Don Higley

Don Higley is a personal injury attorney based in Asheville, North Carolina practicing at Lanier Law Group, P.A.. University: of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and received his J.D. Degree from Campbell University's Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law in 1994. He was a Dr. John J. Broderick Law Scholar and was Editor-in-Chief of the Campbell Law Review. Before he served as Editor, the Law Review published his article, “Lujan v. Defendants of Wildlife, Slashing and Burning the Law of Environmental Standing.” Don concentrates in the areas of medical malpractice and serious personal injury. He also has significant experience litigating in a wide variety of areas, including specifically complex business litigation and construction litigation. Don also has extensive experience in the North Carolina Appellate Courts, including arguing in the North Carolina Supreme Court. He is also admitted to practice in Federal Court and has extensive litigation experience there, including arguing at the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond. Don is also a certified mediator. Don is a recognized expert on the subject of automobile insurance coverage. He authored a chapter entitled “Insurance Coverage for Injuries Arising Out of the Use of an Automobile” for the treatise Personal Injury Practice in North Carolina, published by the North Carolina Advocates for Justice. Don is active in the N. C. Advocates for Justice, having served as Chair of the Auto Torts Section, and has lectured in various continuing legal education courses. Don has received the “AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating,” the highest peer review rating conferred by Martindale-Hubbell Admitted: 1994, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of North Carolina; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2001, U.S. Tax Court Memberships: Pitt County (President, 2003-2004), North Carolina and American Bar Associations, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, American Association for Justice. Born: Hillsdale, Michigan, December 10, 1963 Mailing ISLN: 900138704