Donald S. Higley II

Donald S. Higley II

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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury
1816 Front Street, Suite 320, Durham, NC 27705

    About Donald S. Higley II

    Practice Areas
    • Medical Malpractice
    • Personal Injury
    Education
    • Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, Buies Creek, North Carolina, 1994
      J.D.
      • Honors: cum laude
      • Honors: John J. Broderick Scholar
      • Law Review: Campbell Law Review, Editor in Chief, 1993 - 1994
    • UNC - Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1990
      B.A.
      • Major: English
    Representative Cases
    • Hester v. Allstate Ins. Co., 347 N.C. 345. 493 S.E.2d 416 (1997)
    • Rawls & Associates v. Hurst, 550 S.E.2d 219 (144 N.C. App. 286 2001)
    • Smith v. Johnson, 481 S.E.2d 415 (125 N.C. App. 603 1997)

    Qualifications

    Bar Admissions
    • North Carolina, 1994
    • U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1994
    • U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 2006
    • U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1998
    • U.S. Tax Court, 2001
    • U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of North Carolina
    Other Affiliations
    • Pitt County Bar Association (Secretary, Treasurer, Vice President, President 2003-2004)
    • North Carolina Bar Association (Member)
    • American Bar Association (Member)
    • American Association for Justice (Member)
    • North Carolina Advocates for Justice (Member)
    • N. C. Advocates for Justice, Auto Torts Section (Chair)
    Past Positions
    • Ward and Smith, P.A., associate, 1994 - 1999
    • Ward and Smith, P.A., partner, 2000 - 2001
    Fraternities and Sororities
    • Phi Alpha Delta
    • Phi Kappa Phi
    • Omicron Delta Kappa

    Articles

    Published Works
    • “Lujan v. Defendants of Wildlife, Slashing and Burning the Law of Environmental Standing.”
    • Author, “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

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