Practice Areas:

• Construction and Surety Law
• Construction Litigation
• Commercial Litigation

Education:

• Brooklyn Law School, J.D. cum laude 2011
• University of Rochester, B.A. magna cum laude 2008

Michael F. Higgins, Associate, provides the Ernstrom & Dreste team with a wide array of legal experience, most recently as a litigator in a respected mid-size firm. He uses that expertise to provide counsel and exceptional advocacy for clients, delivering legal service and advice in all areas of construction and surety claims, and other complex litigation. Mike’s practice includes all aspects of claim evaluation, management, and resolution, including ADR, and litigation processes such as pleadings, discovery, motion practice, trial, and appeal.

With over a decade of professional practice, Mike’s varied work history also includes teaching at two New York law schools, and positions related to civil and disability rights, and first amendment freedoms.

Mike earned his Juris Doctor degree at Brooklyn Law School in 2011, having obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Rochester in 2008.

Court Admissions:

• New York
• U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of New York
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of New York

Professional Associations:

• American Bar Association
  • Tort, Trial & Insurance Practice Section
    • Fidelity & Surety Law Committee
• New York State Bar Association
• Monroe County Bar Association