criminal Defense in Deep East Texas. In 2022, Sean sued the Department of Public Safety for a violation of the Texas Whistleblower Act after exposing a wide spread ticketing quota system within DPS Region 2. A jury awarded his Trooper clients $1.7 million. Hightower, Franklin, & James has collected over $50 million for clients since 2023. He can be reached at sean@thegoodlawyer.com or 936-560-3300.