MATTHEWS & HIGGINS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Attorney / Location: Pensacola, FL
Mr. Matthews is listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Register of Preeminent lawyers with an AV rating, as well as A. M. Best's Directories of Recommended Insurance Attorneys. Mr. Matthews specializes in general civil litigation practice with an emphasis in the defense of personal injury matters including automobile negligence, professional negligence, premises liability, products liability, employment law and civil rights litigation. In addition, Mr. Matthews has experience in commercial litigation including insurance coverage matters, real property and fire and casualty matters, with a recent concentration in toxic tort litigation, construction litigation and complex case/class action litigation.
As a member of both the Florida and Alabama Bar Associations, Mr. Matthews is a board certified civil trial attorney as well as a certified circuit court mediator. Mr. Matthews is licensed to practice in the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of the United States District Court in Florida and Southern District in Alabama. Mr. Matthews belongs, or has belonged, to numerous professional organizations including the American Trial Lawyers Association, the American Board of Trial Advocates, the Inns of Court, and the Florida Defense Lawyers Association. He also serves as special magistrate in Escambia and Santa Rose counties.
Job Titles:
- Attorney / Location: Pensacola, FL
Raymond F. Higgins III is a 1979 graduate with distinction of the Virginia Military Institute where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Chemistry. Upon completion of his undergraduate degree program, he joined the United States Navy and served until 1994 as an aviator achieving the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He graduated with honors from the Florida State University of Law in 1998 earning his Juris Doctor. He is currently a member of the Florida Bar and is admitted to the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida.
Mr. Higgins' areas of practice include general civil litigation with emphasis in defense of personal injury matters, automobile negligence, professional negligence, premises liability, products liability, and commercial litigation including insurance coverage matters, real property and other construction matters, and fire and casualty matters.
Our lawyers at Matthews & Higgins have been practicing insurance law and civil litigation for many years and have developed close working relationships with many professionals in Florida and Alabama, giving us a network we can rely upon to provide expert witness testimony.