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Brigid M. Higgins

Shareholder

Biography

Ms. Higgins is a shareholder in the firm’s Business Restructuring & Bankruptcy Department. She is widely regarded among her peers and clients for her keen business knowledge and unmatched ability to successfully handle complex insolvency, reorganization, creditors’ rights and commercial litigation cases across a wide variety of industries.

Ms. Higgins' representative clients include Nevada State Bank, 155 East Tropicana, LLC, d/b/a Hooters Hotel & Casino, PurchasePro.Com Liquidating Trust, Rialto Capital Management, USACM Liquidating Trust and California Bank & Trust.

With previous experience working in the banking industry, Ms. Higgins provides financial insight to her clients when advising them on bankruptcy workout and litigation matters. As a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, Ms. Higgins is well respected in the community for her leadership and commitment.

Distinctions


  • BV® Certification Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®
  • Mountain States Super Lawyers®, 2012
  • Nevada Super Lawyer, 2008
  • In Business Person of Influence, 2007

Affiliations

  • Clark County Bar Association, Member
  • State Bar of Nevada, Member
  • Southern Nevada Association of Bankruptcy Attorneys, Member
  • American Bankruptcy Institute, Member
  • Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), a nonprofit network promoting advocacy for abused children, Volunteer Court Appointed Advocate
  • Order of the Coif, an honorary scholastic society encouraging excellence in legal education, Former Member

Publications

  • Former Editor, Loyola of Los Angeles International Comparative Law Journal, 1994-1996
  • Mountain States Super Lawyers®, 2012

In the News

The People: Super Lawyers

Several attorneys from the Las Vegas office of Gordon Silver were recently recognized in “Mountain States Super Lawyers” magazine’s annual survey of lawyers. 

Read More »Posted on: Aug 23rd, 2012   |  Posted In: GS In the News   |   Source: VEGAS INC. 

 Brigid M. Higgins

Bar Admissions

  • Nevada, 1996

Education

  • J.D., Loyola Law School, 1996
  • M.B.A., University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1989
  • B.S., University of Southern California, 1982