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Ms. Higgins is a trial attorney whose practice is concentrated in business litigation and professional and product liability defense. Ms. Higgins also counsels clients on insurance coverage matters. Ms Higgins has been named a “Massachusetts Super Lawyer” by the publishers of Boston Magazine every year since the designation was created in 2004. She has further been recognized every year as one of the "Top 50 Women Lawyers in New England" since 2007 and as one of the "Top 50 Women Lawyers in Massachusetts" since 2006. She was recognized as a "Top 50 Lawyer in Massachusetts" and as a "Top 100 Lawyer in New England" in 2011. In addition, Ms. Higgins has received an AV Peer Review Rating, the highest rating, in The Martindale-Hubbell Lawyers Directory. According to the Directory, “An AV rating is a significant accomplishment – a testament to the fact that a lawyer’s peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence.”

She has tried jury and non-jury cases in state and federal court, and also has represented clients before numerous state and federal agencies. Ms. Higgins also represents attorneys in disciplinary proceedings commenced by the Board of Bar Overseers. She is the Co-Chair of the firm's Professional Liability Practice Group, and a former Co-Chair of the Boston Bar Association's Professional Liability Committee. She is a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel. 

Ms. Higgins is a member of the Supreme Judicial Court Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct and the Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee of Pro Bono Legal Services. She is the Chair of the Boston Bar Association's Lawyer Referral Service Review Committee. She also is a Board Member and former President of the Women's Bar Foundation, which runs five different pro bono legal services programs in Massachusetts. Ms. Higgins chairs the Pro Bono Committee at the firm and serves as the firm's Risk Management partner.