A Focused Approach To Divorce And Family Law
Education
- Creighton University School of Law, Omaha, Nebraska
- J.D.
- Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
- B.A./B.A.
- Major: Philosophy
- Major: English
Classes & Seminars
- Gays in the Military; moderator, Creighton University of Law, Panel Discussion, 1993
- Relocation (Removal) Cases in Nebraska, NCLE, 2000
- Effective Preparation for Temporary Orders Hearings in Divorce Actions, NSBA Divorce Fundamental Seminar, 2001
- Case and Client Management: Wiretapping, Interruption of Mail, etc., NCLE, 2002
- Temporary Orders Hearings in Dissolution Actions in Nebraska, Annual Family Law Update, 2011
- Appeals of Temporary Orders and Appellate Review of Civil Contempt Actions, NSBA Family Law Update, 2012
Past Positions
- Creighton University, Research Assistant/Law Clerk to R. Collin Mangrum, Professor
Published Works
- Orders, and Other Difficult Family Law Litigation Concerns, 2012 Annual Family Law Update
- Relocation of Children in Nebraska, The Nebraska Lawyer, May 2001
- Some Remarks on Epistemology, Creighton University Journal of Literature and the Arts, Fall 1993
Professional Associations
- Nebraska State Bar Association, Family Law Division
- American Bar Association, Family Law Division
- Nebraska State Bar Association, Judicial Nominating Commission, 2001 to 2017
- Nebraska State Bar Association, General Judiciary Committee Member, 2000 to 2002
- Nebraska State Bar Association, Judiciary Subcommittee for Bench Bar Conference, 2000
- Nebraska State Bar Association, Judiciary Subcommittee on Judicial Evaluation, 2001
- Nebraska State Bar Association, Family Law Section Member, 1993 to Present
- Nebraska State Bar Association, Family Law Section Faculty, 2001 to 2002
- Nebraska State Bar Association, Family Law Section, Executive Committee Member
- Nebraska State Bar Association, Family Law Section, Vice Chairman, 2002 to 2003
- Nebraska State Bar Association, Family Law Section, Chairman, 2003 to 2004
- Nebraska State Bar Association Family Law Section, Co-Chairman, Planning Committee Yearly Family Law Seminar, 2003
- Nebraska State Bar Association, Family Law Section, Chairman, Planning Committee Yearly Family Law Seminar, 2004
- Nebraska State Bar Association, Divorce Fundamentals Half Day Program Faculty, 2001
- Nebraska State Bar Association, Nebraska Legal Services: Volunteer Attorney, 2001 to 2002
- Nebraska State Bar Association, Volunteer Attorney Referral Program, 2003 to 2005
- AAJ Volunteer Attorney
- Local and Regional Trial Competition Judge, Creighton University
- American Bar Association, Family Law Section Past Member
- American Bar Association, Law Practice Management Section, Member, 2004 to Present
- American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Past Member, 2004
- American Bar Association, Science & Technology Law Section, Member, 2004 to Present
- Omaha Bar Association, Member
Current Employment Position
- Owner, Attorney Higgins Law
Practice Areas
- Divorce
- Family Law
Bar Admissions
- Nebraska, 1993
- U.S. District Court District of Nebraska
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit
Honors
- Strategic Air Command Elite Guard, United States Air Force
Representative Cases
- Farnsworth v. Farnsworth
- Farnsworth v. Farnsworth (II)
- State v. Cook
- State v. Edwards
- Sudik v. Schlautman v. Sudik
- Anderson v. Anderson, 1996
- Arnold v. Arnold, 2001
- Hronek v. Brosnan, A-11-000897
- Schroeder v. Michaelis