Stephen G. Higgins
Attorney
(304) 225-0970, ext. 318 | Download V-card
“Labor and employment clients are full of praise for this highly responsible practice that does not fall short.”
- Chambers and Partners, USA
Profile
Steve Higgins concentrates his practice on business transactions, real estate matters, non-profit corporate matters, commercial litigation, general litigation, and probate matters. Steve has litigated in the West Virginia circuit courts and magistrate courts, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, and the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia.
Education
| State University of New York at Farmingdale Associate of Science in Business Administration |
1986 |
| State University of New York at StonyBrook Bachelor of Science in Social Science |
1989 |
| West Virginia University College of Law Doctor of Jurisprudence |
1993 |
Admitted to practice before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, and the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia.
Practice Areas
- Commercial
- Business Organizations
- Commercial Transactions/UCC Law
- Construction Law
- Equipment Finance Law
- Municipal Law
- Non-profit/Charities Law
- Real Estate Law
- Real Property
- Structured Settlement Transfer Law
- Trusts and Estates
- Litigation
- Commercial
- Construction
- Municipal
- Real Estate
- Trusts and Estates
- Municipal Law
Experience
| Member: Kay Casto & Chaney PLLC | 2007 – Present |
| Judge: Morgantown Municipal Court | 1999 – Present |
| Special Fiduciary Commissioner, Monongalia County | 2011 – 2015 |
| Law Offices of Higgins and Associates | 2004 – 2007 |
| Ball & Higgins PLLC |
1995 – 2004 |
| Michael R. Cline, Law Offices | 1993 – 1995 |
| Fiduciary Commissioner, Monongalia County | 2005 – 2011 |
| Ballot Commissioner, Monongalia County | 2006 – 2007 |
Involvement
- West Virginia State Bar
- Monongalia County Bar Association (President, 2010; Vice-President, 2009)
- Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
- Stepping Stones: Member, Board of Directors;
Board President (1999-2000);
Board Vice President (1998) - Cub Scouts/Boy Scouts of America
Accolades
- Best Lawyers in America – Commercial Litigation
- BV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellow
- West Virginia University Moot Court (1993)