Scott F. Higgins
General Insurance Defense, Tort Litigation, Automotive and Premises Liability, and Workers’ Compensation Subrogation Claims
Scott was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and was raised in Slidell, Louisiana. He graduated from Pope John Paul II High School in 1993 and, thereafter, graduated cum laude from the University of Mississippi with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Managerial Finance and Banking in 1997. In 2000, Scott received his Juris Doctorate from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. While at LSU Law School, he was elected to the Moot Court Board and was a semifinalist in the Tullis Moot Court Competition. Scott is licensed to practice law before all Louisiana State Courts, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and all United States District Courts in Louisiana. He is a member of the Louisiana Bar Association and the Young Lawyers Section of the Louisiana Bar Association, the Lafayette Parish Bar Association and has served as a Committee Chairman for the Lafayette Young Lawyers Association. Scott’s practice is focused in the fields of tort and business litigation, including insurance defense, automotive, asbestos, products and premises liability matters. He also has a substantial subrogation and workers compensation practice. Scott is married to the former Alisha M. Cortez and the couple has one son.
