September is National Sepsis Awareness Month. Again, HCC is proud to have partnered with DCRI charitable programs and DRI Cares to support Tara, Skip, and the Gianna Cirella Memorial Foundation in their efforts to ensure awareness of Sepsis. We hope that you will join us by wearing purple to promote continued research and advocacy for […]

Partners James Ruggieri, Paul Callaghan, Stephen Cooney,  Peter Garvey, and  Brian Haynes and of Counsel Gerald DeMaria, were named in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. In Rhode Island, James Ruggieri was recognized for Employment Law – Management, Insurance Law and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants. Paul Callaghan was named for Insurance Law and Litigation – Insurance. Peter Garvey […]

Last week HCC attorneys, Steve Cooney and Austin Hevey attended DRI’s Seminar in Nashville, Tennessee. DRI is the largest bar association for civil defense attorneys and in-house counsel. The Seminar drew attorneys and professionals from across North America and beyond. Attorney Cooney attended a national conference of delegates as DRI State Representative for Rhode Island. […]

HCC is pleased to welcome Lexi Lebeau to the firm as a summer associate. Lexi comes to HCC as a rising 3L at Roger Williams University School of Law where she serves on the school’s Law Review and is a member of its prestigious Honors Program. Before attending Roger Williams, Lexi earned a Bachelor of […]

HCC is proud congratulate James Ruggieri and Melissa Horne who were both honored yesterday at Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly’s annual “Excellence in the Law” awards reception held at the Crown Plaza at the Crossings in Warwick. Mr. Ruggieri, HCC’s managing partner, was inducted into Rhode Island Lawyer’s Weekly’s Hall of Fame. This honor is reserved […]

The Rhode Island State Senate recently confirmed Governor Daniel McKee’s appointment of HCC attorney Melissa Horne to the State Properties Committee. The State Properties Committee works with other State agencies to evaluate and approve the acquisition, administration, and disposition of interests in land and other real property in connection with the administration of the State […]

Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney’s managing partner, James A. Ruggieri, features prominently in a recent Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly article regarding the award of costs in federal litigation. The article centers on a recent decision by Justice Dennis Saylor IV, Chief Judge of the United States Federal District Court in Massachusetts in In re: Zofran Products […]

HCC is pleased to announce the addition of Allie Rampy as a law clerk in our Providence office. Allie is a 3L at the University of Massachusetts School of Law, where she was a Student Fellow in the Community Development Clinic, directly assisting clients in entity formation, tax status analysis, land use, zoning, and entity […]

Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney is pleased to announce the promotion of Brian W. Haynes to partner. Brian’s practice focuses primarily on complex commercial litigation, insurance coverage, product liability, and insurance defense. He regularly represents clients in both state and federal court, and at both the trial and appellate levels. He also has experience representing clients in international […]