practice areas
practice accolades
The American Lawyer Magazine's Litigation Department of the Year – Labor and Employment Law Finalist 2004, Winner 2006, Finalist 2008, Finalist 2010, and Finalist 2012
Listed in the highest tier for National Labor and Employment Practice in Chambers USA 2011
Ranked in the top tier by The Legal 500 for Labor and Employment Litigation, ERISA Litigation, Labor-Management Relations, and Workplace and Employment Counseling (2011)
Ranked, National Tier 1: Employment Law – Management, U.S. News and Best Lawyers (2010)
Named one of Law360's Employment Groups of the Year (2010)
Ranked #1 for "Most Prestigious" Labor and Employment Practice, Vault 2012 Associate Survey
bar admissions
- Pennsylvania
- Massachusetts
Court Admissions
- U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First and District of Columbia Circuits
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- Philadelphia
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1701 Market St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103-2921
Phone: 215.963.4877
Fax: 215.963.5001
Michael C. Higgins is an associate in Morgan Lewis's Labor and Employment Practice. Mr. Higgins focuses his practice primarily on general employment litigation, including employment discrimination, harassment and retaliation, ERISA and employee benefits litigation, wage and hour litigation, and traditional labor and employee benefits matters. Mr. Higgins represents employers in single-plaintiff, multiplaintiff, and complex collective and class action litigation before state and federal courts.
Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Mr. Higgins was associated with a prominent international law firm as well as a prominent national law firm, where he represented corporate defendants in a wide variety of litigation including employment, antitrust, securities, and commercial litigation matters.
Mr. Higgins earned his J.D., cum laude, from Temple University, Beasley School of Law in 2003. He earned his B.A. in theatre arts from the College of the Holy Cross in 1996.
Mr. Higgins is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts and before the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First and District of Columbia Circuits, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
education
- Temple University, Beasley School of Law, 2003, J.D., Cum Laude
- College of the Holy Cross, 1996, B.A.