Don Higley

Proven Verdicts
Raleigh, NC31 years experienceAdmitted 1994

About Don Higley

Don Higley is a Senior Litigation Attorney at Lanier Law Group, P.A. in North Carolina, where he joined in 2010. He specializes in medical malpractice and catastrophic personal injury cases.

Higley has argued cases before the North Carolina Appellate Courts, North Carolina Supreme Court, and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is recognized as an expert on automobile insurance coverage and has authored publications on the subject. He also holds certification as a mediator.

He earned his Juris Doctor from Campbell University's Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law in 1994, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Campbell Law Review. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

He is admitted to the North Carolina State Bar, Federal Court, and the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the American Bar Association, North Carolina Advocates for Justice (former Chair of Auto Torts Section), and American Association for Justice.

He holds the Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating.

Proven verdicts and settlements

$2.2 millionVerdict

A Mecklenburg County jury awarded $1.1 million each to two women who proved Dr. Fidelis Edosomwan sexually assaulted them during routine medical exams at his Charlotte clinic.

Mecklenburg County Superior Court, NC · 2018Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →
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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of North Carolina, admitted 1994
State Bar of United States Supreme Court
State Bar of U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
North Carolina State Bar
American Bar Association
North Carolina Advocates for Justice
American Association for Justice

Awards & recognition

Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating

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