Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney, LLP is pleased to announce that Attorneys Austin M. Hevey and Brooke E. Pearsons have joined the firm.

Austin M. Hevey is admitted in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Prior to joining the firm, Austin worked as a high school English teacher. He served as chairperson of his school’s accreditation committee and was responsible for curriculum writing and development. Austin is also an avid runner and cyclist. He graduated from the University of Rhode Island and the University of Massachusetts School of Law.

Brooke E. Pearsons is admitted in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Prior to joining the firm, Brooke served as a judicial law clerk at the Rhode Island Workers Compensation Court. While at law school, Brooke served as an editor for the Law Review. She Graduated from Roger Williams University and Roger Williams School of Law.