Previously, Liggett served as an Assistant Attorney General and as a City Law Director, currently focusing on a law practice in Public Contracting, Construction, and Government Relations, representing private-sector clients across the state as a registered lobbyist and litigator. As only one of six Administrative Law Certified Specialists in Ohio, Liggett has drafted legislation and administrative rules, and represented professionals before licensing agencies and in court, including in the Ohio Court of Claims and before the Ohio Supreme Court. Attending college and law school in Washington, D.C., Liggett received his undergraduate and law degrees from The George Washington University, where he worked on Capitol Hill for Senator John Glenn.