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Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney, LLP is pleased to announce that several attorneys from the firm were recently recognized in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®
Aug
16
2023

Partners James Ruggieri, Paul Callaghan, Stephen Cooney, and Peter Garvey, Associate Brian Haynes and of Counsel Gerald DeMaria, were named in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. In Rhode Island, James Ruggieri was recognized for Employment Law – Management and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants. Paul Callaghan was named for Insurance Law and Litigation – Insurance. Peter Garvey was listed for […]

HCC Secures Dismissal On Behalf Of Client
Jun
16
2023

On June 1, 2023, Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney attorneys successfully secured final judgment in favor of a popular nationwide supermarket chain during the early discovery phases of the litigation. The Providence County Superior Court granted final judgment in favor of Defendant where Plaintiff failed to appropriately respond to discovery requests in a timely manner. Notably, […]

Nine HCC Attorneys Acknowledged for Professional Excellence in Law by Rhode Island Monthly
Jun
1
2023

HCC would like to congratulate James. A Ruggieri, Paul S. Callaghan, Peter E. Garvey, Stephen P. Cooney, Gerald C. DeMaria, Melissa M. Horne, Meagan M. Bellamy, Lauren E. Moore and Alexander Prinscott for their recognition by Rhode Island Monthly for Professional Excellence in Law.

Welcome To The Team!
May
31
2023

HCC is pleased to announce the addition of Todd D. Amaral as a law clerk in our Providence office. Todd is a rising 3L at Roger Williams University School of Law where he is a member of the Law Review Editorial Board, Honors Program, and a two-time Sea Grant Law Fellow. He graduated from Boston […]

HCC participates in Annual 5k
May
16
2023

It was a beautiful Mother’s Day celebrating the annual Gianna Cirella Memorial 5k race/walk with both past and present HCC team members. It was a great cause, with great people, and a great day to share with everyone. For more information regarding this very worthwhile charity for sepsis awareness, please visit gistrong.org.

Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney Secures Directed Verdict for Parent Company of Restaurant Franchisee
Apr
24
2023

HCC partner Peter E. Garvey and associate Adrianna Hughes recently secured a directed defense verdict in a six-figure premises liability “slip and fall” in Bristol County Superior Court in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The Honorable Judge Jackie Cowin, presiding, granted the motion on the basis that the defendant lacked the requisite control over the subject premises to be held […]

Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney Attorney Perseveres to Win $2.9 Million Judgment
Apr
17
2023

HCC attorney Melissa M. Horne recently won a $1,164,138 jury verdict on a claim originally filed in the Newport Probate Court in June 2012. During the nearly 11-year proceeding of the case captioned Glassie v. Doucette, NP-2016-0265, the case was appealed twice to the Superior Court and once to the Rhode Island Supreme Court. Prejudgment […]