Mr. Higgins is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and is Chief of Litigation and leader of the Securities—Litigation, Regulatory, and Compliance—Practice at Dickstein Shapiro, which he joined in 1973, after serving as a U.S. District Court law clerk and an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia. His nationwide practice focuses on securities, insurance, and general business litigation. With more than 35 years of experience, Mr. Higgins has tried more than 100 jury trials.

Bar Admissions

District of Columbia
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York

Education

Kings College, B.A., 1963
The Pennsylvania State University, M.A., 1965
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1968