Areas of Practice:

Insurance Defense, Litigation, Premises Liability, Wrongful Death, Foodborne Illness

Education:

A.A.S., Computer Technology, Purdue University, 1983
B.S., Data Processing and Information Systems, Indiana University, 1986
J.D., The John Marshall Law School, 1991
AIM (Associate in Management), Insurance Institute of America, 2002
AIT (Associate in Information Technology), Insurance Institute of America, 2003
CPCU (Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter), Insurance Institute of America, 2003
ARM (Associate in Risk Management), Insurance Institute of America, 2004
Graduate National Institute of Trial Advocacy

Admitted to Practice:

State of Indiana, 1991
State of Illinois, 1992
United States District Court, Northern District of Indiana
United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana
United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Legal Experience:

Morse, Bolduc & Dinos, 2011 – Present
Law Office of Thomas C. Higgins, 2010 - 2011
Law Offices of Liberty Mutual Insurance, 2004 – 2009
State Farm Claims Litigation Counsel, 1995 – 2004
Law Offices of Clifford P. Mallon (Allstate Litigation Counsel), 1992 – 1995

Professional Activities:

Judge Pro Tem, Lake Superior Court, Lake County, IN, 2000 – present
Northwest Indiana Legal Services Foundation – “Talk to a Lawyer” Pro Bono Program 2010 - present
Judge “We the People” speech competition program 2001 – present
Judge “Hyde Park Forum” Purdue University North Central speech competition program 2001 – present
Instructor “So You Want to be a Lawyer?” Indiana University Northwest Kids’ College, 1994 - 2004

Presentations:

Continuing Legal Education Seminar: Dirty Litigation Tactics: How to Deal with the “Rambo” Litigator
National Business Institute, Merrillville, IN, July 16, 2010

Liberty Mutual Claims Presentation: Indiana Case Law Update
Naperville, IL, January 2009

State Farm Claims Presentations: What Happens When the Claim Does Not Settle?
Merrillville, IN, April 2001

State Farm Claims Presentations: Handling Property Damage Claims
Valparaiso, IN, October 2000

State Farm Claims Presentations: Evaluating Claims from a Defense Attorney’s Perspective
Griffith, IN, September 1999

State Farm Claims Presentations: Indiana Law Update
Mishawaka, IN, February 1998

State Farm Claims Presentations: Premises Liability
Merrillville, IN, September 1997

Mr. Higgins has been practicing in the area of insurance defense since 1991, with an emphasis on defending personal injury actions involving automobiles, trucks, watercraft, premises liability, wrongful death, foodborne illness, product liability and construction related accidents. In addition, Mr. Higgins has had numerous jury trials, bench trials and arbitrations in both Indiana and Illinois.