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Firm: Kimmel, Carter, Roman & Peltz, P.A.

Plaza 273 , Newark , Delaware 19702

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Firm: Law Office of Mary Higgins, LLC

University Office Plaza, Commonwealth Bldg., Suite 201 , Newark , Delaware 19702

Practice Areas: Administrative , Civil Rights, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Personal Injury

Mary Higgins helps injured individuals tell their stories to skeptical insurance companies. She works with clients who have suffered a physical injury, usually by car accident, falls on property, or negligent supervision in schools. Mary also helps consumers remove inaccurate information from credit reports and obtains compensation for credit harm. She also defends consumers in credit card lawsuits.. Throughout her years in practice, Mary has represented plaintiffs in the areas of Personal Injury and Workers’ Compensation, and acted for clients before other boards and licensing commissions in the States of Delaware and New Jersey. Mary also has valuable insight on how best to represent her plaintiff clients, because she defended large corporations in complex multi-party litigation (before she decided that she should be on the other side).. She has also performed pro bono representations and was appointed as a guardian ad litem in Delaware Chancery Court to oversee the affairs of a developmentally challenged adult subjected to abuse. She served as a Fair Hearing Officer to conduct Fair Hearings for the State of Delaware Department of Health and Social Services.. Mary has always followed a passion for public service. She obtained her Master’s Degree in Public Administration before going to law school. Based on her record of public service, she was chosen by the University of Delaware College of Urban Affairs and Public Policy to receive a Public Service Fellowship. In addition, she was chosen as a Graduate Woman of Excellence and became a Legislative Fellow with the Delaware State Senate Majority Caucus. The Legislative Fellows Program is a joint partnership of the Delaware General Assembly and the University of Delaware’s Institute for Public Administration.. In law school, Mary was a member of Phi Delta Phi Harrington Inn Honor Society and represented Widener University School of Law for the Philadelphia Bar Association Judge Irvin Stander Memorial Prize in Administrative Law. She was awarded a certificate of achievement in Administrative Law. After law school, Mary served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable William L. Witham, Jr., in Delaware Superior Court.. Mary currently lives in Delaware with her husband. Together they have often served as an American family homestay to international students learning English at the University of Delaware English Language Institute.