Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney, LLP
10 Dorrance Street, Suite 400, Providence, RI 02903, Providence, RI 02903
About Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney, LLP
Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney, LLP is a law firm with over 70 years of experience, operating from offices in Providence, Rhode Island, Boston, Massachusetts, and Hartford, Connecticut. The firm handles personal injury litigation defense, including product liability, premises liability, transportation, and workers' compensation claims. With approximately 20 attorneys, the firm also provides business and corporate litigation services. One attorney served as chief defense liaison counsel for the landmark Station Fire mass tort litigation.
Our Attorneys

Gerald C. DeMaria
Of Counsel
58+ years experience

Stephen B. Lang
Of Counsel
48+ years experience

James A. Ruggieri
Partner
40+ years experience

Paul S. Callaghan
Partner
32+ years experience

Charles A. Hambly, Jr.
Of Counsel
31+ years experience

Peter E. Garvey
Partner
29+ years experience

Stephen P. Cooney
Partner
23+ years experience

Melissa M. Horne
Of Counsel
20+ years experience

Matthew J. Pimentel
Partner
12+ years experience

Adrianna Hughes
Partner
7+ years experience

Keriann Dengos
Associate
3+ years experience

Alexandra L. Rampy
Associate
1+ years experience

William H. Thomas
Associate

Linda M. Dumont
Associate
Notable Case Results
Case results are sourced directly from attorney websites by Injuria.ai's data infrastructure, which actively monitors 22,000+ personal injury law firms. They are not results obtained by ThatCarHitMe.com. Every case is unique and must be evaluated on its own facts. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. The results shown are not necessarily representative of all results obtained by these firms.
$2.9M
Probate Litigation
Won a $1,164,138 jury verdict on a claim originally filed in the Newport Probate Court, resulting in a judgment of almost $2.9 million with prejudgment interest.
$459,989
Product Liability
Awarded $459,989 in litigation costs to GlaxoSmithKline in a multidistrict product liability case after ruling that plaintiffs’ claims were preempted by federal law.
$383,339
Auto Accident
Jury returned a favorable defense verdict netting plaintiff $383,339 in a case where plaintiff sought $13M at trial and rejected a $500,001 offer.