Our History
Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney LLP was founded in 1951 when James H. Higgins, Jr., and Joseph V. Cavanagh joined their law practices. They had a common educational experience at Harvard Law School and had both spent their college years in the City at Brown University and Providence College, respectively. They were joined in 1962 by John P. Cooney, who had retired as Chief Judge of the Providence District Court. Together these three former Presidents of the Rhode Island Bar Association founded an organization that today has grown to a staff of over fifty (50) employees, ranking the firm's litigation group to be one of the largest in the state. Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney's own growth has, in many respects, mirrored the pace and progress of Providence.

Our Purpose
We strive to provide quality and efficient legal services at a reasonable price without sacrificing the excellence our clients have come to appreciate for nearly fifty years. We provide common sense solutions to the many challenges facing our clients. For disputes that cannot be resolved short of trial, the members of our trial department pride themselves on their willingness and ability to take a dispute all the way through the trial and appellate stages. For fifty years, Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney LLP has stood for effective quality legal work.

Our Future
We are committed to improving the quality of legal services provided to our clients in the constantly changing legal services environment. In this regard we pride ourselves on providing our clients with efficient, cost effective representation without compromising the quality that our clients have come to expect.



Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney, LLP is a Member of the ALFA International legal network. Founded in l980, ALFA counts 115 law firms within its membership, 85 U.S. firms and 30 firms in major cities around the World. ALFA Members combine their resources and expertise to better serve their clients, offering legal seminars, a wide range of reference materials, coordinated research capabilities, and a ready referral network of outstanding legal counsel. For more information about the ALFA legal network, click on the ALFA logo or other ALFA link provided herein